Aperion Audio Intimus Series instruction

522D-PT Power Tower Setup

Connecting Your Power Towers

You will notice that there is only one set of speaker level inputs on the back of your power tower (PT). This is because your 522D-PT Power Towers are designed to be used as full-range speakers. For best performance, a full-range signal is sent through the speaker level inputs. The mid-range and high frequencies are routed to the “top” half while the bass frequencies below about 100Hz are routed through the amplifier to the subwoofer.

Receiver Setup For Power Towers When Used With A Separate Subwoofer When using power towers with a stand-alone subwoofer, it is best to set them up as full range or “large” speakers with the crossover level at 80Hz or lower in your receiver setup menu. This will send a full range signal to the power towers

and an 80Hz or lower signal to the subwoofer. You may want to experiment with different crossover settings because in some cases your speakers may perform best in your room with the crossover set at 60Hz or 40Hz.

Speaker Setup: Set the front L&R to “large”.

Subwoofer: Set the subwoofer to “on” or “yes”.

Crossover Setting: Start at 80Hz but experiment with lower settings.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some receivers will not allow you to set your main speakers to “large” when using a subwoofer. In these cases, select the lowest crossover setting on your receiver for the best performance from your towers.

Receiver Setup For Power Towers When Used Without A Separate Subwoofer When you are using your power towers without a stand-alone subwoofer, you will want to set them up as full range or “large” speakers in your reciever setup menu. You will also want to set your subwoofer to “no” or “off”. This will route all bass information to your main L&R speakers.

Speaker Setup: Set the front L&R to “large”.

Subwoofer: Set the subwoofer to “off” or “no”.

Crossover Setting: The crossover setting may appear on your menu but it will not affect the performance of your system. If you are required to make a choice set it to the lowest setting available.