NUMAN HIFI DESIGN NUMAN Retrospective 1978 MKII HiFi Speakers Pair Instruction Manual

NUMAN Retrospective 1978 MKII HiFi Speakers Pair
Instruction Manual

NUMAN Retrospective
www.numanaudio.com

NUMAN Retrospective 1978 MKII HiFi Speakers Pair

Retrospective 1977 MKII
10030966, 10030968, 10030969
Retrospective 1977 MKII Cover
10030970, 10030971, 10030972
Retrospective 1978 MKII
10030960, 10030961, 10030962
Retrospective 1978 MKII Cover
10030963, 10030964, 10030965
Retrospective 1979 S
10030947, 10030948, 10030949
Retrospective 1979 S Cover
10030950, 10030951, 10030952
Retrospective 1979 C
10030954, 10030955, 10030956
Retrospective 1979 C Cover
10030957, 10030958, 10030959

We are delighted that you’ve chosen to purchase NUMAN loudspeakers. We hope you will enjoy many hours of pleasurable listening.
Before using your new loudspeakers, please take some time to read through the user manual to make sure the speakers are properly connected to create the optimal listening environment. Be sure to keep the manual in a safe location for future reference.
If you have any questions, problems or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We will gladly help you with your query.
+49 (0) 30 40 81 73 510
[email protected]
Best regards from Berlin
Your NUMAN Team

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all the safety and operating instructions carefully and retain them for future reference.

• Do not use this product near water or moisture. Do not let objects or liquids enter the product.

• Clean only with a dry cloth. Unplug from the wall outlet before cleaning.

• Place the unit on a solid surface.

• Do not put it in a closed bookcase or a cabinet that may keep air from flowing through ventilation openings.

• Do not install near any heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other appliances that produce heat, or near any ventilation openings that might be blocked.

• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs and the point where they exit from the product.

• Servicing is required when the product has been damaged. Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous
  voltages or other hazards. Please contact us, describe the problem, and we will help you: +49 (0) 30 40 81 73 510 oder [email protected].

• To prevent risk of fire or electric shock, avoid overloading of wall outlets, extension cords or integral convenience receptacles. Use proper power sources. Plug the product into a proper power source, as described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product.

• Keep small objects (i.e. screws, mounting material, memory cards etc.) and packaging out of the range of children. Do not let Children play with foil. Choking hazard!

• Please keep the original packaging. To gain sufficient protection of the device while shipment or transportation, make sure to put it back in its original packaging.

RETROSPECTIVE 1977 MKII

Retrospective 1977 MKII
10030966, 10030968, 10030969

NUMAN Retrospective 1977 MKII Column is a three-way loudspeaker including two woofers with a retro look of the Seventies. However, the sound character and the components used are state-of-the-art: With its precise response and wide volume range, this speaker sounds extremely lively and easily fills a room up to a size of 60 sqm. During the development, we focused on an excellent spatial response with clear localization of voices and instruments. While positioning your speakers, we recommend a 360 degree distance of at least 70 cm all around – otherwise bass reproduction may be too strong. To access the full potential of our Retrospective Column Speaker, we recommend a high quality integrated amplifier or power amplifier according to our recommendation at the end of this manual.

RETROSPECTIVE 1978 MKII

Retrospective 1978 MKII
10030960, 10030961, 10030962
NUMAN Retrospective 1978 MKII is a three-way loudspeaker in the true sense of the word: It adopts the typical shape of hi-fi stereo speakers from the Seventies and  Eighties. Due to its large volume and powerful bass reproduction, the Speaker Boxes 1978 should be placed on a sturdy piece of furniture or on the floor: To do this in proper “Eighties style”, we recommend our Retrospective speaker stands, available as an accessory. Please do not squeeze this loudpeaker into a bookshelf, and try to keep a 360 degree distance of at least 50 cm all around: The result of this effort will be a powerful, precise and very realistic sound in rooms with a floor space of up to 40 sqm. While placing your pair of loudspeakers, NUMAN-logos should point away from each other.

