18 SIMPLIFIED jensen PLANS COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUILDING SELF CONTAINED OR RULT-N SINGLESPEAKER AND 2WaY azway | SPEAKER SYSTEMS; “DUETTE", BASS. ULIRAFLEX AND BACK-LOADING FoLDED | | HORN CABINETS. INCLUDES COMPLETE PARTS LISTS AND SPEAKER DATA FOR AL TYPES OF ENCLOSURES, SELECT THE HI-FI SPEAKER SYSTEM THAT FITS ‘YOUR BUDGET AND SPACE FROM THE PLANS IN THIS MANUAL. HAVE FUN AND SAVE BY BUILDING OR BUILDING-IN YOUR OWN. CABINET. COMPLETE YOUR SYSTEM WITH [AN EASY TO INSTALL JENSEN AUTHENTIC HIGH FIDELITY SPEAKER KIT.role about thir Menucl This manual hos been compiled to meet the needs of all who ere tion of modern authentic high fidelity loudspeaker systems. The architect, contractor, cab: inet maker and interior decorator, will find this manual an invaluable guide to the space, structure, components and assembly aspects of fine madern speaker systems. ‘The enclosure is an important funetional acoustic element of the complete speoker system, Enclosure size and acoustic principle must be coordinated with the loudspecker components in order to secure the best results with the available space and sought-ior dogroe of per formance, OF the scores of encloture types and veritions that have been proposed, those codvocated in this manual are considered to be the most suitable, They ore the up-to-the- minute results of @ continuous enclosure research program cartied on by Jensen. Individual speaker insollotions may vary widely as to requirements of space allocation, special | ‘appearence features and the choice of free-standing or built-in units. Fer this reason, the construction drawings ore basie and hints os to exterior trim detoils and permissible size modifications are given, Choice of the speaker system is made easy by discussion of the relative performance of various combinotions of Jensen speakers and speaker system kits n the enclosures suggested for them \ and a note about The Jensen Manufacturing Company was founded in 1927 for the original purpose of manu- facturing what was then a totally new concept, a “dynomic” loudspeaker with high-efficiency ‘and high power roting. This was an important step toward todays highly developed high fidelity loudspeaker equipment. Since then the Jensen name hes been continuously asso ciated with important advances in every phose of loudspeaker research and development, 3 A large staff of engineers with specialized skills, training and experience devote their fll time to our only business—loudspeaker equipment. This specialization hes resulted in meny 1 Jensen “frsit'=the fist highvefciency direct cadiotor speaker; the frst permanent magnet | loudspeaker in the United Stotes; the fist boss reflex enclosure design; the fst commercial | coaxial 2-way loudspeaker; the fist “weeter; the rst untery 3-way loudspeaker system | TRIAXIAL), to-neme but 0 few. | | | | | Jensen monufactures @ complete line of loudspeaker equipment for high fidelity, including | ‘complete reproducer systems in cabinets; coaxial and TRIAXIAL* two-way and three-way unitary speaker assemblies; single-unit direct radiator types; “woofer” and “tweeter” low frequency, mid frequency end high frequency units; crossover networks, level controls, { ypedence adjusting transformers, and cabinets. Of particular interest to readers of this manval are the new High Fidelity Kits, each of which includes in one package all of the loud:pecker units, crossover elements, mounting brackets, witing materials and instructions : needed to build @ high performance hi-fi speaker system. Literature is available without cost describing all of these items. aeCONTENTS ‘Selecting The Jensen Loudspeaker System Kit About Loudspeaker Enclosure Construdtion. Jensen Imperial Reproducer, Free Standing For Corner or Sidewall Build.In Type Imperial Reproducer. ‘A Bass Uliraflex Enclosure for 15-Inch Speakers, Jensen Tri-Plex Reproducer, Standing ond Build-In Types. Jensen Concerto-15 Reproducer, Free Standing ond Build-In Types. ‘A Bass Ultroflex Enclosure for 12-Inch Speakers, Jensen Concer 12 Reproducer, Free Standing and BuildIn Types. A Boss Uhrafex Enclosure for Bach Speakers Jensen Treasure Chest Duele Using The KDU-10 2-Way Specker System Kit Jensen Table Duette Using the KDU-11 2.Way Speaker System Kit Jensen KDU-12 Budget Duette Low Cost 2-Way Speaker System Kit Improving Speaker Systems with Jensen KIX-1 Range Extender Supertweeter Kit How to Dress Up The Specker Enclosure Jensen Speakers and Speaker System Kits for Popular Commercial Enclosures. Ne port af the contents of this monte! moy be re produced In ony way without express parmisin CMISOM . nu. ccronne comeany 6601 SOUTH LARAMIE AVENUE, CHICAGO 28, ILLINOIS Division of The Muter Com Im Conada, Copper Wire Products, Ui 21 24 26 28 30 32 33 34 26SELECTING THE JENSEN SPEAKER SYSTEM KIT With the aid of this manual the choice of the proper repro: ducing system should ao longer be a technical problem but rather ‘one based on space and cost considerations. We knaw of no other enclosures which will ofer better performance in a given size eatepory than the ones described in this manual, Choose the largest enclosure you can accommodate whether it be the free best performance at the lower end of the music spectrum; itis cessentallyteue that the larger the enclosure the better the I per formance. The h-f performance will be essentially independent fof the enclosure; the he performance is determined by the quality of the hf units themselves. Therefore, choose the best loudspeaker system kit you can justify for the particular enclosure chosen. standing form or one of the buildin types. This will insure the IF COST AND SPACE ARE UNLIMITED: Money cannot buy better performance than that of the Imperial back-loading folded-horn enclosure using. the KT-31 Imperial 3-way speaker system kit. Choose the free standing enclosure for cotner or side wall use oF the build-in version for side wall or where it will be built in IF COST 1S UNLIMITED BUT THERE IS MODERATE SPACE LIMITATION: Choose the largest enclosure which can be accommodated and equip it with the best loudspeaker system kit rec: ‘ommended for that particular enclosure. Remember that with the clever use of build-in types you may “discov- fe” more space than you thought availabe. IF BOTH COST AND SPACE ARE SOMEWHAT LIMITED: ‘Analyze carefully the various enclosures and the loudspeaker system kits. Long range plans may alter the de cision in favor of a superior speaker system kit in anticipation of a beter enclosure ata later date. OF course, considerable savings will result for the individual who builds his own enclosure, A good “rule of thumb” is to spend at least as much for the speaker system kit as for the amplifier. The best Jensen speaker kits are inexpensive considering the performance possible IF SPACE RESTRICTIONS ARE QUITE SEVERE: ‘Consider the BASS ULTRAFLEX® enclosute for 8" speakers and the various Duette® enclosures and speaker system kits, These designs include forms for bookshelf, as well as chairside tables (also suitable for supporting that table TV set). Analyze also the possibilities of building in an enclosure — bookshelves, cupboards or chests ‘may be available for easy conversion. IF BUDGET IS SEVERELY LIMITED: ‘Choose the KDU-12 Budget Duette speaker system kit and any one ofthe Ductte enclosures or the Bass Ultra flex enclosures for in, speakers, Here i the lowest cost speaker system that can qualify a8 authentic high Beli. IF AN EXISTING LOUDSPEAKER IS TO BE USED: ‘Choose the enclosure recommended for the Jensen speaker system kit most ncarly conforming to the existing loudspeaker system, Review the speaker equipment carefully and replace questionable components with Jensen authentic high fidelity components which are available separately. IF AN EXISTING CABINET IS TO BE USED: Analyze its construction and see how you can modify it to inconporate one of the enclosure designs described in this manual. ‘This can pethaps be done without altering the exterior appearance of a valued furniture piece. ‘Choose the suitable loudspeaker system kit remommended for the modified enclosure, IF FREE STANDING ENCLOSURES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE: ‘This manval describes many ways that superior loudspeaker enclosures Fully equal to the free standing types can be built ito any available space. Choose the design most suitable for the space and choose the speaker system kit accordingly. IF THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SPACE FOR A LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE: Analyze existing cupboards, chests and cabinets — perhaps chat breakfront can be modified to incorporate one lf the Bass Uleraflex enclosuce designs and still preserve its elegant styling. A portion of 2 closet or stairwell ‘vith a wall common to the listening room may supply space not in active use. Consider also the possiblity of room divider of storage wall —even the build-in Imperial folded horn may prove not too large. Rare indeed fs the houschold where ingenuity cannot find a space for 2 loudspeaker enclosure. IF CABINETS ARE DESIRED FOR THE ENTIRE HIGH FIDELITY SYSTEM: ‘Auchitects, interior decorators and custom builders can easily design cabinets for amplifier, tuner, record player and tape fecorder. With this manual they can also incorporate a loudspeaker enclosure for exceptional perform ance — ina size and shape to ft any requirement. With this added "know-how" fine results are assured, STM Regier, fasen Mie. Co SrrreeeceeeeeeeeeameeeenneeeeeeeeneennemeeeneeeeneSPEAKER SYSTEM SELECTION CHART Speaker erconre Devebed Kit or Speaker hie Encore ‘se Sytem Desripion onPoge KT) Kit $184.50 Tmmperiel 28cu.f, | S-way Divided System 59 Horn HF & MF © 15" LE lerge Backloading Folded Horn 6-610 Specker | $252.75 Imperiel 2Bcu.tt. | S.way Unitory 15” TRIAXIAL* System 59 Horn HF & ME Lorge BackLoading Folded Horn KT-32 Kit $169.50 Triplex TOeu.tt. | S.way Divided Systom 5 Horn HF & MF © 15" LE Compact Enclosure G-610 Speaker | $25275 | Boss Uttafex15 | 10ev.tt. | 3.way Unitory 15” TRIAXIAL* System 2 Horn H-F & M-F © Compact Enclosure KT-21 Kit $99.50 Concerto—15 Wev.ft. | 2way Divided Systom 18 Horn HF 15" LF Compact Enclosure 1-530 Speaker | $129.50 | Boss Ultraftex-15. | 10eu.ft, | 2.way Unitary 15” Coaxial System 2 Horn H-F # Compact Enclosure K-22 Kit $73.00 Concerto—12 Geu.ft, | Zwoy Divided System 24 Horn H-F ® 12” LF © Smoll Enclosure 1-520 Speaker | $79.50 | Bass Ultraflex15 | 10cu.ft. | 2way Unitary 15” Coaxial System 2 Horn H-F # Compact Enclosure 1-222 Speaker | $ 54.50 | Boss Ultraftex—12, eu. | 2way Unitary 12" Coaxial System 21 Horn H-F « Small Enclosure K-SIOA Speaker |” $97.60 | Boss Ulvaflex—15 | 10cu.it, | 2way Unitary 15” Coaxial System 2 Cone H-F « Compact Enclosure K-20 Speaker | $ 2485 | Bass Ultraflex12 Gev.ft, | 2woy Unitary 12” Coaxial System 21 Cone H-F « Smell Enclosure SMALL SPEAKER SYSTEM SELECTION CHART Eros Deseo Kit or pecker Enclosure ‘Se Shien Desctiption fonPoe KDU-10 Kit Bass Ultraflex8— | 2% eu, 2.way Divided System 26 Horn HF « 8” LF Very Small Enclosure KDU-I0 Kit $ 2475 | Treawre Chest Duette* | Tew. | 2way Divi 8 Horn HF Shelf Type Enclosure } KDU-I1 Ki $23.75 Table Duette* Diseu.t, | 2-way Divided System 30 Horn H-F « 6x9” Oval LF Low Table Enclosure 1 KDU-T2 Kit $10.50 | Bass Uiraftex-8 | 2%eu.t. | 2way Divided System 26, 32 Cone HF + 6x9" Oval LE Very Small Enclosure KOU-T2 Kit '$ 10.50 | Treasure Chest Duente* | Técu. ft. | 2way Divided System 28, 32 Cone HF # 6x9" Oval LF Shelf Type Enclosure kou-12 $10.50 Table Duette* Dieu.tt. | 2way Divided System 30,32 Cone H-F © 6x9" Ovel LF Low Table Enclosure Fagin, Fen eG eeeUSING THE