Paradigm Prestige 95F - Manuel (Page 3)

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing Paradigm ® Prestige ™ Series speakers; we are confident that
you will hear a stunning difference in your music and home theater system listening
experience.
Paradigm’s Comprehensive R&D, leading-edge technology, use of the finest materials
and sophisticated manufacturing and quality control techniques provide vastly superior
performance for each component part and at every stage of design. Paradigm ® Prestige ™
speakers will provide you with unparalleled listening pleasure for many years to come.
To achieve all of the exceptional sound that these speakers are capable of providing
requires care in installation and operation. Please take the time to read this manual and
follow all instructions. If you have further questions, contact your Authorized Paradigm ®
Reference Collection Dealer or visit the Frequently Asked Questions page in the Support
section of our website at paradigm.com.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Unpacking Instructions (Floorstanding
Speakers) Securing Rubber Feet (Floor)
or Spikes (Carpet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Break in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Preventing Speaker Damage . . . . . . . . . 3
Amplifier Distortion — The #1 Culprit! . . 3
More Powerful Amplifiers are Safer . . . 3
Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
There is a Limit! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Right Amount of Power . . . . . . . . . . 4
Your Listening Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Stand Mounting (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Attaching Bumper Pads to Bookshelf/
Center/Surround Speakers . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bookshelf and Center Speakers . . . . . . . 6
Surround Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Placement: Front Left &
Right Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Accurate Timbre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Balanced Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Optimal Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Optional On-Wall Mounting
of Front Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Placement: Center Speaker . . . . . . . . . . 11
Placement: Surround / Rear Speakers . 12
5.1 Surround Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.1 Surround Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wall-Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Stand Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speaker Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Minimum Gauge Requirements . . . . . . 13
Standard Connection for Prestige 15B . . 14
Standard Connection for All Speakers
(Except Prestige 15B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Bi-Wire Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bi-Amp Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Horizontal Bi-Amplification . . . . . . . . . . 18
Horizontal Bi-Amplification . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fine Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basic Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23