Klipsch Heresy III, Cornwall III owner manual Placement

top surface of the low frequency cabinet. Be sure to observe proper polarity. (See Figure 2.) Align the recesses on the bot- tom surface of the high frequency cabinet with the rubber bumpers on the top of the low frequency cabinet.

PLACEMENT

Your Klipsch Heritage loudspeakers will perform well in a vari- ety of locations but best results will be achieved using the fol- lowing general guidelines:

•Place on a common wall 6 to 15 feet apart.

•Position them equidistant from the back wall.

•Heresy: Equidistant height above the floor with the high frequency drivers at seated ear height if wall or cabinet mounted.

•Angle speakers toward the listener and even with or forward of any adjacent obstructions.

•Placing them near a corner or wall provides the greatest amount of bass while moving the speakers away from room boundaries reduces bass energy.

•Asymmetrical placement of a pair of speakers from adjacent side walls can smooth room-induced bass unevenness.

•Experiment with the above guidelines to suit your taste and to compensate for your room's acoustic characteristics.

Klipschorn

Klipschorn speakers typically perform best when positioned in the corners on the long wall of a rectangular room. If the room is very narrow and long with corners farther apart than 18 to 20 feet, the stereo image may not be optimal. A room with a length to width ratio of 1.00 to .618 is preferred. In addition, Klipschorn loudspeakers seem to benefit from ceiling heights no lower than 8.5 feet.

The Klipschorn requires corner placement because the walls of the room serve to complete the speaker’s low frequency horn. To achieve full low frequency extension, the Klipschorn should fit tightly in a corner without baseboard or trim interfer- ence and the wall surfaces should extend at least 25 inches beyond the side grilles. If proper corners are not available in your listening room, false corners can be constructed to yield bass performance similar to a full corner and also allow for some adjustment of toe-in if desired. Start with a 2’ x 4’ framework as shown in Figure 3. Klipsch recommends using standard 4 foot wide sheets of 3/4” plywood securely glued and nailed to the framework. The backside may be covered with a thinner material such as 3/16” masonite or 1/2” ply- wood. Paint to match wall color, or finish with a laminate or other material. (See Figure 3.) In the case of very wide spac- ing, a false corner can be employed on one of the Klipschorns to reduce the distance between speakers. Another solution to widely spaced Klipschorn loudspeakers in an audio only sys- tem is the addition of a center speaker such as the La Scala to create a three-speaker stereo array. Please contact Klipsch Technical Support at 1-800-554-7724 for connection details.

La Scala II

The La Scala II features a self-contained, front-firing, folded bass horn to permit placement out of the corner if required. However, because this model has less bass extension than the Klipschorn, the low-frequency acoustic reinforcement of corner

placement may be optimal. The La Scala also offers full flexi- bility with regard to the amount of toe-in achievable for the desired stereo image. Deep bass performance may also be augmented with a high performance Klipsch subwoofer.

Cornwall III

The Cornwall III offers the placement and toe-in flexibility of the La Scala with low frequency extension similar to the Klipschorn at a reduced output capability. As with the La Scala and Heresy, corner positioning yields the greatest amount of bass output while placements out of the corner or away from rear walls will yield less bass. Since room acoustics and personal taste vary we recommend experimenting with several locations to fine tune the speaker’s performance. Self-stick rubber pads are supplied for attachment to the bottom of the riser for use on hard floors.

Heresy III

The Heresy III offers the greatest degree of placement flexibili- ty of all of the Heritage models due to its relatively compact size. It delivers the same basic frequency range as the La Scala but at more modest output levels. Corner, floor place- ment will deliver the highest degree of low bass reinforcement and the slant riser base helps to compensate for the Heresy’s short stature. This riser may be removed for shelf or cabinet placement. Self-stick rubber pads are supplied for attachment to the bottom of the cabinet to prevent scratching of shelves and hard surfaces.

	122cm
2" x 4" FRAME	approx. 48"

98-132cm 39"-52"+

3/4" PLYWOOD

3 1/2" PLYWOOD

CONNECTING YOUR LOUDSPEAKER Caution: Turn your amplifier off before making any connections!

•Your loudspeakers are equipped with positive (Red) and negative (Black) connection terminals, on the rear or side of the cabinet. These correspond to the positive and negative terminals on the appropriate channel (left, right, center, rear, etc.) of your amplifier.

•All speakers in your system must be connected in phase with the positive speaker terminal connected to the positive amplifier terminal. Repeat this for the negative

speaker and amplifier terminals. Most speaker wire has distinguishing markings on the insulation of one of the conductors to assist in correct hookup.

•Use 16-gauge (AWG), two conductor, copper wire at a minimum and larger gauge wire for longer runs. The connection terminals on your loudspeaker will accommo date bare wire, spade terminals or banana type plugs.