WILSON AUDIO TuneTot Assembly instructions
Installation and Care Guide
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Contents
Contents
Section 1.1—Box Content Checklist .............................. 6
Section 1.2—TuneTot Toolkit ....................................... 7
Section 1.3—Choosing the Best Location ...................... 7
Section 2.1—Assembling TuneTot ................................. 10
Installing the Spikes ...................................................... 10
Section 2.2—Refining the Position Of TuneTot .............. 11
Finding the Correct Position ............................................. 11
Section 2.3—Correcting for the Time Domain ............... 12
Time Domain Setup ........................................................... 12
Section 2.4—Leveling TuneTot .................................... 13
Section 2.5—Removing the Protective Film ................... 14
Section 2.6—Connecting TuneTot to an Amplifier ......... 15
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Section 2.7—Port Plug ................................................. 16
Section 2.8—Resistors ................................................. 17
Section 3.1—Specifications ........................................... 23
Section 3.2—Graphical Dimensions ................................ 24
Section 3.3 —TuneTot Phase Curve ................................. 25
Section 3.4—TuneTot Impedance Curve ......................... 26
Section 4.1—TuneTot ISOBase™ ..................................... 29
Installing ISOBase ............................................................ 29
Section 4.2—TuneTot Grille ........................................ 30
Section 4.3—TuneTot Driver Ring ................................. 30
Section 5.1—Warranty Details ...................................... 33
Limited Warranty .............................................................. 33
Conditions ....................................................................... 33
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Remedy ........................................................................... 34
Warranty Limited to Original Purchaser .......................... 35
Demonstration Equipment ................................................ 35
Miscellaneous ................................................................ 36
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Section 1—TuneTot Assembly
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Note: In the area you intend to install your TuneTots, clear out two spaces,
one for your left and one for your right channel. Place the ODD numbered
TuneTot in the LEFT channel section and the EVEN in the RIGHT channel
section.
Now that you have unpacked your TuneTot, you can inventory all the addi-
tional items in the boxes.
• Owners Manual
• Warranty Registration Form
• (1x) Polishing Cloth
• (4x) 3/8”-16 Custom Adjustable Spike with Nut
• (8x) Small Aluminum Spike Pad
• (4x) “AA” Spike (Stainless)
• 9/16” x 7/16” Combo Wrench. (Spike nuts & “AA” spike)
• 1/8” Allen (resistor panel screw, driver screws)
• New Tool Kit Box
• New Tool Kit Foam Inserts
• New Speaker Box
• New Speaker Box Foam Inserts
• Foam vent/port plug
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• Packing Sticker(s)
• Promo Inserts
• Full Wilson Audio Product Line Brochure
Please take the time before you attempt to setup up your TuneTot to review
the contents of your TuneTot tool and spike kit. Set these items in an accessible
area as you will need them during the setup process. See the graphic on the next
page.
You will be using tools and parts in this kit throughout the installation pro-
cess. Keep TuneTot toolkit at hand.
TuneTot is designed to be used primarily on bookshelves, credenzas, count-
ers and desk tops. As such, much of the process used by Wilson Setup experts is
less applicable. However, TuneTot is a very high resolution transducer, and ben-
efits from careful attention to the details and its position. If you want to learn
more about the Wilson Audio setup procedure, which can form a good basis of
understanding for how to place your TuneTots, you can do so by viewing a short
video by scanning the QR code to the left.
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Section 2—Setup of TuneTot
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Installing the Spikes
TuneTot uses two types of spikes, the AA-sized fixed spike, and the Adjust-
able spike, which incorporates a locking nut. These two sets of spikes together
form the time-domain and leveling system for TuneTot.
1. There are four threaded receptacles located on the bottom
of TuneTot. It is shipped with threaded plugs that maintain a
gas-tights seal if the spikes are not installed. Remove the four
bolts.
2. Locate the two sets of spikes. These can be found in the tool
box. Remove all eight spikes. Stage two AAs and two Adjust-
able spikes for each TuneTot.