SPEAKER SYSTEM SELECTION CHARTS ‘The chaets on page 3 are designed to assist in the selection of the best loudspesker reproducing system your money can buy. Here we list the speaker system kits and outstanding unitary ‘TRIAXIAL* and coaxial speaker assemblies and associate them with the recommended enclosure types. The various speaker units and theic enclosures should be carefully design-coordinated to ingure the great satisfaction of fine music reproduction — here ave such systems for “authentic high fidelity ‘The systems ate rank-ordered as neatly a6 possible according to theie excellence. To the column showing price of speaker units ust be added the enclosure cost to obtain yous total expenditure ‘The column headed “Approx. Enclosure Size” is important 25 42 guide to space requieement or to choose the best system for the space available, It isthe total exterior volume required (aot the interior volume of the enclosure). Note that in many cases the shape can be chosen to meet any particular need A column "System Description” outlines size and type of speak er units as well as enclosure types. Finally a column shows where the enclosure details appea inthis manual along with the instal- lation andl connection information for the system ABOUT LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION Pethaps the most important single factor in loudspeaker en- igidity, ‘The loudspeaker bale is nor a sounding board such a8 used in & piano ot violin to amplify the closure construction is sound but rather it is 8 device for controlling the sound wares created by the loudspeaker unit. Any vibrations in the cabinet steuctute absorb power and reradiate sound waves of their owe at certain frequencies. ‘The result may he rattles or at least re- sponse variations due to interference patteras. Therefore, the use of thicker materials is recommended or, better yet, adequate use of bracing cleats of solid lumber. The plans in this manual show Yin, plywood forall enclosures except the very small ones used with 8:in.-f units where Yin, material will suffi. Bracing cleats are best used turned on edge for greater stillness, These cleats should be fastened securely with glue and screws. The best test for adequate rigidity i to thump the center of all panels with clenched fst; a vibrating panel will quickly reveal-ts existence by the hollow, deummy sound indicating that further bracing is nec essary In all enclosure designs joints should be airtight. Recommeded procedure is 2 bb al use of glue and wood screws for pulliog joints tight. This is particulazly important in hozn type enclosures CCaullc al joints after the enclosure is completed with a mat such a8 lioleum cement which will not hecome brittle with aging. Avoid any restrictions, cavities or openings which are not spec fcally called for in the enclosure plans, ‘These create resonance effects which desteoy realism in the reproduced sigoal, Enclosuces ‘of peculiar shape may have resonance effects often called organ pipe effects at some frequencies, these are the result of “standing waves", The use af absorption material (specified in some plans) will climinate any ill effects. Absorption material should be loca: ced at the ends of the longest dimension which forms the “organ STA Regiztel, Jerse Mle Go pipe”. No absorption material is necessary ot desirable in horn type enclosures. [A section near the back of this manual describes techniques For Uressing up the enclosure for better appearance. Obvio sy itis Alifcult to make fine furniture without the proper tools, but building a good loudspeaker enclosure from the performance standpoint is aotdificult, Fine woods, vencers and solid material can be used with proper finishing techniques to great advantage. Judicious use of grille cloth, metal grilles and trim moldings will do a geeat deal in improving appearance. The iatetior of the cenclosure may be treated with a sealer such as shellac to prevent moisture absorption. and thus prevent warping and splitting of the wood. No other finish necessary onthe inside of the cabinet “The loudspeaker unit should be fastened tightly to the speaker ‘cutout so that no aie can leak through from front to back of the speaker. Most speaker units are provided with a scaling gasket to implement this procedure, Do not use flexible mounting sup- ports for the loudspeaker unit. If you do encounter feedback, ther mechanical or acoustical, use shock mounts on your other ‘equipment rather than on the speaker unit. ‘The use of shock mounts of the existence of aie leak around the speaker will sub- stantially impaic the performance characteristics of any good eo: closure desiga, [Note that the loudspeaker enclosure is a very definite part of the reproducing system at the lower frequencies and the particu lar design is directly related to the loudspeaker unit. The per formance of high frequency units is essentially independent of the enclosure except for secondary effects. The hof units are ‘usually of the hoen type. Attach them tightly to the enclosure 40 that no ai ean leak at these points; use gaskets of fel if nec essary. Any leaks here will impaie the performance of the Lf unit-enclosure combination TT TLKT-31 IMPERIAL 3-Way Speaker System Kit JENSEN IMPERIAL REPRODUCER FREE STANDING TYPE FOR CORNER OR SIDEWALL ‘The Jensen Imperial is a. superlative reproducer of the 3-way divided system type in a lange back-loading folded horn cabinet to provile a reproducing system without compromise capable of the high cst degree of high fidelity performance— teuly approaching perfection, Figuee 3 shows how the full music spectrum is first divided at 600 cycles, shout an octave above mile © on the piano, AML music components below this Frequency are passed on to the low fre: ‘quency nit, All components above 600 cycles are divided again at 4000 cycles About the highest note of the piano, Everything above this frequency—the rich avertone structure and the fundamentals ‘of many instruments—are passed through 2 level conttol to the hora type "super tweeter” The important middle Frequency ange —between 600 and 1000 “cycles passes through 2 special balancing and smoothing equalizer and a level conteol to the horn type mf unit area ust TT PISAL Special 13" LF Unt 21 RETR Unit Aso by 31 x61 800 Gyula Nerwort 4 1 A402 4000-Cysie Newark 31 ASNBY troronge Equaliser $2 clone Conte aan dcetary Ki oo occ! ot ie White teed wie Bot 10" dove Cable 1 "2 Seldeton Comeror, Te is widely recognized that such a system must incorporate. design-coordin: ated speaker units for full realization of the potential performance. ‘The Jensen KT-51 Imperial Speaker System Kit illus trated assembled ia the Imperial back-loading folded hora comprise such a system with performance unex celled. Coded wir ing cables and the special mounting brackets are pro- vided for grestest case in assembly ‘The horns for the mf and hf units are carefully dlesigned and in tegrated with the compression driver units above, includes the units which to provide wile angular coverage through the entire range. This is accomplished by 8 special horn flare formula similar to that used in the Jensen HYPEX** pro: jectors, famous in the commercial sound hel, ‘The Imperial back-loading folded horn is carefully matched to the special 15sinch Hf unit for reactance annulling, and the hom flare is also of the hyperbolic-es: ponential family mentioned above, De «eivingly simple in construction, this horn makes possible hetter low end system performance than any other loading sys tem known today. Figure 1 shows the perfectly reproduced waveform of a 30 tydle pure musical tone at a level of 16 \watts—well above normal signal level TA Heit, Jemen As, Co =o" —_—_———————BUILDING THE IMPERIAL FOLDED HORN First study the construction drawings on page 7. The pullas part drawing shows at glance how the various parts go together. ‘An important point to remember in building your cabinet is that all joints must be accurately fitted and that it must be made as rigid as possible to obtain the best results. Except for such parts as the base, posts, cleats and stifening members, -in. plywood is used throughout. All joints should Be adequately glued and if not screwed, nailed securely with 214-0, finishing nails. A ma- terial ist appears on page 8. Begin by cutting out the bottom for the cabinet. The top and sideview drawings give the dimensions to follow in laying it out. You'll note that the bottom of the cabinet is %4 in. smaller all around than the top to let the sides of the cabiner overlap the edges of the bottom. As with all parts, it is important that the ‘bottom be cut squarely since it must fit the sides and front tightly Next cut the frone panel for the cabinet. This measures 52% in. ‘wide and 41% in, high. As indicated ia the top-view drawing, the front overlaps the edges of the sides. The 13%. speaker opening is centered in the front panel and on a line 11% in. up from the bottom edge. Use a compass and keyiole saw to cut the speaker opening, Each front cornet of the cabinet has 2 1)4-in. 54, post 4834 in long. Detail A shows how each post is grooved fon tro Faces to receive the notched ends of part A. The grooves fare cut Yj in. deep and ¥% ia. wide at a point 8 in. down from the top of the post. These ate easily cut by machine with a dado head or by hand with a ssw and chisel ‘The bottom and front of the cabinet now can be joined to- geice, using glue and screws or aails, and watching to see that the bottom sets in ¥, in, on each side and flush with the bottom edge. This joint should fit tight ac all points. Brace the two parts temporarily to hold them at right angles. Like the bottom, each post is placed 34 in. in at the corners and fastened to the front panel with fat head wood screws from the inside. This should bring the grooves in the posts even with the top edge of the front art A is made next. This is 4% in. wide and 31 in, long and has 4 1jsin, notch at exch front commer to enter the grooves in the posts for 2 distance of Y in. The rear edge of part A is beveled approximately 20°. Now apply glue to the grooves ia both posts fand along the froat edge of the piece and fit it in place. The joint across the front should fit tightly like the others. Screws ‘an be used to draw it up tight ‘The network and speaker compartments ace installed next. The center shelf is made 11% in. wide and 31 io. long. The rear edge is beveled 20 deg. to match the beveled edge of part A, and the two Front cotners aze notched to fit around the {)4-in. posts. art B measures 231 in, long and 31 in wide and has @ 12-in.sq ‘opening eut in the center. Both top and bottom edges of the piece are beveled 25 shown, Now lay the cabinet assembly face dowe, The notched center shelf is attached to the front panel with a t-in-sq, cleat which is cut to fit between the posts and glued and screwed at a point 2044 in, down from the top edge of the front panel. The notched shelf is glued and secewed ia tuen to the cleat and posts, after which part B is glued and screwed to the beveled edges of patt A and the shelf. At this point itis best to add a side co the cabinet t0 give support to the bottom. Each side measures the Same, 16%4 11 in, and is beveled 45 deg. along the rear edge to be even with patt E, (see top view). Note in the ease of the righthand side that two holes are bored init neat the top for the HEF and M-F Balance Conteols. Glue is applied to all sucfaces, that the side panel will touch and screws or finishing nails are used to fasten it securely ‘The lower speaker compartment is added next. Looking at the sectional view you will se that the lower shelf, which is 12:5/16 in. wide and 51 in. long, is held at