RETROSPECTIVE 1979 S

Retrospective 1979 S
10030947, 10030948, 10030949
NUMAN Retrospective 1979 S is a 2-way speaker with a woofer and midrange, a tweeter with built-in NUMAN waveguide and a passive radiator. Although compact, the smallest member of the popular Retrospective speaker family has very good bass qualities and a balanced sound. Designed as a wall speaker, the 1979 S is also ideal as a desktop or bookshelf speaker because of its excellent near-field properties. The 1979 S is particularly interesting for all home cinema fans and multi-channel lovers, as it opens up completely new surround sound perspectives and combinations as a rear speaker extension for the Retrospective 1977 MKII and 1978 MKII. With its precise response and power handling that is good for its size, the 1979 S sounds very lively and can provide smaller rooms with sound as a stereo pair without any problems. If the Retrospective 1979 S is used as a rear speaker, it uses just 20 to 30 watts per channel into 4 ohms. If you want to use the speakers in the 5.1 setup, please make sure that you choose speaker size „Klein“ / „Small“ or „Normal“ in the settings of your AV receiver.
RETROSPECTIVE 1979 C

Retrospective 1979 C
10030954, 10030955, 10030956
NUMAN Retrospective 1979 C is a 2-way centre speaker in D‘Appolito arrangement with two bass speakers, one tweeter with built-in NUMAN waveguide and two passive radiators. The Retrospective 1979 C is the central element of a full home theatre system. It convinces with its high speech intelligibility and a round sound. Clear highs and powerful bass assure sufficient assertiveness. As with the 1979 S, the 1979 C is also designed as a wall speaker, whereby the bass reproduction is clearly emphasized. Nevertheless, it can also be used as a mono speaker thanks to its excellent near-field characteristics. Through precise speech reproduction, full sound and good power handling, the Retrospective 1979 C sounds very lively and to the point.

TECHNICAL DATA

Retrospective 1977 MKII

Retrospective 1978 MKII

Retrospective 1979 S

Retrospective  1979 C

AMPLIFIER

SELECTING THE RIGHT AMPLIFIER
The NUMAN Retrospective speakers are typical 4ohm speakers. Technically speaking, they have been designed to work on almost every type of integrated or power amplifier “old and new, big and small” without any risk of damaging the amplifier; if in doubt, please check the manual of your device. We recommend an amplifier with a Peak Power Output according our Power Handling specification below. However, if you hear audible distortion while listening at higher volumes (e.g. on a party), please reduce the output of your amplifier immediately.

CONNECTION

We recommend to use special speaker cable with a minimum diameter of 2,5 mm² for the NUMAN Retrospective speakers. The shorter the cable, the better the sound. Cable lengths below 5 meters are generally uncritical. Connect one end of your speaker cable with your loudspeaker. While connecting the other end with your amplifier, please make sure to connect the PLUS clamp (usually marked RED) of your amplifier with the PLUS clamp of your NUMAN connector panel – and MINUS (mostly BLACK) with MINUS.
“Mismatching Connections” on some of your speakers will neither damage your amplifier nor your speakers, it will simply sound “somewhat diffused“, with a noticeable lack of bass. If you notice, that your new speaker setup “doesn’t sound right somehow“, please recheck the connections you have made!

ACCESSORIES

SPEAKER COVERS
When you purchase the NUMAN Retrospective speakers, you will receive an easily attachable cover in the color you have selected.

FEET ASSEMBLY 1977 MKII & 1978 MKII

Please insert the silicone feet into the M8 insert with a slight turn. Please use the enclosed adhesive rubber feet for Retrospective 1979 S and 1979 C.

FEET ASSEMBLY 1977 MKII

Before insert the silicone feet, place a suitable protective mat or other underlay on the floor.
Tilt the speaker to one side and mount two of the silicone feet as depicted below.

Tilt the speaker back, placing the previously mounted silicone feet on the floor. Please repeat step 1 for the remaining silicone feet.

WALL ASSEMBLY 1979 S & 1979 C

You may hand the Retrospective 1979 S speaker or 1979 C Center speaker on the wall, using proper wall plugs and screws.
First please insert the spacers with a slight turn at the backside of the housing referirng to the following overview.
Than attach the speaker on the wall. 

COVER

Please assemble the cover to the speaker as shown below. First place the lower edge of the cover into the lower speaker frame. Than press the top side into the frame until the cover is fastened securely to the speaker.

DISPOSAL

DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
According to the European waste regulation 2002/96/EC this symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it should be taken to the appropriate collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuringthis product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For moredetailled information about recycling of this product, please contact your local council or your household waste disposial service.
Your product contains batteries covered by the European Directive. 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste. Please check local rules on separate collection of batteries. The correct disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health.

Producer
Chal-Tec GmbH Wallstraße 16 10179 Berlin, Germany
Importer for Great Britain Berlin
Brands Group UK Ltd
PO Box 1145 Oxford, OX1 9UW
United Kingdom
www.numanaudio.com
[email protected]

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