Ion Forge Pro Series User manual

Product Manual
& Audio Set-up Guide
Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands
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Contents
Introduction 3
Package Contents 3
Key Features 4
Assembly Instructions 6
Safety Instructions & Tips 8
Technical Specifications 9
Audio Set-up Guide 10
About Ion Forge 18
Contact Us 18
Trademark & Copyright 18
Warranty 19

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Product Manual & Audio Set-up Guide
Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands
Introduction
Package Contents
Congratulations on your purchase of the Ion Forge Pro Series Desktop
Speaker Stands!
The Pro Series products have been designed with enthusiasts in mind. So
whether you are an audiophile, DJ, into gaming, media production, or just
enjoy listing to good music we feel confident that you are about to get
more from your near field listening experience.
To enjoy more precise audio imaging, unhindered sound stage and
improved audio clarity in a near field listening set-up, correct placement
and positioning of your speakers is crucial. Achieving an optimum set-up
with the Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands is easily achievable. Take a
look at our Audio Set-up Guide on page 10 of this manual to see how.
Finally, we hope that you enjoy the experience of setting up your new
stands and that they make a welcome and stylish addition to your studio,
listening or gaming space.
• 2 x Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands
• 2 x L-wrench (M6 and M8)
• 1 x Product Manual

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Key Features
Height Adjustable With Level Indicators
Height adjustable to allow you to set the mid-axis of each speaker
in your near field listening set-up to your seated ear level.
Tilt Adjustable Top Plate
A 20° forward through to 20° backward tilt range allows you to set
the optimum speaker face angle for each speaker in your set-up.
Solid Steel And Aluminium Construction
Solid steel and aluminium precision-machined core components
that are built to last.
Specially Designed Vibration Damping Feet
Specially designed 60 durometer hardness silicone feet isolate
stand to desktop vibrations and firmly plant the stand on your desk.
Removable Speaker Cable Loop
Keeps cables neatly tethered to the neck assembly. Easily
removable if not needed.
Easy Adjustment
Single L-wrench adjustment for both height and tilt settings.
Removable Vibration Damping Top Plate Mat
Dampens unwanted speaker to contact-surface vibrations.
Removable to allow you to use a coupling interface of your choice.
Choice of Attractive Highlight Colours
Choose from a range of 5 different highlight colours. Alternate
highlight coloured parts are also available separately for purchase
to allow you to further customise your stands if you choose to.
Durable Powder Coat Finish
More durable and robust versus a paint finish.

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Assembly Instructions
From the underside of the base plate use the M6 fasteners to
fasten the stand neck assembly to the base plate.
Loosen the central M8 fastener in the neck assembly, extend
the aluminium riser upward and temporarily re-tighten the M8
fastener.
Seat the top plate spacer onto the top of the aluminium riser
and using the remaining M6 fasteners fasten the top plate to the
riser & top plate spacer as shown.
Fit the silicone top mat onto the top plate. Make sure that the
locating nubs on the underside of the top mat slot into the holes
on the top plate so that the top mat sits flat.
When you have completed the set-up of your stands (see the
Audio Set-up Guide on page 10) and placed your speakers on the
stands, slot the speaker cord loop onto the guides at the rear of
the neck assembly as shown.
STEP ONE
STEP TWO
STEP THREE
STEP FOUR
STEP FIVE
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!If you have difficulty with fitting and removing the speaker cord loop, please see the
Safety Instructions & Tips section on page 8 for additional information.

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Safety Instructions & Tips
The Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands have been designed for mid-sized
speakers used for desk and near field listening setups. Do not overload
each stand beyond the recommended 10kg per stand speaker weight
load capacity or place oversized speakers on the stands.
To fit the speaker cable loop, start by bunching
your speaker cables up to the rear of the neck
assembly. Then slide the cable loop down over
the cables onto the two guides at the rear of the
neck assembly until you feel the cable loop ‘snap’
into place.
To remove the speaker cable loop grip the cable
loop with your thumb on top and while rotating
the cable loop back away from the neck assembly
apply an upward force to lift the cable loop off
the guides.
Fitting the Speaker Cable Loop
Removing the Speaker Cable Loop
!PLEASE ENSURE ALL
FASTENERS ARE TIGHTENED
FIRMLY BEFORE USING THE
STANDS.
WARNING
This applies particularly to the central
M8 pivot fastener. For each stand:
please make sure this fastener is FULLY
TIGHTENED after adjusting the height
and tilt of the stand top plate BEFORE
placing your speaker on the stand.