a slant by center support D. This pact is 4 in, high at the rear and 2% in, igh at the front and is glued and screwed to the bottom of the cabinet 2% in. in from the front panel. The shelf in turn is butted against the side fof the cabinet and screwed to the top of the support. A slight bevel is necessary (approximately 6 deg.) at the back edge. Nails are driven through the side and into the end of the shelf. The speaker compartment is enclosed with a 1514 x 31-in, panel, part Co which has 2 12 x 17-in, acess opening cut ia the center. ‘The lower edge is glued and screwed (0 the rear edge of the shelf, while the upper edge is fastened to a Lin, (approximately 12 leg.) beveled cleat whichis frst glued and screwed to the undet- Bide of the center shelf. With part C in place, turn the eabinet ‘on its side and install the other side panel, first applying glue to all contacting surfaces. Both sides of the cabinet can be com> pleted now by adding the Full Iengeh panels, part E. Note in the top view that both vertical edges of these panels are beveled 45, ddeg. and that rabbets for the temovable back are formed with 1 x Jin, cleats. Like the sides, these panels overlap the edges of the bottom, “The top of the cabinet is of the same shape asthe bottom except being % in. larger all around, A stifening member is added to the underside of the top to increase rigidity and reduce vibration, ‘The top is supported by the posts and parts E to which it is fastened with glue and finishing nails. This leaves the removable back of the cabinet which is held with serews, Like the top, it too, is fitted with 2 stiffening cleat placed i the center. Finally, 4 Lin-sq, cleat is fitted actoss the opening at the top to provide 4 screwing surface for the removable back panel, The 2 x din base is optional alehough it docs improve the looks of the cabinet ‘This may be added at a time of construction when it is convenient to drive screws down through the bottom. Screws ia counter. bored holes in the base also may be used to attach it. While not shown in the sectional view, the access opeaings to the speaker and network compartments are covered with Yin, plywood panels about 2 in. larger in each dimension and which are held with serews, AI nail and sceew heads can he suak slightly below the surface and puttied over to conceal them, >INSTALLING THE SPEAKER UNITS Figure 2 shows the placement of the KT-31 speaker uaits ja te Imperial back-loading folded-hora enclosure. Lay the cabinet fn its face and install the PIS-LL special 1-f deivet unit (Item 1) swith terminal screws up by means of 8 #10 x 1 in. long. RH wood screws and flat washers, tightening carefully to prevent distortion of the speaker frame, Place four marks on the bafle about 1 in, out from the edge of the speaker cutout: these marks will he visible after placing the spetker and makes centering 2 simple matter. Recommended procedure wherever ‘wood screws are used is to drill small guide holes; this prevents splitting and simplifies tightening, Drill a small hole in the center shelf and pass the 36-in. 2-wire cable (Item 11) through coo: necting to the PILL terminals. Attach the cover of the I-f speaker compartment securely with 14 in. long wood screws on approximately G-in. centers. Now stand the cabinet upright and install the M-E/H-F Unit, assembly (Item 2) with its face approximately 1% in, back of the cabinet front using #8 x 44 jn. long RH. wood screws through the front brackets. Remove the center bolt holding the back cover of the larger unit and replace through the long leg of L bracket (Item 8). Fasten the foot of this bracket to the cabinet top with #8 x Yin, long R. H. wood screws: adjust the horn array for level position and tighten the cover bolt. Drill a small hole near the top of network compartment back (piece B) and pass both cables through into the interio ‘Next install the balance control escutcheon cups from Acces sory Kit (Item 7) using the small ©. H, brass wood screws pro: Vided. Place the “M-F Balance Control" cup in the opening nearest the front. Now attach both (Identical) Balance Controls (Item 6) to the cups; lock the M-F balance control so that the knob will be vertical when about at % full otation and the H-F balance control for about half rotation. Drill a second hole near the top of network compartment back (piece B) and pass both cables through int the interior. Mark one cable with knot ot tape for later identification, Pull all excess cable into the network compartment and caulk all holes ait tight with small fele strips. Fasten crossover networks (Items 3 and 4) and Tatrarange Equalizer (Item 3) 10 the inside of the network compartment cover, using #8 x Yb in. long R. H. wood screws, Place the ‘networks 50 that all terminal screws are accessible, Drill a small hole through this cover and pass input Cable Assembly leads (tem 9) through from the opposite side connecting ta the A-61 crossover network. Connect &in. white lead (Item 10) from Intrarange Equalizer to A-402 and 10-in, -wire cable (Item 12) from A-6I to A102, Color-coded wiring diagram, Figure 4, shows proper connections. Next prop up the cover supporting the networks so that the cables inside the compartment can be attached. Note that one lead of each balance control is spliced to one lead of # deiver units twist the wite ends tightly and then simply screw on the solderless connectors (Item 13) tightly Now tip the cover into place over the compartment opening and fasten securely with 14 in, long wood screws. Cut a slot about Vj x 1 in. near the center of the back cover of the cabinet Ss the input teeminal strip through the slot and fasten to the butside of the hack cover with small wood screws. Fasten the back cover securely with 11% in, long wood screws on approxi mately Gn, centers OPERATION OF IMPERIAL Simply connect the two input terminals on the back of the Imperial to the 16-ohm terminals of any good quality amples. Ordinary lamp cord will suffice for distances up t0 50. feet, Because of the high efficiency of the loudspeaker system, only a few watts will be necessary for the usual home listener, but an amplifier with more chan enough power ie desieable for best MATERIAL ust Hina Pood 1 22% x41 : 2a saa 1 32% nal t A sas t 4 231 2 1g a9 2 to xarig i tesa Center Shelf 1 124g wer Shelf Be nal fore is hat Fone aK Pat D umber : Whe 2A Top Sitenee 1 Uae 240 foe fener t Peery Save 2 Ma han Geo i eet Eset 2 ema Fees results. Power to the speaker system in excess of its 55 watt tating may cause distortion, and if prolonged, possible damage, Amplifiers of greater power rating—say 30 watts—ave excellent but should be operated below full power capability ‘The balance controls adjust the loudness of the mf and hf ‘output. Their setting will vary under different room conditions for average conditions set the balance control knobs straight up. Check hf balance setting by rotating counterclockwise to the ‘of position and then advance until the quality of the music blossoms out" and the presence of the b-€ tint is just noticeable Probably just below this setting will be best, Nest check the inf balance setting in the same way—finally recheck the bef Balance setting again since it may now be somewhat different 1 you are conscious that sound is coming from the hf unit when listening some distance back, then the b-f balance setting is too igh. All this listening should be done with wide range music, USING OTHER SPEAKER SYSTEMS ‘The Imperial folded-horn cabinet is well suited to some other speaker systems as well; it is ideal for the Jensen G-610 TRIAXIAL” which is a 3-way unitary assembly speaker system, For this application, invert the Imperial enclosure: that is the thorn mouth should be towand the Boor, This places the G-6t0 fnearer eat level. The base for the enclosure should then be at tached 10 the opposite end from that shown in the deawing Fasten the crossover-control network to the network compart ment cover. The plug and cable assembly can be passed ehrough A notch in the back of the shelf between the speaker and network compartments, and held in place by the covers; caulk with fele if not airtight Similarly the Jensen H-530 or any other 15-in, coaxial 2-way speaker may be used in exactly the same way. FM Relea Mle o,BUILD-IN TYPE IMPERIAL REPRODUCER ‘The build-in version of the Imperial back-loading folded-horo, has the entire hora mouth opening on the front. Therefoge, itis ideal for side wall Free-standing use or for integration in storage walls, zoom dividees of any other arrangement including. flush wall installation The build-in Imperial is design-coordinated with the KT-31 Imperial 3.way system kit and Figure 1 helow shows placement Of these units in the enclosure, Ateach the PLS-LL special lf driver unit (Ttem 1) to the back of the removable speaker baffle using 8 #10 1” RH, wood screws and Aat washers, Tighten the wond screws carefully so as not t0 distort the speaker frame. Next connect the 36-in. 2-wite cable (Item 11) to the PIS-LL and pass it up through a hole in the top of the speaker chamber into the network compartment. ‘The cirewt details are the same as for the free standing Imperial reproducer, Figure 4, Page 8. Now the speaker batlle can he replaced and fastened securely with ‘wood screws on approximately 6” centers, Next the M-F/HLF unit assembly (Item 2) is placed in position with the two feet resting on the triangular supports. The L bracket (Item 8) is attached to the back of the assembly by removing the cover bolt and replacing it through the end slot on the long leg. The foot of this L bracket rests on the fove-and-alt strut in the horn passage. Place the face of the M-E/H-E unit assembly approximately 1" back of the hora mouth and fasten the brackets tothe supporting members. Adjust the assembly for level postion and tighten the cover mounting bolt. Dill small hole on the sloping panel below the Front of the M-F/H-F unit assembly and pass both cables through into the network com: partment Next install the mst and hf balance coatsols (Items 6 and 7): attach the escutcicon cup to the removable control panel OH, brass wood plied. Place the ANCE CONTROL" cup at the left end of the panel. Using the large lock nuts attach the two identical controls to the escutel con cups. Lock the mf balance control so that the kaob will be vertical when about at full rotation and the h-€ balance con: trol for about half rotation, At- tach the AGI (Item 3), the Avi02 (em 6) crossover net works andthe M1131. intra range equalizer (Item 5) to the back of the control panel be- tween the two halance controls using #8 x15" RH, wood screws for fastenings place the units s0 that the terminals are accessible Connect 8" white lead (Hem 10) from the intrarange cual inee to the As02 and the 10-in 2-wire cable (Tem 12). from ‘A.6L to A-s02 observing the eol- for coding shown in the circuit siagram, Dail « small hole in the slop: ing panel atthe back of the network compartment; also cut slot about 14° x 1” in the back panel directly behind this hole, Pass the leads of the input cable assembly (Item 9) theougih from the back fastening the terminal steip to the outside of the back pane! with small wood screws and pass the leads on through the hole into the network compartment, Now pull the sack in all cables into the network compartment and caulk all holes with felt strips 0 that they are airtight. Prop the control panel up near its final position and connect all cables, ‘Note that one lead of each bal ance control is spliced to one lead of a diver units twist the wire ‘ends tightly and simply screw on the soldeles connectors (Item 1) tightly. Nest tip the cover into place and fasten securely ‘with