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SafeLimitsofOperation
PolkAudiospecifiestherecommendedamplificationrange
foreachofitspassive(non-amplified)loudspeakers.Typically
thatspecificationwillbeexpressedasarangeofpowersuch
as20-200W(perchannel).Itisimportanttounderstand
whatthosenumbersmeanwhenchoosingareceiverorampli-
fierforyourPolkloudspeakers.Thelowernumberindicates
thelowestcontinuousratedpowerthatwillyieldacceptable
performanceinatypicallisteningenvironment.Thehigher
numberindicatesthehighestperchannelpowerthatshould
beusedwithyourPolkspeakers.Thatnumbershouldnotbe
confusedwitha“PowerHandling”specificationanditdoes
notimplythatthespeakerwillsafelyhandlethatfullamount
ofpoweronalong-termbasis.Wespecifyawiderangeof
powerratingsbecausenotallelectronicsmanufacturersuse
thesamemethodforratingpower.Infact,highqualitylower-
ratedamplifierssoundbetterandplaylouderthanlowquality
unitswithahigherpowerrating.
Automobilehorsepowerisagoodanalogy.Yourcarprobably
hasfarmorehorsepowerthanitneedsforyourdailycommute
andislikelycapableofgoingwellover120mph(190km/hr).
Havingthatextrapowerisgoodforon-rampacceleration
anddangeravoidance(likegettingawayfrombrain-eating
zombies)butthatdoesn’tmeanthatitisadvisabletooperate
yourcaronNorthAmericanhighwaysatfullpowerandmaxi-
mumspeedforanextendedperiodoftime.Justaskyourlocal
statetrooperifyouareindoubt.Similarly,werecommend
usingamplifiersandreceiverswithratedpowerabovethe
PowerHandlinglimitsofourspeakersbecausehavingextra
poweravailableforshorttermpeaksisconducivetobetter
soundquality,maximumdynamicrangeandeffortlesshigh
volumeoutput.Butwestronglyurgeyounottousethe
fullpowerofyouramplifierorreceiverfordailylistening.
Loudspeakerscanbedamagedwhenanamplifier,regardless
ofitswattage,ismadetoplayathigherlisteninglevelsthan
itspowercanclearlyproduce.Operationatthislevelcanresult
inveryhighlevelsofaudibledistortionoriginatingintheampli-
fier,whichcanaddaharsh,grittysoundtoyourlistening
material.Ifyouheardistortion—turnthevolumedown
orriskdamagingyourspeakers.Youcandamagejust
aboutanyspeaker,regardlessofpowerrating,ifyoudrive
anamplifiertoorbeyondthepointofdistortion.
BringOnTheNoize!
Pleaseinspecteachloudspeakercarefully.Notifyyour
PolkAudiodealerifyounoticeanydamageormissingitems.
Keepthecartonandpackingmaterial.Theywilldothebest
jobofprotectingyourspeakersiftheyneedtobetransported.
TechnicalAssistanceor Service
If,afterfollowing thehookupdirections, youexperience
difficulty,pleasedouble-check allwireconnections. Should
youisolatethe problemtothe loudspeaker,contactthe
authorizedPolkAudio dealerwhereyou madeyourpurchase,
orcontactPolk AudioCustomerService 800-377-7655(M-F,
9-6EST,US only)orvia emailpolkcs@polkaudio.com.
OutsidetheUS, call410-358-3600.
Moredetailedinformation—including audiohow-to
articles,FAQs,and onlinemanuals—isavailable onour
award-winningwebsite:www.polkaudio.com/car.
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