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Product Manual & Audio Set-up Guide
Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands
Technical Specifications
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT RANGE (MIN) 200 mm (MAX) 285 mm
TOP SPEAKER PLATE SIZE (W) 170 mm (L) 200 mm
BASE PLATE SIZE (W) 175 mm (L) 225 mm
TILT ANGLE +/- 20 degrees
WEIGHT 2.6 kg (per stand)
RECCOMENDED WEIGHT LOAD CAPACITY Up to 10 kg (per stand)
The bass response (and to some degree audio
image clarity) of a speaker can be tweaked to a
listener’s preference by changing the interface
material used to couple (or decouple) the speaker
with its base contact surface.
For this reason we have designed the silicone
vibration damping top mat component of the Pro
Series Desktop Speaker Stands to be removable
to allow you to sit your speakers directly on each
stand’s top plate surface, or to allow you to use
alternative speaker-to-stand coupling interface
options such as foam isolation pads, spikes or
other custom designed solutions.
While we think the silicone vibration damping
top mat works beautifully, we recommend that
you experiment and find the speaker-to-stand
coupling interface option that for your specific
speaker configuration and listening needs works
best for you.
Vibration Damping Top Mat

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Audio Set-up Guide
Setting the Correct Height
STEP ONE
To enjoy more precise audio imaging, an unhindered sound stage and
improved audio clarity in a near field listening set-up, correct placement
and positioning of your speakers is crucial.
Achieving an optimum near field listening set-up using the Ion Forge Pro
Series Desktop Speaker Stands is easily achievable.
Adjust the height settings of your desktop
speaker stands so that when you place your
speakers on top of the stands the mid-axis
between each speaker’s tweeter and woofer is
set at your seated ear level.
Lifting your speakers up off your desk to your ear
level allows sound waves originating from each
speaker to travel directly to your ears and means
you avoid experiencing the detrimental acoustic
affects (degraded tonal balance, reduced audio
clarity and distorted audio image) caused by
sound waves bouncing off your desk surface
before reaching your ears.
You will immediately notice the difference to your
listening experience by simply making this one
improvement.
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!It is recommended that you place your speakers ‘right side up’ or
vertically versus on their sides. Placing your speakers on their sides can
degrade stereo audio image.
FIGURE 1.1
ADJUST STAND HEIGHTS SO THAT
EACH SPEAKER’S MID-AXIS IS SET AT
YOUR EAR LEVEL

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Product Manual & Audio Set-up Guide
Pro Series Desktop Speaker Stands
Follow the simple set-up steps outlined in this guide and then experiment
with your desktop speaker stand settings and speaker placement until
you feel that you have created a near field listening ‘sweet spot’ that
works best for you.
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Set Toe In
STEP TWO
FIGURE 2.1 (BIRDS EYE VIEW)
Place and then ‘toe in’ your desktop speaker
stands and speakers so that they are
arranged in an equilateral triangle relative to
you as the listener.
A good guide to work with is to place your
speakers at arm’s length away, equidistant
apart and toed inwards at 30 to 45 degrees.
ANGLE EACH SPEAKER FACE
INWARDS APPROXIMATELY 30° - 45°
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STEP 2 & 3
Set Optimum Tilt To Suit Your Speakers
Experiment with the tilt settings of your desktop speaker stands and
listen to what speaker tilt options sound the best to you. If your speakers
sound slightly too harsh or aggressive the speakers’ tweeters are too
close; tilt your speakers back to correct this.
If however your speakers sound slightly muffled the speakers’ woofers
are too close; tilt your speakers forward to correct this.
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!For the majority of speakers, the tweeter’s sound source is closer to you than the woofer’s
sound source; tilt your speakers slightly back to correct for this.
STEP THREE
20° FORWARD
20° BACK
MAXIMUM TILT

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Experiment with further desktop speaker stand
and speaker positioning options until you find a
configuration that sounds the best to you.
If you feel the audio image is not deep enough,
move your speakers further away from you.
Alternatively if you feel the sound lacks weight,
move your speakers closer toward you.
If you feel the audio image has a hole in the
middle, move your speakers closer together; or
alternatively further apart if the sound stage
seems too narrow.
Fine Tune Your Set-up
STEP FOUR
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Audio Set-up Guide
FIGURE 4.1 (BIRDS EYE VIEW)
AIM TO SET YOUR SPEAKERS UP
IN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE
ARRANGEMENT RELATIVE TO YOU