wood screws The buildsin Imperial is aso well suited to high quality 15-inch loudspeaker units such as the Jensen G-610 TRIAXTAL™ 3-way ‘unitary assembly and the H-530 coaxial. For such unit the enclo sure should be inverted and the hase attached to the opposite end So that the speaker units are near ear level, The photogeaph at the top of this page shows such an arrangement using the G-610 TRIAXIAL, Install the 15-n. speaker to the removable halle; any separate networks are then attached to the conttol panel. A notch in the partition will permit cables to pass, but this opening must tight withthe removable panels in place STM Regier Jen MC MATERIAL UST IMPERIAL FOLDED HORN BULD.N TYPE 25/20 97-1/2 36 6603/4 2521/2 5 60-3 aaa iz, rey 7a/a nae 153/8x36 V01/2 036 ee 7.4/2 536 14x 87/8 21/23 199/8 wale Poet K ond Back Broce Bete Cleot ioe From siffonee 1208 ‘leet anad feCONSTRUCTING THE BUILD-IN IMPERIAL Remember in building the enclosure that all joints must be accurately fited and that ic must be made as rigid as possible to aive the best results. All joints should be adequately glued and 'F not screwed, nailed securely with 24-n, finishing nails. With the exception of the base, cleats and stiffening members, 2-in plywood is used throughout [Begin by laying out the bottom. In looking at the side-view drawing, youll see that the back and front of the cabinet Lap the edges at the bottom. This is true of the sides, also. The bottom measuees 24 jn. wide and 36 ia, long. As with all atts, itis important that the bottom be cut squarely since ie must fi the sides, font and back merabers tightly. After the bottom is cut to size, ou can add the base. This consists of three pieces of 2 x ‘bin, material, cwo being cut 24 in. long and the other 36 in Tong. These are mitered, glued and nailed together at the front corners and then attached to the bottom of the cabinet with screws driven down through the top. After this, 21x Lin, cleat is fitted along both the front and rear edges of the bottom, keep- ing each cleat usa withthe edge. ‘These cleats provide additional support for the back panel and the front members of the cabinet. ‘The back of the cabinet is made nest, This is merely a panel 36 in, wide and 60% in, long which is glued and nailed securely to the rear edge of the bottons. Check the two members with @ squate to sce that they are a right angles and then brace tea- poracily to hold them so. You'll notice that 2 1¥%p x 2% x 39%in. stilfening member is added to the center of the back, on the inside, 3 in, up from the bottom. Before this is attached with glue and screws, a Y, © 2Yssin, notch is ext in the front edge 9% in. down from the top. A 1 x I-in, cleat fitted across the top on the inside completes the back, ‘The sides of the cabinet are cut 25¥%; in. wide and 60% in high. At his stage, one side panel is added to help strengthes the assembly made thus far. Glue and aail this adequately to the telges of both the back and the bottom, ‘The compartments can be pre-assembled and then installed as 2 separate Unit, oF they can be buile-up, pieve by piece, withia the cabinet. All the pieces in the speaker compartments aze made exactly 36 in long, the width of the bottom. The side-view draw ing gives the widths of the various parts which are Keyed to the ial ist for reference. Start with past A. This is a center strut that supports part B and is glued and screwed securely to the bottom of the eabinet, 2% in. ia from the front edge. Part B is 17 in, wide and 36 in. long and is beveled 7 deg. along the rear edge. Iastall part B by applying glue and deiving nails dowa into the strut and in through the sides of the cabinet. Cut part C nest. This is cut 16 in. wide and 36 ia. long and is beveled 35 deg, along the rear edge. A Lx Vin. cleat is fastened to the ‘underside along both the front and reat edges, the reas cleat being. beveled $5 deg. to match the bevel on pare C. Part C is installed 18% in. up From the bottony and set in % in. from the Front edge, Next, cut and add patt B, This 13% io, wide and 36 in. long and is beveled 11¥4 deg. along the upper edge. It is glued and failed 0 the edge of part B ind screwed to the rear cleat at tached to part C. The compartments ate completed by cutting parts F and G. Part Fis cut 14% in, wide and 36 in. long and is beveled 33 deg. along the lower edge and 30 deg, along the upper edge. Part G is cut 21 in. wide and 36 in, long and is beveled 33 eg, along the upper edge and 25 deg. along the lower edge. This leaves part Hto be fitted across the back of the cabinet at the 10 top. This piece is 1714 jo. wide and 36 ia, long and is beveled 5343 deg. slong one edge end 5414 deg. along the other. This is alued and screwed to the back, 14 in, down from the top, and also glued and nailed to the side of the cabinet, driving the nails in through from the outside. Now place the cabinet on its side to add the other side panel and apply glue to all contacting edges. Nail the side io place from the outside as before. The top measures 2544 in. wide and 3774 in. long and is nailed to the top edges of the back and sides, Parts J and K are added nest. Parts J are triangular speaker mounting blocks, spaced 1014 in, apart, and are fastened to part F with screws from the inside. Part Cis a brace that fis the potel in the stiffening member at the back and rests against past G to which itis glued and nailed. ‘The upper part of the cabinet at the front is strengthened by framing the theee sides with 2x 2-in. pieces, driving the screws into the sides and top from the inside. A speakee-bafle opening is framed in the lower part of the cabinet at the front by adding ‘8% x 19¥grin. pieces at each side. These pieces (parts L) are supported at the top by the cleat provided and nailed to the front edge of the bottom. Nails also are driven through the sides of the cabinet, One by three inch cleats, straddling the inner edges, of these pieces, provide rabbeted edges to support the removable speaker bafle These cleats are 1714 in, long and are screwed in place from the inside. The speaker bafle is held with screws fly, and the 13%-in, citculse opening is centered at a point 10% in. up from the bottom. All that remains is cutting and fitting part D, This lke the speaker bale, is held with screws only and measures 7% in, wide and 36 in. long. A 1-11/16:in, hole is bored at each end for controls and these are centered 44 in. from the ends and 3-11/16 jn, down from the top edge. The ends of part D ate supported by cleats which are screwed to the sides of the cabinet. Screws are driven into these cleats, as well as into the edges of parts Cand F. All exposed ail heads and serews can be sunk slightly below the surface and puttied over to conceal them. i —‘The BASS ULTRAFLEX* enclosure is a unique Jensen de- sign in which the loudspeaker is attached to the front panel in Grthodox fashion but in which the radiation from the back of the speaker is coupled by a large air chamber through ducts of channels to the outside, It can be termed a ductloaded bass reflex enclosure since the operation is similar but with ducts con: necting the opening ports to the inner chamber. These duets give cettain design advantage available in a0 other way. Not to be confused with a folded horn this Bass Ultratex de sign for 15-inch speakers is suitable for corner or sidewall. With performance superior to any design in 2 similar size, its use is Indicated wherever a large folled horn such 8 the Jensen Im perial cannot be accommodated BUILDING THE BASS ULTRAFLEX-15 For good results all joints must be accurately fitted and ade quately glicd and if not screwed, nailed securely with 214-in, finishing nails, With the exception of the base and cleats % in, plywood is used throughout Start by laying out the bottom of the cabinet which measures U7 x 24 in, Note that both rear corners of the bottom are cut off at a 45-deg. angle at a point 12 io, from the front. The bot tom of the cabinet is ¥4 i0, smaller all around than the top to allow the sides, front and back to lap the edges of the bottom, Since panels A’rest on top of the bottom, it i necessary to add Y-in-sq, filler blocks to the edges of the bottom as indicated in detail A. These filler blocks, which widen the bottom at these points, are glued and nailed to the bottom later. As with all parts, itis important that the bottom be cut out squarely since it must fi the sides, front and back tightly Next, cut the front for the cabinet. ‘This measures 2514 in wide and 3544 in, high This makes the front 1¥4 in, wider than the bottom to let the front lap the sides. The 1344-in. speaker ‘opening is centered in the front panel on line 1614 in. up from the bottom. This can be cut out nicely with a jigsaw or by hand with a keyhole saw. The bottom and front of the cabinet are now joined together, using glue and nails, and watching to see that the botiom sets in Yin. on each side and fush with the bottom ledge, Brace the two parts temporarily to hold them at right angles. Next, the sides are added. These measure 8Y in. wide and 3514 in, highs the tear edge of each is beveled 45 deg. Note the two control-mounting holes in the right-hand side near the top as shown in the detail. The sides are glued and nailed securely to the edges of bath the bottom and front members of the cabinet. Note that a 1 x 2 cleat is glued and screwed to the front panel on the inside 10 in, down from the top. This cleat adds additional rigidity to the Front. Another cleat, 1x I-in. sq, is screwed and ‘glued across the top of the front on the inside; this is used to help fasten the top of the cabinet. ‘TM Rested, Jensen Mi. Co, n A BASS ULTRAFLEX ENCLOSURE FOR 15-INCH SPEAKERS At this stage the filler blocks ate added to the rear corners of the bottom, ‘You'll notice that the ends of the blocks are cat 45 deg. 30 they will match the (3-deg, bevel on the sides as well as the angulat shape of the bottom. Use glue and nails to attach the blocks. Panels A are fitted next, These ate cut 94 ia. shorter than the sides since they test on top of the bottom. One edge of teach panel is beveled 15 deg. Note that a 1 x ton. cleat i used to fasten each panel to the bottom of the cabinet. These cleats ace placed at a-45-deg. angle on a line even with the beveled edge ff the sides. The panels are glued and nailed to the beveled fedges of the sides and then screwed to the cleats previously Screwed to the bottom of the cabinet. Next, three Y-in. thick Spacer blocks 1-13/16 in, wide are cut to the shape shown and slued to the tear faces of panels A. These blocks, besides adding rigidity to panels A and B, help support the removable back of the cabinet. Detail B shows the approximate locations of the blocks. Panels B are added next. ‘These are cut 81% in. wide, and since they lap the edges of the bottom, they are made 35%4 in. high like the sides and front. Both panels are heveled 415 deg. along the outer edge. Panels B are fastened to the edges of the bottom and to the spacer blocks. The two panels, A and B, now form ‘sound passage 1-15/16 in. wide at exch side of the cabinet. The top of the cabinet is cut to be even with the outside all around: fail and glue down into the edges of the plywood ‘The back panel is fastened in place with screws s0 it may be emoved easily. Note how the vertical edges are beveled 45 eg, for snug ft against the square edges of panels B. Note to0 that the beveled edges are faced with a strip of sponge rubber to assure a tight eal when the screws are drawn tight. A 1 x Lin cleat, angle-cut 43 deg. at the ends, is placed across the back of the cabinet at the top. This cleat is glued and screwed securely to the underside of the