Bose Model 501 Loud Owner's guide - Page 4

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III.

Design

Features

The

BOSE

Model

501

Direct/Reflecting*

speaker

system

in-

corporates

a

ten

-inch

woofer

and

two

three-inch

tweeters

along

with

a

unique

Direct

Energy

Control

allowing

the

speaker

sys-

tem

to

easily

adapt

to

your

listening

room.

(See

Figure

1.)

Utilizing

the

walls,

ceiling,

and

floor

of

your

listening

room

to

reflect

sound.

the

Model

501

creates

a

sense

of

spaciousness

with

a

strong

center

image.

By

radiating

the

high

-frequency

sound

through

the

side

and

front

grille

panels,

the

501

simulates

the

proportion

of

reflected

and

direct

sound

experienced

in

the

larger

environment

of

a

live

performance.

The

ten

-inch

woofer

found

in

the

Model

501

provides

outstand-

ing

bass

performance

while

providing

a

portion

of

the

direct

sound

at

middle

range

frequencies.

The

extra

-long

excursion

suspension

yields

powerful

low

distortion

bass

reproduction.

The

Model

501

Direct

Energy

Control

adjusts

the

percentage

of

Direct

Sound

radiated

into

the

listening

area.

This

control

primarily

affects

the

spatial

distribution

of

high

-frequency

energy

and

can

be

used

to

compensate

for

speaker

placement

and

listener

taste.

TWEETER

IOW

Figure

1

DIRECT

ENERGY

CONTROL

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