3. With the help of an assistant, measure your ear (using the ear
canal as the reference point) height from the floor. Then mea-
sure the distance from the floor to the top of TuneTot’s woofer
driver. The purpose of these measurements is to determine the
overall relationship of the listener to TuneTot.
4. If the distance from the listener’s ear to the floor is greater
than the distance of TuneTot to the floor (the listener is gen-
erally higher than TuneTot), then install the adjustable spikes
into the front two TuneTot spike receptacles, and the two AA
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spikes into rear two receptacles.
5. If the distance from the listener’s ear to the floor is less than
the distance from the floor to TuneTot (the listener is posi-
tioned below TuneTot), then install the adjustable spikes into
the rear of TuneTot’s two receptacles, and the two AA spikes
into the front two.
6. At this point, leave the nuts on the Adjustable spike loose
enough to allow the spike to be adjusted freely by hand.
Finding the Correct Position
TuneTot benefits from fine tuning both side-to-side as well as front-to-back
tuning, within the constraints and limits of the shelf.
TuneTots should be “toed-in” directly toward the listener, such that, from
the seated position, the listener sees only a small portion of the inside of each
cabinet.
Note: Please note that TuneTot’s spikes are somewhat sharp. Wilson sup-
plies spike pads that optionally sit beneath the spike if there is a need to
protect the surface below.
Right Channel with little “toe.”
Right Channel with correct “toe.”
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Like all ultra-high performance loudspeakers, TuneTot will sound far more
lifelike if the time domain is properly corrected. In a compact two-way design
such as TuneTot, this can be effectively achieved by angling the baffle in correct
relationship to the listener. When the time domain is properly adjusted in a Tune-
Tot installation, every aspect of sound reproduction is improved—including tonal
accuracy and beauty, transient speed, soundstage and imaging, and a sense of
dynamic contrast.
Time Domain Setup
Wilson engineers have devised a simple and effective method for achiev-
ing the correct time domain for each installation with TuneTot. The correct baffle
angle in relationship to the viewer is achieved visually. In the case of TuneTot,
baffle angle and correct time domain are interchangeable. Wilson’s engineers de-
termined that if there is a correct amount of “reveal” on the top plane of TuneTot’s
cabinet, as seen from the listening position, it is a reliable indicator for correct
time domain in relationship of TuneTot to the listener.
This is accomplished via the following process:
1. Make sure that your TuneTots are properly positioned with cor-
rect “toe” as outlined in the previous section.
2. The listener should be in the listening position, his/her posture Too little reveal
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relaxed as he/she would be when listening to TuneTot.
3. View the reveal of the top plane of TuneTot’s cabinet.
4. If the there is too little reveal and the Adjustable spikes are
installed in the front receptacles, then decrease the length of
the spikes.
5. If the there is too little reveal, and the Adjustable spikes are
installed in the rear receptacles, then decrease the length of
the spikes.
6. If there is too much reveal and the Adjustable spikes are in-
stalled in the front receptacles, then increase the length of the
spikes.
7. If there is too much reveal and the Adjustable spike are in-
stalled in the rear receptacles, then decrease the length of the
spikes.
8. Repeat this process until there is an appropriate amount of
reveal for each speaker. (See illustrations to the left.)
1. Check the solidity of TuneTot on its spikes. If one of the Adjust-
able spikes is out of level, TuneTot will rock.
Too much reveal
Correct reveal
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2. Lay a 10” digital level, such as the Husky, horizontally on the
top plane of TuneTot. Check the level.
3. You may rotate the spike tips in place by hand. Lengthen the
appropriate spike or spikes on the lower side until TuneTot is
level. You may rotate the spike tips in place by hand.
4. Adjust the Adjustable spikes until TuneTot is level side-to-side,
and providing a solid, level mount with no rocking.
5. Recheck to make sure that TuneTot is still positioned for cor-
rect time domain.
6. Using the supplied 9/16” wrench, and taking care to avoid mov-
ing TuneTot out of position, tighten the nuts installed on the
Adjustable spike by sliding the wrench in the space beneath
TuneTot. Tighten the nuts such that they are locked and secure
against the bottom of the cabinet. Do not overtighten.