top, Yin. in ftom the edge, and provides 4 place for driving the screws that hold the back panel to the top. Although optional, the setback base adds 2 finished look to the cabinet; it consists of three pieces of 2 x 2 material (actually 1% in, $4.) mitered at the comers; the base sets in % in. at front and sides. All exposed nail and screw heads can be sunk slightly below the surface and puttied over to conceal them. Add Fin, thick absorption material to top and bottom as shown; jute tug padding or dense fiberglass boaed are recommended. MATERIAL UST {ASS ULTRAFLEN.15 ENCLOSURE FREE STANDING TYPE FOR CORNER OR SIDEWALL 3/d.in Plywood 1 asian asia Fron 1 ae atom 1 To.1/2.4 2501/2 to 2 (ae 35/4 Slee 2 Wo1a/16 x 34/2 Pores & 2 bi/e 5.1/4 Pont 8 1 oa/4 nal soo Lumber 1 15) x ts/a x48 i Vein 66 Chests 1 1h2896 lest menos in inches, Se oottnnErEnnEnEnennnneeeeeeeee eeBUILD-IN FORMS OF THE BASS ULTRAFLEX-15 ‘Many will prefer the more orthodox chest type enclosure. Sucl 4 form will permit integration into a "music wall”; that is, a {group of cabinets in addition to the speaker enclosure for housing tuner, record player, amplifier, ete, and perhaps with record oF hook shelf space as well, Such an arrangement is shown at the top of the next column, Obviously the orthodox ehest foxms are also excellent as Free-standing pieces as well Figuee 1 shows « horizontal chest vetsion of the Bass Ultrafles enclosure. Assembly procediute is evident from the drawing as is the vatious panel sizes. The front baflle is shown removable for easy access when the cabinet is built ia. Figure 2 shows an up: Tight form of the Bass Ultraflex. It i now evident that the par ticular shape is noe important, What is important is’ the total interior volume, the duct area and the duct length. The follow ing table shows several values for the Various dimensions of this basic type of enclosute, If one of these does not meet your’needls simply choose inside dimensions for height A, width B and depth C30 that the total interior volume A x B x C equals 13,300 eu in. Since the duct height is the etbinet height A, calculate the uct width D so that the total duct area (two ducts) 2 Ax D ‘equals 134 sq, in, The duct length must always be 8". It is aot {sirable to choose any one dimension greater than theee times the smallest dimension: this encourages organ pipe resonance cffects that are undesitable. Absorption material on top and bot {om is recommended just as described for the cornet type Bass Ultcafles Here then is an enclosure design you can tailor to any need ‘You can build ie into that antique chest or fine: furniture obsolete sadio console cabinet. TABLE | {YPICAL DINENSIONS FOR BUILDIN BASS ‘ULTRAFLEX ENCLOSURE FOR 15IN. SPEAKERS TAIL DIMENSIONS TNC INCHES). x B c D Height Width Depth Duct Width 2s B 1644 2% 3 24% 1644 2 304 30% 149/16 25/16 31h 24 18 2 24 31% 18 2.13/16 INSTALLING SPEAKER UNITS “These Bass Ultraflex designs are ideally suited for the Jensen G-610 TRIAXIAL®, « 15-inch 3-way unitary assembly, and the ‘Jensen H-530 coaxial, an outstanding 2-way speaker. Consider able cost saving results by adopting other coaxial units some with direct radiator h-F units, Still further savings are possible with 4 good single radiator uait of the extended range type with some further sacrifice particulary in the upper register. ‘The above units or any 15-inch loudspeaker units are attached directly to the front panel. Lay the enclosure face down on the floor, place about four marks around the speaker cutout about Tin, away from the edge. These marks wil still be visible after lowering the speaker into position and provide a simple means for centering. Fasten securely with RH. wood screws just long enough not to penetrate the front panel; tighten carefully so as rot to distort the speaker frame. ‘The basic free standing enclosure described on the previous two pages inchides two openings for the controls of the G-610 TRIAXIAL, One of these can be climinated for speakers such as the Jensen H-530 with its single h-f balance control. Similar 1-11 /16-in, holes ean be located wherever convenient in the build in Forms For some deeper-than-usual speakers, notably the G-610 TRI AXIAL, the space between panels A of the free standing cabinet is too narrow. Simply cut out a notch between two of the spacer blocks to petmit entry; this aotch does not affect performance of the enclosure to any noticeable degree. Accessory networks are simply fastened inside the eabinet wherever convenient using wood TM Registered, Jesen Mit Co1-32 TRIPLEX 3-Way Speaker System Kit JENSEN TRIPLEX REPRODUCER FREE STANDING AND BUILD-IN TYPES ‘The Jensen TRiPlex is a S-way divided system reproducer designed for the best performance possible, in a most practical size, Its use is indicated where superior reproduction quality is desired but where space limitations do not permit use of the Imperial with its large folded horn en closure Figure 2 portrays how the ‘Triplex 5 way system functions, The incoming sig: nal from the amplifier includes the entire musical spectrum to. be reproduced. A constant resistance type dividing network first splits this spectrum at 600 cycles, All the components below G00) cycles are then passed directly to the special 1Ssinch If ‘unit used in the Bass Uleaflex® enclosure, providing performance in this range avail able in no other way in an enclosure of such modest dimensions, This isthe region Wwhete music has body and depth. Repro: luction must he uniformly smaoth, free of hoominess and. "hangover". How com: pletely the Triplex has succeeded in this Tespect is revealed primarily by freedom from coloration: reed tones can easly be dlifferentiated from string tones and per: ‘cussion dacs nat obscure this distinction, All signal components above 600 cycles ace again split by a second crossover net work, also of the constant resistance type, A 1000 cyeles. Components above 000 cycles ae reproduced by a precision horn type “supertweeter”. Due eo it small size and special horn flare this bef wait pro Vides smooth output to the upper limite of audibilty and with wide angular dist: tion thtowghout this ange. An h- balance control permits precise adjustment of the STM Re. enn Mls, Co cutput in this range for proper relation thip to the other “channels”. Thi the fange which gives musi its sparkle and tnillance. Properly reproduced we retin the shimmer of the cymbals and "tnkle of the tangles present in the oviginl “Te remaining range below 4000 cycles and above S00 cycles pases trough a bal acing. tod smoothing equalizer andi then teprodced by a hora type wnt of cousal power handling capability and negligible distortion. These characteristics SS well ss the wide angular dispersion tlroaghout this range are the erat of Carefully designed and coordinated. horn snl driver unk Hee, 36 fn the sop tweeter, special horn fare fa they bolicexponential®™ family contiuts im rortenty to this reat, “An mf alance onto permits adjustment of oat in this range for the exact relationship guied in any given listening ron. This Tipodtat mid reginey coer facades the greates portion of the power in music vod is this range where catweloess Sand “presence” may be won of lost. This ability to reproduce with great realism (apparent parcolary in the "separation of individ msiealinstroments) iso aningly noticeable inthe Tsplex pote. Te can readily be appreciated that such a system must use carefully. design-coordi fated speaker vaits to obtain the highest Agree af performance of which it s capa ble. Jensen KT-32 Triplex Speaker System Kit shown inthe photo cludes such witsBUILDING THE TRIPLEX ENCLOSURE ‘The Triplex enclosure is simply the Bass Uleaflex enclosure for Iscin, lovuspeakers described previously, but with front panel changes to accommodate the born type m-f and hf units of the KT-32 Triplex Speaker System Kit. This modification can easily be made for the free-standing cabinet for corner or sidewall use and for the build-in sype. ‘The details for the Bass Ultafiex enclosure for 13-n. loud speakers appears on pages 12 to 14; follow these exactly except for the front baffle layout, Two additional openings must be cnt jn the Front bafle; a Cinch diameter circular opening permits ‘mounting of the bef unit with ies flae metal bale adaptor place and 2.3% x 103/16-in, rectangular slot provides the proper opening for the flanged horn of the m-F unit, Figure 3 shows dimensional details for the size and location of the front balle openings for the free-standing form of the T enclosure for corner or sidewall use, Note that the location of the 13.inch Lf unit is unchanged and that the stitfening cleat remains. Carefully locate the center of the rectangular slot and lay out the opening as accurately as possible. Drill holes at the corners and cut out with key hole saw: file the edges to exact size and for square corners. Accuracy is important to provide adequate screw fastening of the Bange and so as not to obstruct the horn movith opening, Locate the center of the ‘inch diameter opening and draw its outline with compass; deill a starting hole and ‘ut out with keyhole saw. The location and size of this opening | need not be precise. Fasten the front bafle to the Bass Uleraflex | cabinet exactly 48 described on page 12. above, but location of openings is not critical. Lay out and cut these openings a8 described above, Fasten the front baflle co the enclosure proper with wood screws on approximately Gin, centers, “The photogeaph at the top of this page shows a free-standing ‘Triples reproducer constructed according to these plans; a section at the back of this manual describes 2 number of ways to “dress up” your enclosure for better appearance just as in this example, "Another example is shown in the photograph at the top of page 17. Here the Triplex build-in type enclosure has been inte- grated with other cabinetry housing TV, record player, tuner, preamplifier and main amplifier with storage space for records. Note the removable grille loth frame Figure 4 shows the cutout details for the front baffle of the ns2-TRPLER SAVORY SEER SHSTEM KT buildin version of the Triples enclosure, Here the frost bafle won Ge woo techn is removable for ready access when the enclosure is bull into a yO gta ‘husie wall or other integrated artay. Note the 154i, diameter 2epen We eepet earl casera ceeds Te eran nei 3} ego Uae tn, tangular opening mast be accurate for the reasons. mentioned 3 1 on Moo fy Neon | 2 I torange favor 5 1 Sei @ 1 srsor | rene = Bo 8 = as eas = 4 | B23 = pmol re se = LG rite aes Fung Wile Roprocee 2 Sn tl =| : aur a eae ale: Poste 4. tenovable Frnt tee cuor ™” Daly for Buln Werion ct he Tie Reprod in aINSTALLING THE TRIPLEX SPEAKER UNITS ‘The placement of the KT-52 speaker units in the Triplex enclosure is shown ip Figure 1. Lay the cabinet on its face and ‘make four marks on the baffle around the large circular opening bout 1 io. out; these marks will be exposed after the 13-in. I speaker is in place and will make it easy to center the unit. Lower the PIS-LL L-f driver unit (Item 1) into postion on the front bale with terminal screws dowa. Fasten to the baflle with 8 #10.x 1 in, long R. H, wood screws and lat washers, tightening Carefully to prevent distortion of the speaker frame. Recom mended procedure wherever wood screws are used is to drill small guide holes; this prevents spiting and simplifies tightening, Next locate the RP-201 M-F unit (Item 2) behind the main baflle cut-out using the same technique as above for centering; that is place marks about 1 ja. away from the opeaing which are visible after the nit isin place, Fasten the unit to the front bale with #8 x 34 in. long R. H, wood screws. Remove