Verity Audio Tamino Monitor - Manual (Page 7)

Tamino Monitor OWNER’S MANUAL
R.3.0 March 10, 2004
VERITY AUDIO PAGE 7
In a well-damped room, we recommend utilization of diffusion
instead of damping.
If you choose to work with a specialized room treatment
device, the included manufacturer’s instructions should be
followed.
Ancillary Equipment
Your new Tamino is an extremely precise instrument that can
clearly reveal the qualities of your upstream equipment. Your
Tamino performance will be closely related to the excellence
of its associated equipment. Subsequently, it would be wise to
invest in high-quality, ancillary equipment as your enjoyment
will be consequently rewarded.
The Tamino shows an easy impedance load for most power
amplifiers. It has been evaluated with a wide variety of power
amplifiers and has shown consistent results with quality solid
state and vacuum tube equipment. Superb performance can be
realized from either design.
The uniquely designed and manufactured binding-posts on the
Verity Audio Tamino accepts banana plugs, spade connectors
or bare wires. For best results, we recommend the use of spade
connectors.
When choosing speaker cables, experimentation is the best
way to find which ones will be the most satisfying in your
installation. Your Verity Audio Dealer can be of assistance in
making recommendations.
Power Handling
The power tolerance of a loudspeaker is correlated to its
maximum voice-coil heat dissipation and to its maximum cone
displacement. These parameters are conditioned by time,
amplitude and spectral characteristics of the applied musical
energy. At low-frequencies, the maximum cone displacement
is normally reached before maximum voice-coil temperature.
Due to the Tamino’s transducers superior ventilation system,
the voice-coils will most likely never reach critical
temperatures. But, low-frequencies played at high levels can
ask for larger cone displacement than allowed by the driver
suspension. A driver reaching its maximum displacement will
not break unless this situation is maintained for an inordinate
period of time. Before a driver reaches its maximum
displacement, its distortion level will increase greatly and will
become audible. So when a speaker starts sounding bright and
hard or if any “cracking noise” can be heard, just lower the
level until it sounds comfortable again.
Cabinet Resonance
Cabinet resonances are controlled in a very special way. Their
amplitudes are lowered and their frequencies are increased.
Because higher frequencies are more directional, it will be
most unlikely that they get the chance to reach the listening
point. Of course, the listening room has to be properly treated.
Also, traveling high-frequency sonic waves attenuate faster than
their low frequency counterpart. A unique cabinet bracing
arrangement can break a wall resonance into multiple higher
frequency resonances that are not harmonically related. By
doing so, their amplitudes are greatly reduced. The cabinet
construction tolerances are so tight that only computer-
controlled tooling can cut panels with acceptable accuracy.
The cabinet rigidity lowers even more any chances of
coloration caused by unwanted vibrations. Special materials
are used to ensure stability of the cabinet in any acoustical
environment.
Care of the Finish
The black-piano finish available for the Tamino is composed of
high-grade Italian lacquer. You will only find them on luxury
pieces of furniture. They are long-lasting finishes and need little
care.
Never use any solvent or abrasives to clean your speakers. To
remove fingerprints, use a lint-free cloth moistened with a few
drops of water.
Use a clothes brush to clean the black velvet front panel. A
transparent packing tape will also work very well.
The Verity Audio direct gold-plated solid-copper binding posts
have been specially designed to introduce a very low
impedance path for high-power signals. To keep it at its best,
we recommend cleaning them every year with one of the
special contact cleaners available on the market. The best
results can be obtained from products that have been specially
formulated for gold-plated connectors.
Maintenance
Verity Audio products are offering years of trouble-free
performance. If for any reason, your speakers need servicing,
contact your authorized Verity Audio dealer or call the Verity
Audio service department at (418) 682-9940 or email us at
[email protected]. Help is available from Monday
through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard
Time (EST), except on holidays.
If you seem to have an operational problem, try to solve it by
referring to the information on the Troubleshooting section of
this manual. If you cannot quickly resume normal operation,
contact Verity’s experienced support personnel at the above
phone number.