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T h o r ’ s H a m m e r O w n e r ’ s M a n u a llike a six dB per octave low pass filter. By carefully using the Controller’s Low Pass filtercontrols, along with the Bass Equalization and Phase controls (discussed in detail inthe Controller owner’s manual), you can successfully integrate the main loudspeakersin your system with the Thor’s Hammer without the use of the High Pass Filter (see theController owner’s manual for connection details).Utilizing The High Pass FilterIn some rooms or with certain speakers, there are times when a high pass filter isdesirable. The Wilson Controller an optional high quality high pass filter. The High PassFilter control is used to filter bass from the main loudspeakers. This can be desirable insystems where the main loudspeakers have limited bass dynamics or if the main poweramplifier is low power. Some rooms have extreme bass nonlinearities that can be betterameliorated when the main speaker is bass-limited. (See the Controller owner’s manualfor connection details).Section 3.4 – The Thor’s Hammer in a Home TheaterThe Thor’s Hammer can be connected in a variety of ways depending on your systemneeds. It can be used as the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for a dedicatedhome theater system, or it can be used to extend the bass in a two-channel music system.In systems where it is desirable to use the Thor’s Hammer with both surround andtwo-channel music modes, you can switch between the two modes via the Wilson Controller(see Controller owner’s manual).In home theaters, where the Thor’s Hammer is used as the Low Frequency Effects(LFE) Channel, it may be located in a variety of positions, depending on architecturalconsiderations. In general, the lower frequency range will be reinforced by roomboundaries and corners. Since most of the information contained in the LFE channelis in the sub-frequency bass range, with little information in the mid and upper bass,24W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s
S e c t i o n 3 . 5 – S e t u p S u m m a r ythere are some advantages to placing the Thor’s Hammer near the room boundaries ornear a corner. Some care is needed to avoid introducing upper-bass colorations causedby corner placement. While surround processors provide the low frequency equalizedsignal for the LFE Channel, it has been our experience that in some systems it is desirableto use the Low Pass crossover (via the Wilson Controller) to additionally limitupper bass range. This is particularly important and useful when the Thor’s Hammer isplaced in the corner. Since all Wilson Audio Speakers are phase and time coherent, it isvery important to time align the Thor’s Hammer in the room using the Phase Control onthe Controller (see Section 4 and the Controller owner’s manual for more details).Connection With a Surround ProcessorYou must use a dedicated amplifier to power your Thor’s Hammer. The Thor’s Hammersubwoofer can be used in conjunction with your surround processor without theneed of an additional crossovers. In those systems where the Thor’s Hammer is beingused as the point one channel in a surround system, the subwoofer is connectedthrough the sub output of the surround processor. Connect this output to the input ofthe Thor’s Hammer’s amplifier and, in turn, connect the amplifier output to the input ofthe Thor’s Hammer.In systems where it is desirable to use the subwoofer in both the surround modeand to augment the main speakers when listening to music, the following connectionstrategy employing the Wilson Controller is recommended (see also the Controllerowner’s manual for further details).Section 3.5 – Setup SummaryWhen used in a home theater system as the LFE channel, the Thor’s Hammer canbe positioned in a variety of areas within the room successfully. Room boundaries andcorners enhance low frequency coupling with the room, but care is required in attend-W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s25
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