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3PREFACE
4CHAPTER 1 - LEGACY: THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
OF THE JBL
PROJECT LOUDSPEAKERS
7CHAPTER 2 - THE
PROJECT K2 S5800 LOUDSPEAKER:
A TRIUMPH IN ACOUSTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
10 CHAPTER 3 - UNPACKING THE
PROJECT K2 S5800 SYSTEM
10 CHAPTER 4 - SELECTING CABLE
11 CHAPTER 5 - AMPLIFIER RECOMMENDATIONS
12 CHAPTER 6 - PLACEMENT AND SETUP CONSIDERATIONS
13 CHAPTER 7 -
PROJECT K2 S5800 SWITCH OPERATIONS
14 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
17 CHAPTER 8 -
PROJECT K2 S5800 CARE AND MAINTENANCE
18 CHAPTER 9 - TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE GUIDE
19
K2 S5800 SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREFACE
Thank you for selecting a Project
K2 S5800
loudspeaker system. It
represents the sum total of our
research and developmental
efforts in sound reproduction over
the last half century. We have
labored to create a loudspeaker
system with no acoustical or elec-
trical limitations whatsoever. While
the
Project K2 S5800 loudspeaker
is itself a new development, the
goal behind it goes right back to
the earliest days of the original
James B. Lansing Sound Company.
But it is your listening pleasure that
ultimately determines how success-
ful we are in this endeavor. It is
solely in the interest of ensuring a
perfect listening experience that
we ask you to faithfully follow the
setup and operation procedures
outlined in this owners guide.This guide exists for several
purposes. As your owners manual,
it contains all necessary back-
ground information and detailed
instructions for setting up your
Project K2 S5800 loudspeaker
system, including unpacking the
loudspeaker, selecting the correct
location, speaker wire, wiring
scheme and amplification, and
connecting it to its associated
electronics. This information will
be found in Chapters 3 through 7.
In addition, we have included a
detailed description of
Project
K2 S5800
loudspeakers (Chapter 2)
so that you may become thoroughly
acquainted with its unique design
and technological features.
Although physically and materially
imposing, the setup procedure of
the
Project K2 S5800 loudspeaker
system is relatively simple. We
strongly urge you to read this
manual thoroughly before you
begin, and consult it frequently
throughout the process.
Considerations must be made in
placing the speakers; their stature
makes it imperative that you
become familiar with the entire
setup process in advance.Also, we believe that the historical
and technical information included
will add immeasurably to your total
enjoyment of the loudspeaker
system.
Project K2 S5800 is unpar-
alleled in the field of sound repro-
duction. The story and principles
behind it are an interesting, inform-
ative and fitting precursor to a life-
time of musical enjoyment.
Please take a moment to
register your product online at
www.jbl.com. Registration
enables us to keep you posted on
our latest advancements, and
helps us to better understand our
customers and build products
that meet their needs and
expectations.
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