the cover mounting bolt and replace through the long leg of the I bracket (Item 9). Fasten the foot of this bracket to the cabinet op with #8 x % in, long R. H, wood screws. After standing the cabinet upright adjuse the RP-201 for level postion and tighten the cover bot Now install the RP-302 H-F/bale plate assembly (Item 3) hchiad the din, cutout of the front baffle agaia using marks for centering. Fasten the assembly in place by means of #8 x 14 in, long R. H, wood screws through the adaptor plate, Install escutcheon cups of the M-F and H-F Balance Conteols (tems 7 and 8) using the small O. H. brass wood screws pro vided. Place the "M-F Balance Control” cop in the upper cut ‘out, Attach the two balance controls with lugs down using the locking nuts provided. Next install the A61 (Item 4) and A~in2 (Item 5) Crossover Networks and the M-1131 Intrarange Equal: iner (Item 6) near the bottom of the front baffle, using #8 x ¥ in, long R. H, wood screws, Place the networks so that all screw terminals are accessible. Preferred location is with A-61 at the left and M-IISL at the right with A-l02 centered and below the other networks; input terminals of the A402 should face left, Referring to the color coded witing diagram, Figure 5, connect the input cable and terminal strip assembly (Item 10) to the input terminals of the A-6L network, Connect the Sin, white lead (Item 11) from the Intrarange Equalizer to A-402, one of the Lin. 2-wire cables (Item 12) ftom the A-Gt to A-f02 and the other 10-in, 2-wire cable from A-G1 to PIS-LL I unit Now connect the remaining speaker units and conteols t the reetworks, Note that one lead of exch balance control is spliced to one lead of a driver unit: ewist the wire ends tightly and then simply screw on the solderless connectot (Item 13) tightly ton of Bul "ait John and Sean Webrhelen Cut a slot approximately ¥p x 1 in, near the center of the back cover of the cabinet pass the in put terminal strip through the slot and fasten to the outside of the back cover with small. wood screws, Fasten the back cover (0 the cabinet securely by means of ‘wood screws on approximately 6 Figure 6 shows unit placement forthe build-in Triplex. Procedure is exactly the same except thatthe I bracket (Item 9) is not used Instead bend a metal strap s0 as to suppott the back of the RP-201 ‘unit from the front baffle; Figure 6 shows a suitable form—the exact dlimensions are aot important. Input terminal strip may be more ‘conveniently locate on the inside of the cabinet rather than on the foutsle back; incoming cable from the amplifier can pass through an airtight hole in the side or wherever convenient, and con rection made to the input terminal steip, OPERATION OF THE TRIPLEX Simply connect the two input terminals of the Triplex to the 16 ohm output terminals of any good quality amplifies. Ordinary lamp cond is satisfactory for distances up to 30 feet. Like the Imperial the Triples is quite eficient and only a few watts are necessary for usual home listening levels, although some reserve power is always desirable, Power to the Triplex in excess of is Eating of 35 watts may cause distortion and if prolonged possibly damage. However, ampliiers having greater power rating—sty 50 watls-—will be perfectly satisfactory but should not be oper ated at their Full power capability ‘The balance controls permit adjustment of the loudness of the mf and hf output for proper overall "balance." For average oom conditions, set the m-f balance control Knob just above straight up and the bef balance control Knob just a litle below Straight up. Check the setting of Ivf balance setiag by rotating counterclockwise to the off position and then increase until the quality of the music seems to “blossom out” and the presence of the h-f unit is just noticeable. Just below this seting is about right, Now check the mf balance setting ia the same way— finally recheck the ht balance setting again because it may now become a litle different. When you are definitely conscious that sound is coming from the “super-tweeter” when listening some distance away, then the hef balance setting is too high. All listen- ing should be'done with high quality music as a source. Wl tne ”KT-21 CONCERTO-15 2-Way Speaker System Kit JENSEN CONCERTO-15 REPRODUCER FREE STANDING AND BUILD-IN TYPES ‘The Jensen Concerto-15 is an outstand ing eproducerof the 2-way divided system type designed for best possible perform: ance in a most practical size and at mod: trate cost. Two separate and distinct loudspeaker waits each designed for only 4 limited portion of the full music spec tram are used in a large Bass Ultraflex™ enclosure, Using a. 13-0, special direct radiator unit the I+ performance is fully equal to the Triplex reproducer, Lower Cost results from the single horn type bef tunie reproducing the upper range with quality of performance unexcelled in & sway system. Therefore, use of the Jensen tor reproduces is indicated where reproduction quality is desired in a most practical size but at more mod- crate cost than the Triplex. teproducer with its Sway system, Figuee 2 is a drawing indicating how the oncerto-15 reproducer operates. The in coming signal from the amplifier is con nected to the system INPUT; it includes the entire music spectrum to be repr duced. A constant resistance type dividing network splits this spectrum at 2000 cycles, about the second C above middle C on the piano Keyboard. Experts agree oon the advantages of the constant resist ance type of network for frequency divi sion. Usibg two air core inductors and two ‘wax filled capacitors, this type of network provides best ctossover characteristics and Teast disturbance of amplifice performance ‘with negligible aging effects, {All music components below 2000 cycles are then passed dieectly to the special 13 in, LE unit used with the Bass Ultafiex enclosure providing performance in this Tange available inno other way in. an TM Reseed Jerse Ml enclosure of such modest dimensions, The lower portion of this region provides the ly and depth of music and reproduction st be {ree of boominess and “hang wer.” ‘The success of the Concerto-15 in this respect can be noted primarily in its lack of coloration; reed and string tones tre easly ilentified and percussion does hot obliterate this distinction. The upper portion of this range includes the greatest portion of the power ia music. Here the important qualities of “presence” and naturalness exist and the ability of the Goncerto-15 to reproduce music realist cally is apparent particulacy in the "sepa ration” of masial instruments Al music components above 2000 cycles are passed. through a level control and reproduced by a compression type h-f unit As with the horn type units of the Triplex land Imperial reproducets, a special flare formula inthe hyperbolic-exponential** family is used to attain best overall per formance and widest angular coverage throughout the range it covers. The con: trol permits precise adjustment of the out put in this range to give proper balance ith the oulput of ‘the low frequency range. Tt is this h-f range which conti lites the sparkle and brilliance present in the original music. Properly reproduced in the Concerto-15 we retain the rich over: ine structure ofthe higher tones in music 0 often lost. (One can easily recognize that to achieve the highest degree of performance in such system, catefully designed-coordinated speaker units must be employed. Jensen KT-21 Concerto-15 speaker system kit is suck a goup of setter units—— BUILDING THE CONCERTO-15 ENCLOSURE ‘The Concerto-15 enclosure is simply the Bass Ultrafer en: osute for 15-in, loudspeakers described previously with front penel changes to accommodate the horn type h-é unit of the KT-21 Concerto-15 speaker system kit. The Bass Ultraflex en closuces for 13-in. loudspeakers were described in detail on pages 12-14, Follow the procedure outlined except for the front panel layout. A 2% x Gein horizontal rectangular slot provides the proper opening for the fanged horn of the h-f unit. The Concerto- 15 reproducer vies only one canteol and therefore ooly the upper opening shown in the Bass Ultraflex enclosure drawing should be cut Figure 5 shows dimensional details for the size and location of the font panel openings for the free standing form of the Con- certo-13 enclosure for comer or sidewall use. The placement of the 13%4-in. diameter opening for the 15-i. If unit is unchanged fand note that the horizontal stiffening cleat is retained. Care fully locate the center of the rectangular slot and lay out the ‘opening accurately. Drill starting holes at the corners and cut ‘out with keyhole saws fle the edges to exact size and for square ‘comers, Accuracy is important to provide adequate sceew fasten- ing of the horn fange and to prevent obstniction of the horn mouth opening, Fasten the front panel to the Bass Ultraflex enclosure exactly as described on page 12. Figure 4 shows cutout details for the Front panel of the build- in version of the Concerto-15 enclosute, Here the front baffle must be removable to give ready access when the enclosure is Incorporated in a music wall or other composite structure. Note the opening for the 13-in, lf unit has been lowered to provide space forthe ht unit. Locate the center of the 2¥; x 67-in rectan gular slot opening and lay out accurately; drill starting holes and fut out exactly as described above, Although the size must be accurate the location need not be precise. Fasten the front bafle to the basic enclosure using 1¥4-in. long wood screws on approx: imately 6-in. centers. Note that the shape of your Concerto-15 enclosure can be altered to suit your exact needs just as described in the sect ‘eseribing constriction oF the Bass Ultraflex enelosuse for 15-i, speakers, MATERIAL UST KU-21 CONCERTO-15 2.WAY SEPAKER SYSTEM KIT eNounan-§ 1s rust Hee Um £2000 Cyele Network HEF Bloonce Con! Unrackor lapel Coble Astmbly = 10° neve Cable = ‘Ssideriue Comector ‘The photograph at the top of this page shows a Coacett-15 reproducer of the free standing type for corner of sidewall use constructed from these plans. Here the enclosure is painted and ‘only the speaker openings are covered with grille loth; such form would be suitable for recreation room or utility use. ‘The drawing on page 14 shows a typical music wall in which ‘he build-in type Concerto-13 reproducer is integcated with other cabinets housing tuner and record player and with other storage ‘units. This is suggestive of the many variations to meet any spe cial need. A later section of this manual discusses how your cab- nets may be treated to obtain any desited appearance. front Ponel Cutout Dei for Free: Sanding Concetor15 Reproduce ——— nl a f |-= es [eae | TtINSTALLING THE CONCERTO-15 SPEAKER UNITS Figure 1 on page 18 shows placement of the speaker units of the KT-21 speaker system kit in the Concerto-13 enclosure. Lay the cabinet on its face with back cover removed. Make about four matks on the baffle around the large circular opening about 1 in, from the edge of the cutout. Lower the PLSLL I+ speaker unit (Item 1) into positioa on the front baffle with terminal screws toward the hottom of the cabinet, The four marks will be ‘exposed and offer a simple means for centering the Lf unit Fasten the 15:in, unit in place with 8 #10 x tin, long R. H. wood screws and fat washers; tightening carefully to prevent distortion of the speaker frame, Wherever wood screw fastening is specified, use of small guide holes will prevent splitting and simplify tightening ‘Next install the RP-102 bef unit (Item 2). Locate accurately lover the rectangular opening on the front panel using the same technique