To protect the finish of TuneTot during final manufacture, shipment, and
setup in your listening room, we have applied a removable layer of protective film
over the finish. We recommend that this film be left in place until the speakers
are in their final location in your listening room. Once you have determined their
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final position, remove the film by following this procedure:
1. Ensure the speaker surface is room temperature before remov-
ing the protective film.
Note: Removing the protective film when the speaker surface is cold can
damage the paint surface.
2. Slowly remove the film from the top down, large sections at a
time, gently pulling the film downward and outward.
Note: Tearing the film aggressively can damage the paint.
3. Take care in removing the protective film near edges and cor-
ners to prevent paint damage in these areas.
4. The protective film should not be left on the painted surface
for extended periods of time nor exposed to heat sources and
direct sunlight.
High quality “five-way” binding post connections are provided to facilitate
connecting TuneTot to your amplifier. Several different types of speaker-cable
hardware are compatible with the post, including spades and banana-style con-
nectors. Attach the main output from the amplifier to the binding posts located
on the bottom rear of the TuneTot. Use your fingers to tighten the binding posts.
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Do not overtighten.
Unlike Wilson’s floorstanding loudspeakers, which are typically installed in
a relatively predictable environment with some distance from the room’s bound-
aries, TuneTot was designed to be installed into more acoustically hostile areas,
such as desktops, bookshelves, and counter tops.
TuneTot features an acoustically tune rear vented. Wilson engineers de-
termined that this configuration offers the best combination of low port noise
and optimized port contribution in the low frequency portion of the spectrum
of TuneTot. Occasionally, the combination of TuneTot’s proximity to a shelf or
counter top and a rear wall can reinforce this port energy and cause undesirable
reinforcement and nonlinearities in this portion of the bandwidth.
Wilson’s engineers have provided a solution for these types of installations.
TuneTot is shipped with two port plugs. These are located in TuneTot’s toolbox.
If the bass sounds integrated with the rest of the tonal spectrum, features
dynamic authority and transient speed in the midbass, there is little need to ex-
periment with the port plug. However, if the bass sounds bloated, “woolly” or
slow, these are symptoms of an excess of boundary reinforcement.
Use the following process experiment with the port plug, as well as the
method to safely install the plug.
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5. Pick a musical track that has bass extension and dynamics. If
possible, choose a thirty second (or so) section of the track,
and repeat that section using the A/B repeat feature of your CD
player. Listen to several repetitions without the plug installed.
Note: Wilson has a bass setup CD with the appropriate musical tracks opti-
mized for this purpose. This CD is available on Wilson’s on-line store.
6. The plug is formed to fit snugly in the port. With the flat-sur-
faced end out, gently push the port plug into the vent, making
sure the flat flange of the plug rests tightly against the exter-
nal edges of the vent.
7. Restart the musical selection. Listen for improved bass inte-
gration, speed, and articulation. If the bass is more musically
satisfying, this is the preferred configuration.
Note: This process benefits from repeated listening. Repeat the steps to
ensure your choice of vented or un-vented yields the most musical results.
By removing the aluminum back cover on the rear of TuneTot, you gain
access to the resistors. The back cover is secured by Allen bolts. Use the supplied
Allen wrench to remove the four bolts.
The Tweeter resistors, which consists of a 11.75Ω (2 X 23.5Ω in paral-
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lel) resistor assembly for Tweeter protection and level. The resistors provide
precise level matching between the woofer and tweeter drivers. The resistors
also act as ultra-high-quality fuses which open before a driver can be dam-
aged by excess power.
In rare instances for some installations, it is desirable to alter the level of
the tweeter to overcome tonal balance problems. There is a resistor fine-tuning
kit available from Wilson Audio’s on-line store should they be needed.
Note: Only Wilson Audio replacement resistors should be used in your
TuneTots. Changing the value or brand of the resistors will have a delete-
rious affect on the sonic performance of your loudspeakers and will void
your Wilson Audio Warranty.
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