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5Correct Placement Of Speakers
STEP FIVE
Aim to set-up your desktop speaker stands
and speakers so that they are placed well
away from wall surfaces (at least 30 cm) and
away from corners.
Placing your speakers too close to a rear wall
or in a corner often results in sound waves
bouncing off the rear or side walls before
reaching your ears as secondary waves; this
can degrade audio image and audio clarity.
STEP 4 & 5
FIGURE 5.1 (BIRDS EYE VIEW)
ALLOW AT LEAST 30CM OF CLEAR
SPACE SURROUNDING SPEAKERS

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For a 2.1 channel set-up we suggest placing your subwoofer on the floor,
in-line with and mid-way between your left and right channel speakers.
Subwoofer Placement
STEP SIX
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!The direction and source of low frequency sound waves (generally anything below 80 Hz)
cannot be perceived by the human ear.
This means that depending on the cross-over frequency set on your subwoofer, the exact
placement of your subwoofer in your near field listening set-up is not as critical as the
placement of your forward facing left and right channel speakers.
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Congratulations! Set-up Is Now Complete
For multi-channel set-ups ensure your forward facing left and right
channel speakers and sub are set up per the previous steps outlined in
this guide.
Then experiment with the placement of additional speakers to the side
or behind your listening position until you achieve a balanced listening
sweet spot.
You are ready to enjoy a near field listening experience with a whole new
level of detail and satisfaction.
Balanced Multi-Channel Set-ups
5.1 Set-up 7.1 Set-up
STEP SEVEN
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STEP 6 & 7
BIRDS EYE VIEW
7 SPEAKERS & 1 SUBWOOFER (DARK ORANGE)
BIRDS EYE VIEW
5 SPEAKERS & 1 SUBWOOFER (DARK ORANGE)

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About Ion Forge
Contact Us
Trademark & Copyright
Based in Sydney Australia, Ion Forge is made up of a small team of people
who share a love of all things gaming, creating and listening to good
music and tinkering with audio hi-fi & gaming gear.
Because we are enthusiasts ourselves we know that the pride and
satisfaction you feel when personalising and optimising your listening or
gaming space and audio & gaming gear can be just as important as the
enjoyment you experience when gaming, listening to your favourite music
or creating amazing audio.
With this in mind our vision is to design and craft products that are
stylish and distinctive, products that offer you choices to configure to
your personalised needs, and products that help you to create and enjoy
the best possible audio and gaming experiences.
For more information about Ion Forge and our products go to:
www.ionforgeonline.com
If you have any questions regarding this product please contact us by
email at [e-mail]
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Warranty
Limited Warranty
Ion Forge products are backed by a limited 12 month warranty from product materials
and workmanship defects. The limited warranty period applies automatically from
the product date of purchase and ends 12 calendar months thereafter.
Ion Forge expressly disclaims all other warranties of any kind, whether express
or implied, including without limitation all implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness of a particular purpose and non-infringement. The limited warranty
applies to the original purchaser only and is not transferrable.
The limited warranty does not cover cosmetic damage, minor cosmetic
abnormalities and normal product wear and tear, including (without limitation):
scratches, dents and chips and damage caused by use of the products in any
manner, accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, excessive moisture, acts of nature,
unauthorised product modification or repairs, or failure to follow the instructions
outlined in the relevant product manual.
Limitation of Warranty Liability
To the extent permitted by law, Ion Forge’s liability for any breach of a condition of
warranty is limited in the case of product goods supplied by Ion Forge to any one
of the following options:
• the replacement of the goods in full or replacement of any defective parts;
• the repair of the goods;
• the payment of the cost of replacing the goods; or
• the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.
In no event shall Ion Forge’s liability exceed the retail purchase price of the goods.
In no event shall Ion Forge be liable for any losses, damages, claims or expenses
(incidental, special, exemplary, direct, indirect, consequential or other) arising
from the use of Ion Forge products.
Faulty Items
Should an item prove faulty within the limited warranty period, we urge you to contact
us at [e-mail] to arrange a replacement, repair or refund
(subject to limited warranty liability) if the product is legitimately faulty or defective.

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