Owner’s Manual Insight Series P2i Planar Magnetic Hybrid Loudspeaker
Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................4 About this manual...................................................................................................4 Registering your warranty.......................................................................................4 Description......................................................................................................5 Planar magnetic drivers........
Introduction Congratulations on purchasing your Wisdom Audio loudspeakers. They incorporate many design features designed to give you decades of pleasure and performance. Many of these design choices are uncommon among loudspeaker manufacturers, and bear some explanation. See the following section entitled “Description” for more information.
Description Your Insight Series P2i loudspeakers take advantage of several critical technologies to deliver a level of performance that has never been available in a loudspeaker that intruded so modestly on your living space. In fact, this level of performance has rarely been attained, regardless of the space and budget at one’s disposal.
ably to other designs in which the voice coil is buried inside a massive piece of metal, where the heat has effectively no place to go. The excellent heat dissipation of these drivers makes them remarkably reliable. Planar magnetic speakers can handle a great deal of power without undue stress or audible strain. In fact, for a given size, they can handle many times the power of a traditional dynamic driver.
Friendly to Room Correction It is impossible to separate the performance of a speaker from the room it is in. No matter how well designed, a speaker will sound quite different in a carpeted library with lots of bookcases, heavy drapes, and overstuffed furniture than it would in a stone-and-glass great room. Fortunately, even mid-priced receivers today have basic room correction capabilities.
Unpacking & Installing the P2i Your new Wisdom Audio Insight Series P2i in-wall speaker is relative compact, but surprisingly massive compared to most in-wall speakers. Please exercise caution when unpacking your P2i to ensure that you do not strain yourself from its (perhaps unexpected) weight. Simple installation instructions Maximum wall thickness 8 1. Use the included cardboard template to trace the outline of the hole for the speaker and carefully cut to the line. 2.
Room Correction At Wisdom Audio, we recognize that you cannot separate the performance of a speaker from the room in which it operates. As such, we are big believers in both room treatment (to whatever degree it is practical) and room correction (equalization) to mitigate the sonic damage that even good rooms can cause. In fact, we include an extremely sophisticated room correction system in all our Sage Series and Wisdom Series systems.
rooms, the Target position will sound less fatiguing, without giving up any detail.
Your P2i and Subwoofers Using with subs All Insight Series loudspeakers are optimized for use with subwoofers, with a crossover of 80 Hz. (This is the most common frequency below which subwoofers are used.) When properly installed in the wall, your P2i has inherently flat response to 80 Hz, without the common “bass bump” that characterizes most in-wall speakers and is placed there to yield the impression of “more bass” than there really is.
Care & Maintenance To remove dust from the front of your P2i, use a feather duster or a lint-free soft cloth. To remove stubborn dirt and fingerprints from the grille, we recommend isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth. Lightly dampen the cloth with alcohol first and then clean the grille of the P2i with the cloth. Do not use excessive amounts of alcohol—there is no need for the cloth to be wet; merely damp is better. Never attempt to clean the drivers themselves.
North American Warranty Standard Warranty When purchased from and installed by an authorized Wisdom Audio dealer, Wisdom Audio® loudspeakers are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of five years from the original date of purchase. Furthermore, the transducers (“drivers”) in your Wisdom Audio speakers are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of twenty years from the original date of purchase.
Obtaining Service We take great pride in our dealers. Experience, dedication, and integrity make these professionals ideally suited to assist with our customers’ service needs. If your Wisdom Audio loudspeaker must be serviced, please contact your dealer. Your dealer will then decide whether the problem can be remedied locally, or whether to contact Wisdom Audio for further service information or parts, or to obtain a Return Authorization.
Specifications All specifications are subject to change at any time, in order to improve the product. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Frequency response: Crossover frequency: Nominal Impedance: Minimum Impedance: 80Hz – 20 kHz ± 2dB relative to the target curve 650 Hz 6Ω 3.75Ω 86 dB/2.83V/1m 140w 106 dB @ 1m Sensitivity: Power handling, peak: Maximum SPL: Dimensions: see appropriate Dimensions drawings on next page Recommended Enclosure Volume: 0.65 cubic feet (18.3 litres) or more Minimum Enclosure Volume: 0.
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