Vienna Acoustics Klimt The Kiss - Manual (Page 4)

enclosure is a solid alloy shoe. This single piece alloy shoe attaches to the Music
Center´s cabinet in two points in the front and a single point in the rear. To
further eliminate the potential for extraneous mechanical information to reach up
from the bass cabinet, the aluminum shoe is similarly attached through one
large alloy connection point in the rear and a single point in the front. The
overall goal with this sophisticated design is to allow the entire Music Center to
be positioned at its optimal height and position while also being completely
isolated mechanically from the bass cabinet.
Caution: Under no circumstances should the speaker be carried or moved by
holding the Music Center. The result can be permanent damage to the
adjustment mechanism.
1.3 Construction Details – The Music
Unlike most typical bass cabinets, the bass cabinet of The Music is divided into
several cabinets. The top woofer occupies its own cabinet with dedicated
venting. The two additional woofers share their own dedicated cabinet with dual
venting ports. The three Vienna Acoustics proprietary X3P Spider-Cone™
woofers are then run in parallel with the upper bass unit most directly extending
the bass performance of the Music Center and the two lower bass units aiding in
further extending bass and overall dynamics. This entire bass assembly acts far
more like integrated subwoofers compared to more typical bass units.
The Murata Super-Tweeter occupies its own environment and is mounted at the
top of the bass cabinet allowing it to occupy the same general dispersion space
as the Music Center. Given the extreme extension this unit adds to overall
performance, it is not necessary for it to be mounted in the same cabinet as the
conventional tweeter. For this reason we are able to minimize the overall baffle
area of the Music Center itself thus eliminate cabinet diffraction.
With a complete speaker system of such mass, it was also necessary to develop
special hardware that not only would allow for the fine adjustment in final setup
but one that is substantial enough to physically support it. Each individual spiked
foot features an oversized threaded center core with a large specially formed
head allowing for easy adjustment. Additionally, there are four lock ring nuts
that allow for the final locking of each spiked foot after proper setup has been
completed. In the event these speakers are installed on fine wood or stone
floors, specially created floor protectors are also supplied.
Caution: Under no circumstances should The Music be installed without the
base hardware installed.
1.4 Construction Details – The Kiss
The bass cabinet in The Kiss is a bass reflex design. This allows the full
advantage of our new proprietary X3P Spider-Cone™ woofer to be taken
advantage of. In this configuration we are both able to extend the lower
extremes of bass response while also maintaining an overall system that can be
matched to the largest selection of high quality amplifiers.