as above for centering: that is place marks about 1-in. away from the cutout edges so that they are exposed when the horn flange is in place. Fasten the horn flange to the front panel with #8 x Y%-in, long wood screws. Remove the cover mounting bolt and replace throwgh the end slot in the long leg of the I bracket (Item 5), Fasten the foot of this bracket to the cabinet top with #8 x Y4-in, long R. H. wood screws. After standing the cabinet upright adjust the RP-102 to a level position and securely tighten the cover mounting bolt. ‘Note that only one control is used in the Concerto-13 repro: ducer, Install the escutcheon cup of ST-901 h-E balance control (tem 4) to the eabinet side using the small O. H, brass wood screws provided. Attach the conttol to the escutcheon cup with the terminal lugs down, using the large lock nuts provided. A locating. pin in the control fits into a small hole in the back of the escutcheon cup for positive locking tighten secusely with pliers. The A-204 crostover network (Item 3) i next installed fon the front panel just below the 13-i, Lf speaker unit with terminals let and sight for easy access. Fasten with #8 x Yin. long R, H. wood screws Figure 5 is a color coded wiring diagram showing details of the circuit connections, First connect the leads of input cable assembly (Item 6) to input terminals "1” and "2” of the A-204 A208 perio, cxossover NETWORK conta, crossover network. Next connect the 10-in. 2-wite cable (Item 7) from Lf terminals "5" and "6" of A-204 to the terminals of the PIS-LL LF unit, Connect the RP-102 hf unit and ST-901 be balance control to the A-204 network observing carefully the wiring diagram for correct color coding. Note that both lead "2 of the RP-102 end the BLACK lead from the control connect, to terminal "4" of A-204 network. Note also that the BLUE. Iead of the control is spliced to lead "1" of the RP-102; simply twist the wire ends tightly and then screw on solderless connector (Item 8) securely Cat a slot about 4 x Lin, near the center of the removable back cover of the enclosuce; pass the input terminal strip through this slot and fasten to the outside with small wood screws. “Attach the back cover to the enclosure securely using wood screws ‘on approximately 6-in. centers Speaker unit placement for a build-in type Concerto-15 repro- ducer is shown in Figure 6. As: sembly procedure is exactly the sare crepe that L bec (ie 5) oot used, Becnose te foot Hs) tate mst be removable for ces the RP-102 fe uit most be Supported soliy from the font +hafife. A metal strap bent as shown © in Figure 6 18 suggested for ths purposes exact dimensions aze tk wopontnt The color coded cei diag ® of Figure 3 applies forthe il ia version a8 well Te fot er tava sip ey be me cores: ict leet aside the cabinet ro rather than on the outside back Wwhich may not be accessible. Io coming cable from the amplifier can pass through an airtight hole in the side or wherever convenient, and connection made to the input terminal strip, OPERATION OF THE CONCERTO-15 ‘The nominal impedance of the Concerto-13 reproducer is 16 ‘ohms and its nominal power rating 30 watts. Simply connect the 16 ohm terminals of any high quality amplifier to the terminal strip of the reproducer using ordinary lamp cord for distances up to 50 fect. Only a few watts of power are needed for the average listening room and therefore almost any amplifier will bbe adequate, Although some reserve power is desirable, power substantially in excess of 30 watts may cause distortion and if prolonged possible damage. Amplifiers with high power ratings— say 50 watts—are quite satisfactory but must not be used at their full capacity. ‘The hf balance control permits precise adjustment of the ‘output level ofthe hf unit for proper balance relative to the out= put of the lf unit. This important control must be accurately set for best results. For the average listening room the control should be nearly straight up. Check this setting by rotating left to the extreme oF “of” position; then increase the seting, while listening to wide range music reproduction, until the music seems to “blossom out” of come to life, Just below this position is usually the correc seting. When listening at some distance away you should not be conscious that the h-F range is coming from 4 separate wnit—if s0 the balance setting is too high.444 ‘A unique Jensen enclosure design of modest size is the BASS ULTRAFLEX® for 12-inch speakers In this design the loudspeak cris attached to the front panel in orthodox fashion the radiation from the back of the speaker is coupled by a laege air chamber to the outside though a pair of duets or channels. This enclosure can logically be termed a guct-loaded bast reflex since its opera tion is somewhat similar hut with ducts connecting the outside Port openings to the interior coupling chamber. These ucts give certain design advantages available in no othee way. [Not to he confused with 4 folded hora the Bass Uleraflex design yields performance superior to any other design in a cabinet of Compatable size: the design ig suitable for corner of sidewall use as well. Recommended whenever the larger Bass Ultraflex en- closure with 15-inch speakers cannot be accommodated, this ceivingly simple structure offers many advantages, Shape flexi ity, for example, permits you to tailor your enclosure to mect your special needs as discussed beloss BUILD-IN TYPES OF THE ENCLOSURE ‘The following two pages show constructional details for a free standing Bass Ultaflex enclosure for corner or silewall use However, some may prefer the mote orthodox form of cabinet. Figure 1 shows a "Towboy" or chest type cahioet for 12-in, speak: rs using the Bass Ultealex principle giving exactly the same performance. The construction is quite simple and all panel mensions are easily obtained from the drawing The chest type Bass Ultraflex is ideal for integration into a “music wall”. The enclosure provides for good loudspeaker performance and is combined with other cabinets to house radio TV, record changer, records, etc. Note that the front panel or speaker bafle is removable for easy access in such an installation, Other shapes are perfectly feasible and just as satisfactory in performance. For example, aa uptight cabinet may make a beter enclosure to fit your particular need. Simply choose the shape you desize with inside dimensions of height A, width B, and depth C so that the toeal interior volume A x B x C equals 7990 cu. in. Since the duct height is the same as the cabinet eight A, calculate the duct wideh D so that the total duet area (two ducts) 2x Ax D equals 47 5, in. ‘The duct length must always be 714°. Avoid dimensions where the largest is more than three times the smallest: such elongated shapes encourage organ pipe resonance effects that are undesirable. Table I lists dimensions for several cabinet shapes showing duct width required, ‘As in the basic type described on the next page, the use of sb sorption material on top and bottom is recommended. Note that short wrought iron or wood legs can easly be attached to the lowboy chest for attractive and modern styling, Simple platform bases are usually best for the wpright cabinets, Here is an enclosure design whose shape can be altered to suit your exact needs, Tt is ideal for building into thae antique chest, or treasured fine-furniture radio console cabinet TH Rese Jemen Mle Co A BASS ULTRAFLEX ENCLOSURE FOR 12-INCH SPEAKERS TYPICAL DIMENSIONS FOR BUILD-IN BASS ULTRAFLEX ENCLOSURE FOR TTINCH SPEAKERS (AL DIMENSIONS IN INCHES) a 5 € D Height width Depth Duct Wideh 30578 B72 1577 Ts 205/8 525/16 2 Lis mn Bai 18 525/16 2 3/4 2% 12.13/16 Bs INSTALLING SPEAKER UNITS Al of the Bass Ultraflex designs described in this section are shown with single baflle cutout for 12inch loudspeakers. They are ideally suited for use of 12-inch coaxial units. The Jensen H.222 12-inch coaxial with compression type h-f unit’ offers outstanding pesformance in the vatious forms of this enclosure Where cost compromises must be made use the Jeasen K:210 [incl coaxial with direct radiator h- unit. Fusther compromise in the upper repister with resulting cost savings can he made by adopting a single radiator loudspeaker of the Extended Range type such as the Jensen P12-RX, “The above wnits or any 12-inch single radiator or unitary (co axial) assemblies are attached directly to the front panel, Lay the ‘enclosure face down on the Foor; place about four marks around the speaker cutout about 1 in, away from the edge, ‘These marks ‘will still be visible after lowering the speaker into position and provide a simple means for centering. Fasten securely with RH. ‘wood screws just long enough not to penettate the front par tighten carefully so a§ not 10 distort the speaker frame. Note that the basic enclosure described on the next page pro- vides a cutout for the -f balance control of such speakers a8 the Jensen H-222; the photograph at the top of the nexe page illus trates the comer type Bass Ultaflex enclosure with the H-222 installed. A similar 1-11/16-in, diameter hole can be located wherever convenient in the build-in forms. A later section die: cusses front panel changes for separated unit multiple channel systems typified by the Jensen Concerto-12 systemBUILDING THE BASS ULTRAFLEX-12 ‘The pull-a-part drawing on page 25 shows at a glance how the various parts go together. Aa important point to remember in hrilding the cabinet is that all joints must be accurately fitted and that it must be made as egid as possible to obtain the best results. Except for such parts as the base, cleats and stiffening, members, %rin, plywood is used throughout. All joints should be adequately glued and if not screwed, nailed securely with 21+ jn, finishing mals Start by laying out the bottom of the cabinet. The bottom measures 1514 x 20%-in, Note that both rear corners are cut off at a 45sdeg, angle at a point 10Y%-in. from its front edge. [Note that the bottom of the cabinet is %xin, smaller all around tian the top to let the sides, front and back lap the edges. It is necessary to add Y-in.sg, filer blocks to the edges of the bottom at the points indicated in detail A. These filler blocks, which ‘widen the hottom at these points, are glued and nailed to the bottom later, As with all parts, itis important that the bottom be cut out squarely since it must fi the sides, front and back tightly. Next, cut the front for the cabinet. This measures 22% in. wide and 27% in, high. This makes the front 114 in. wider than the bottom to let the front lap the thickness of the sides. The 10¥;-in, speaker opening is centered in the front panel on a line 1014 in, up from its bottom edge. This can be cut nicely with a jigsew or by hand with a keyhole saw, The bottom and front of the cabinet are now joined together, using glue and nails, and ‘watching t0 see that the bottom sets in %-in, on each side and flush with the bottom edge. This joint should ft tightly at all points. Brace the two parts temporarily to hold them ae right angles. Next, the sides are added. These measure #-3/16 in, wide and 27% in. high; the rese edge of each is beveled 43 deg, Note that 4 control mounting hole is cut in the righthand panel near the top. The detail gives the proper spacing for this hole. The sides are glued and nailed securely to the edges of both the bottom and. front members of the cabinet, Note that a 1 x 2-in, stifening cleat is glued and screwed to the front panel on the inside 10-in, owe from the top. Another cleat 1 x in. Sq, is serewed and ged across the top of the front on the inside: this i used co help Fasten the top of the cabinet. [At this stage the filler