Rega R5 Loudspeaker User manual

owners manual

R5Loudspeaker

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1Introduction

The R5 loudspeakers have been designed to be

effective, easy to use, and above all to reproduce

music.

The R5 uses a new three-way driver system

developed from our flagship loudspeaker the R9.

One of the more important new features of the R5

is the single side firing 7" bass driver, which

utilises a 6 layer aluminium voice coil preventing

the need for an extra crossover. This helps

produce extremely smooth, low bass frequencies

without compromising any of the midrange and

treble which Rega is renowned for.

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Siting of the R5

The R5 loudspeakers use a front firing port

allowing them to be placed right up against a wall,

if required. The R5 is suitable for all room

environments due to its ease of positioning.

On installation you should experiment with

different positions to find the optimum placement.

Pay particular attention to the side firing drivers.

Different results will be obtained depending on

whether the bass units fire inwards or outwards.

The R5 loudspeakers may be used with or without

grills.

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Bi-Wiring and Bi-Amping

The drive units in the R5 have been designed with

great care. The crossover needs no additional

filter networks to compensate for drive unit

problems. Unlike most manufacturers who boast

about the complexity of their crossovers, Rega are

proud of the simplicity of theirs. This simplicity

means that bi-wiring will offer no advantage, and

will often give worse results at an additional cost.

Bi-amping will improve the performance of both

mid/bass driver and tweeter units.

For normal use simply use either the top or bottom

pair of terminals to drive the tweeter and

bass/midrange. For bi-amping, remove the

bridging connectors, and use the top pair of

terminals to connect to the high frequency (HF)

tweeter, and the bottom pair for the low frequency

(LF) bass/midrange driver.

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Plugs and Cables

We recommend using good quality speaker cable

such as our own, 'Quattro' or 'SC42' terminated

with mechanically sound 4mm plugs. Very

expensive leads claiming to use special materials

and technologies are not recommended. Cable

lengths to either speaker must be kept to a similar

length. Never join cables together to increase their

length.

Specifications

Height (without spikes)...............................810mm

Depth at plinth............................................342mm

Width at plinth............................................218mm

Weight............................................................12kg

Nominal Impedance....................................6ohms

Sensitivity........................................(Approx) 89dB

Bi-wirable/Bi-ampable.......................................Yes

Power Handling..........................110w per channel

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Power handling figures are quoted as a guide.

Amplification between 30w and 500w can be used

safely depending on the quality of amplification.

Assembly

After unpacking the speakers from the box, fit the

spikes to the plinth. Please pay attention to the

warning in the spike pack. Ensure that the spikes

are secured tightly in the speaker plinth.

Please do not re-tighten the screws on the drive

units. They are fitted to a measured torque and

over tightening will strip the thread.

The grills are easily removed and applied, we

recommend their use to prevent damage and long

term build up of dust especially on the high

frequency unit.

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