Revel Gem 2 - Manual (Page 5)

Ultima Gem2
Owner’s Manual 5
Congratulations and Thank You for purchasing your new Revel
Ultima Gem® 2 Loudspeakers. Please take the time to read the
following installation and setup information in order to optimize
your enjoyment of your new loudspeakers.
ABOUT REVEL
Since 1996, Revel has stood at the forefront of loudspeaker design
and performance. Backed by Harman International’s world
leading research and design facilities, Revel loudspeakers benefit
from cutting-edge resources such as:
• Multiple large anechoic chambers which allow for
precise testing and measurements.
• A multi-channel listening lab for double-blind, position
independent listening tests.
• A laser interferometer that enables detailed driver and
cabinet analysis.
• Finite element analysis, utilized for advanced
loudspeaker modeling.
• A stereo lithography apparatus, which rapidly “builds”
tooled parts.
ABOUT REVEL ULTIMA2 LOUDSPEAKERS
The Revel Ultima2 Series Loudspeakers exemplify subtle elegance
with their smooth, rounded shapes, easily blending into a wide
variety of decors. Available in either a high-gloss mahogany
veneer or high-gloss black finish, the Revel Ultima2 Loudspeakers
will be a welcome compliment to any fine home. The elegant
shape extends to their magnetically attached grilles, which
eliminates the need for any unsightly attachment hardware. The
acoustically optimized baffles offer eye-pleasing shapes when the
loudspeakers are used without their gilles. In fact, the complex
computer designed baffles drastically reduce diffraction. Such
unparalleled freedom from diffraction is a major contributor to
the standard-setting acoustic performance of the Ultima2 Series
Loudspeakers. The attractive rounded shape of the loudspeaker
cabinet design contribute to their superb off-axis response while
their single-piece, nine-layer construction results in an extremely
inert enclosure.
New transducers were designed from “the ground up” specifically
for the Ultima2 Series. Featuring dual neodymium magnetic
motor systems with sophisticated distortion reduction
mechanisms, titanium diaphragms, and oversized voice coils, the
Ultima2 Series woofers and mid-ranges represent the cutting edge
in transducer design. The new 1-inch tweeter, common to all four
Ultima2 Series loudspeakers, sets the standard for breathtaking
transparency and low coloration with its pure beryllium dome
and third-generation waveguide.
Using advanced CAD modeling and testing resources, Revel has
achieved demonstrably superior sound quality. Our unique
double-blind listening test facilities prove their superiority over all
competitors and Revel’s development process goes well beyond
proving superior performance. An exclusive “tuning” process is
used in producing each and every Ultima2 series loudspeaker,
matching its performance to the original reference prototype to
within a fraction of a decibel. Music and cinema sound lovers can
rest assured that their Ultima2 series loudspeakers sound as great
as the laboratory reference.