Blocks are added to the rear corners of the bottom, You'll notice that the ends of the blocks are cut ‘Sede. so they will match the 45-deg. bevel on the sides as well MATERIAL UST ASS ULTRAFLEK=2 ENCLOSURE FREE STANDING TYPE FOR CORNER OR SIOEWALL 2/Ain Phywesd 1 z2i/en275/8 Front : 1S1/42208/3 Bottom } te3/4n221/6 Top. 2 ao/ienzrs/a Side 2 25/40 262/8 Panels A 2 73/4027 9/8 Pench 8 1 wana s/o ack umber 1 15/ox15/0x015/8 ose 1 Tete120 Close 1 Vazaa Sie Al imensons i aces as the angular shape of the bottom. Use glue and nails to atach the blocks, Panels A are fitted next. These measure 8% in. wide and are cut Y-in. shorter than the sides since they rest on top of the bottom. Looking at the top view you will see that a Lx Tin. tleat is used to fasten each panel to the bottom of the cabinet. ‘These cleats are placed at a 43-deg. angle on a line even with the beveled edge of the sides. One edge of each panel is beveled 45- deg. The panels are nailed to the sides and then screwed to the cleats previously screwed to the bottom of the cabinet. Next, three Ycincthick spacer blocks 1h ia. wide are cut to the shape shown and glued to the rear face of each panel, These blocks, besides add- ing rigidity to panels A and B, help to support the removable back of the cabinet, Detail B shows the approximate locations of the Unlocks which are fastened in place with glue and screws driven from the inside Panels B come next. These are cut 794 in, wide and since they lap the edges of the bottom, they are made 27% in. high like the sides and front. Both panels are beveled 4 deg. along the outer edges to conform with the angular shape of the bottom and be flush with the sides of the cabinet. Panels B are glued and nailed to the edges of the hottom and in turn glued and screwed to the spacer blocks. Panels A and B now form a sound passage Tein wide at each side of the cabinet. The top of the cabinet is cut to rest on top and be even with the outside all around. Nail and Blue the top down into the edges of the plywood “The back pane! is fastened in place with screws only 50 it may be removed easily. Note in detail C how the vertical edges are beveled 45 deg. to make them fit snugly against the square edges of panels B, Note, too, that the beveled edges are faced with 4 strip of sponge rubber to assure a tight seal when the screws ace pulled up tight. A 1 x in, cleat, angle-cut 45 deg. at the ends, i placed across the back of the cabinet at the top This clea is glued and screwed securely to the underside of the top Yin, in from the edge, and provides a place for driving the screws that bold the back panel at the top. Although optional, the setback base adds a finished look to the cabinet and consists of three picces of 2 x 2in, materia, (actually 1% in. sq.) mitered at the corners so the base will set in Yin, atthe Front and sides, The base may be added at a time ‘of consteuction when it is convenient to drive serews down through the bottom. All exposed nail and screw heads can be sunk slightly below the surface and puttied over to conceal them. Add 1-in. thick absorption material to top and bottom as shown; jute 1ug padding fr dense fiberglass board are recommended. a2-Way MATERIAL UST He Ue 2000 Cycle Network I Balonce Conrad Sslderew Connector KT-22 CONCERTO-12 ‘Speaker System ‘The Jensen Concerto-12 is an excellent reproducer of the 2-way divided system type desigaed for the best possible per formance where space is restricted and where cost reduction is important. Two separate loudspeaker units each designed to reproduce only 2 limited portion of the full music spectrum ate used ia 2 Bass Ultraflex® enclosure of modest size. In- corporating the same superior h-f unit, reproduction in the upper range is fally eval to the Concerto-15 reproducer. The special 12-in, direct radiator unit permits {smaller enclosure and this combination therefore results in appreciable cost say: ing. Thus use of the Concerto-12 repro: ducer is indicated where excellent repro: ‘duction quality i= desired but where size for cost rule out the Concerto-15 repro ducer with its 15-in. LF unit and larger enclosure Figure 2 shows how the Concerto-12 functions. The amplifier ourput signal contains the entire music range to be re produced; it is connected to the INPUT Of the Concerto-12. system. A. precision ‘device known as a dividing nctwork splits the frequency scale at 2000 cycles: this is acknowledged as an ideal frequency for division ina channel system. All mu: sic components below 2000 cycles are passed directly to the special 12-n. Lf unit; this 12-in. direct cadiator of “cone” type unit in the Bass Uleraflex enclosure designed specifically for it yeilds Lf per. formance which can be attained in no other way in an enclasute of such modest The lower portion of this Mf range, properly reproduced, provides the body FEM Resid, Jensen Mis Co JENSEN CONCERTO-12 REPRODUCER FREE STANDING AND BUILD-IN TYPES and depth of music; the upper portion ia- tudes the components of music having the greatest power and which contribute faturalness and “presence”. The quality provided by the Concerto-I2 in this im portant range is readily apparent; devoid ‘of boominess and “hangover”, reproduc: tion has definition of tone values with separation” of individual musical instru iments even in the presence of heavy low tones and percussion. All music components above 2000 cy cles pass through a level control or hf balance control and are recreated by a hhorm type bef wnt AS with the bof unit in the Concerto-13 a. special horn flare formula in the hypetboli-exponential fam ily*> is used with coordinated driver unit for greatest precision of reproduced signal and wide angulac coverage throughout its range. The conttol permits precise ad- justment of the output of this range so as te give proper balance, in any r00m ea: vironment, ‘with the output of the bf range Ta the he range lies the brilliance and sparkle oF music: properly reproduced in the Concerto-I2 we have, just a8 in the CConcerto-15, reproduction ofthe rch over tone structure without “blusring"—music ‘which sounds like the original From the above one ean appreciate the necessity of catefully design-coordinated cloments if the full potential is to be realized. The Jensen KT-22 Concerto-12 Speaker System Kit includes loudspeaker necting just this requirement. The raph above shows the vatious parts ff this kit further identified in the 2c: ‘ompanying. material list.Est i ASSEMBLING THE CONCERTO-12 REPRODUCER The Concerto-12 enclosute is simply the Bass Ultralax enclosure for 12-in, loudspeakers described oa pages 21-25 with front panel changes to accommodate the horn type h-f unit of the KT-22 2. way speaker system kit A 2% x Gyn. horizontal rectangular lof in the front panel provides the proper opening for the flanged mouth of the he unit Figuce 4 shows the size and location of the Front panel openings for the free-standing type for corner of sidewall use, Note that placement of the 1034-9. diameter opening for the 12-in. Lf unit fs unchanged and that the stiffening cleat is retained. Carefully Tocate the center of the rectangular slot and lay out the opening accurately. Deill stasting holes at the corners and cot out with Keyhole saw; file edges to exact size and corners square. Accuracy is important for adequate sceew fastening of the horn Range with: fut obstructing the hora opening. Figure 3 shows size and location of openings in the removable front bafle forthe build-in version. The opening for the [+f unit is lowered to provide space forthe hf unit, Lay out the rectangular slot acurately and cut 2s described above. Note also the 1-11/16- jn. diameter hole in the bafle for a convenient location of the bf balance control The build-in version can be almost any shape to meet your particular need just as described for the Bass Ultralex enclosure for 12-1 loudspeakers. INSTALLING THE SPEAKER UNITS Figuce 1 shows KT-22 speaker unit placement in the free stand. ing Concerto-12 reproducer. Lay the enclosure on its face with pack removed; make about four matks on the baffle around the large circular opening about 1 in. out from the edge. Lower the Pi2-NL I+f unit (Item 1) into place with terminal serews toward the cabinet bottom. Center the P12-NE. within the exposed marks and fasten with 8 #10xI-in, long RH. wood serews and flat washers; tighten carefully to prevent distortion of the speaker frame. Use of small guide holes is recommended wherever wood screws are specified «0 prevent spliting and simplify tightening. Next install RP-102 hf unit (Item 2) centering the hora flange carefully over the rectangular opening by using the same matking technique as above, Fasten the horn flange to badlle with #8xYi-in. long R. H. wood screws, Remove cover mounting bolt And replace through the end slot in the long lep of the L bracket (Item 5). Fasten L bracket foot to the cabinet top with #814-in long R. H. wood screws, Stand the cabinet upright, adjust RP-102 toa horizontal position, and securely tighten cover mouacing bolt. Now attach the escutcheon cup of ST-901 hf balance control (Item 4) to the cabinet side using the small OH, brass wood screws provided. Attach the control to the escutcheon cup with terminals down using the large lock auts; tighten with plies Be sure that locating pin in the control fits into the small hole ia the escutcheon cup for positive locking. The A-204 crossover network (Item 3) is next installed on the cabinet bottom just be low the Hf unit with terminals left and right for accessibility; fasten with $#8x¥4-in, long RH. wood screws, Figure 5 is a color coded wiring diagram showing the correct color coding for all connections. Connect input cable assembly (tem 6) t0 A-204 and 10-in. 2-wite cable (Rtem 7) from A-204 to PI2.NL. RP-102 hf unit and ST-901 h-f balance control ate next connected to A-206 carefully observing the circuit diagram of Figure 5. Note that one lead of the RP-102 is spliced ¢0 one lead of the conteol; simply twist the wire ends tightly together and screw on solderless connector (Item 8) securdly. ‘Cuca slot about Yh in. and 1 in. near the center of the remov- able back cover; pass the input terminal strip through the slot and fasten to the outside with small wood screws, Figure 6 shows speaker wait placement for a build-in type Con: erto-12.reproducer. Installation is exactly the same a8 shove ox: cept L bracket (Item 3) isnot used, Since the front bafle must he removable for easy access, the RP-102 h-f unit must be sup: ported completely from the front halle. Figuse 6 shows 3 sug: ested form for a bent metal Ssuap for this purpose—the ex fact dimensions are of 0 impor tance, Topot terminal strip may he more conveniently located in- side the enclosure; incoming ca ble from amplifier ean pass through an airtight hole in the side or wherever convenient OPERATION OF THE CONCERTO-12 Nominal impedance of the Concetto-12 is 16 ohms: for dis: tances up to 30 feet ordinary lamp cord is suitable for connecting to the 16-0hm terminals of the amplifier. The power rating of the Concerto-12 is 25 wats; powers considerably in excess of this, may cause distortion and damage if prolonged. Amplifiers of any power rating are suitable although some with high ratings— say 30 watts—should not be operatedsat their full capacity For average room conditions set the h-f balance control 2 little to the let of straight up. Check the exact setting by rotating left to the “off” position; then advance the setting until the music seems to “blossom out” or come to life. Just below this position Js ahout right. If you are definitely conscious of sound coming from the hof unit, the balance setting is too high, sare | 4