Crates #2 and #3. |
The Campaniles are shipped from Germany in 3
wooden crates:
1. A small (approximately: 1ft x 1ft x 1.5 ft,
60-70 lbs.) crate containing both tweeters
2. A large squat crate (approximately: 5 - 6 ft
wide x 3 - 4 ft deep x 4 - 5 ft tall, 300 - 400
lbs.) containing the middle section (horn) units,
manuals, brochures, parts, covers)
3. A large tall crate (approximately: 3 ft wide x
4 feet deep x 5 ft tall, approximately 700 lbs.)
containing all 4 woofer units in their own
cardboard boxes.
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Crate #1 containing the tweeters. |
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Crate #2 with the top off. |
Opening crate #2
Option 1:
a. Undo all screws in the top and lift the top
off of the crate.
b. Undo screws in the central area of sides 1 and
3 (the long sides which are the only sides that
have any screws in the central area of the crate)
and lift out the following parts:
1. The top screws attach to a substantial piece
of wood that holds the manual and the horns in
place
2. the bottom screws attach to a less substantial
piece of wood that holds down the speaker covers
underneath the manuals
c. Undo screws all along the bottom of all 4
sides and lift all 4 sides as one unit off the
crate. The horn units are now exposed and can be
lifted up off the crate after using scissors to
cut away some packing tape holding them down to
their bed of foam
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Crate #2 overhead view. |
Option 2:
a. Undo all the screws in all sides of the crate,
both at the bottom and in the sides themselves
and lift off the crate top including its sides
all as one unit
We have used and will continue to use option 1,
as it is easier to see what is happening and one
can directly observe if the unit is packed
slightly differently than as described above.
Opening crate #3
a. Remove all the screws in both sides which are
opposite each other and are the only ones that
have screws to remove. It is actually possible to
now remove the top and 2 remaining sides as one
unit up off the crate
b. Remove the top speaker box that is lying on
it's side top of the other 3 (which are standing
up normally)
c. Remove the other speakers boxes.
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The midrange units in their many layers of saran
wrap (cellophane). |
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A woofer unit immediately after removal from its
box. |
1. Unpacking the woofer units is done using
the common methodology:
a. Open the 'top'
b. Carefully turn over the box until it is upside
down
c. Pull the box up off the speaker
Note that the speaker boxes and units are
labeled: Unten (meaning 'down'
or 'under') and Oben ('above' or
'over'). Google has a German to English
translator that was quite useful at: http://translate.google.com/translate_t.
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Close up of the horn rim padding. |
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The horn rim padding after removal from the horn |
We are keeping these around for when we want
to move the Campaniles in the future. |
The (white) box of screws to hold the tops and
bottom units to the middle
unit and (dealers only) a box of extra tubes for
the tweeter amplifiers. |
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The opened box of tweeters. |
The tweeters weigh about 25-30lbs each, the
box about 10 lbs. This is a nice packing job. We
are keeping the box and packing material for
transporting the tweeters in the future. |
The power cord(s) are in the box beneath the
tweeters. |
The only way I found to get the tweeters out
was to force my fingers into the foam next to the
tweeter itself, and pull up hard on the small
ridge/lip around its edge. The power cords
'male' connector is of European style (even
though the tweeter is set to run at 110 volts).
We had to go to the hardware store to buy an
adapter (Neli did not want me to 'hack'/cut the
cord and physically remove the European male and
replace it with an American one).
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The diagram on the inside of the back panel of
the midrange units. |
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With the back panel off, the speaker connectors
and the back of the tweeter unit. |
The speaker connection points are robust and
support spades and banana connectors. A tweeter
connector is supplied with and comes already
connected to the midrange unit crossover.
The tweeter is located about 12 - 16 inches
from the back of the speaker so one has to reach
around and inside the speaker to toggle the
tweeter reset (automatic /manual) switch.
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In preparation for the final lift of the top bass
unit on top of the stack. |
The top and bottom bass units are, we
estimate, about 175 lbs. for the High Campanile
(Campanile Plus) - which is probably about 65 -
75 lbs. heavier than that for the ordinary
Campanile. We took a 3 stage approach to
getting these up on top of the midrange unit. The
first 2 were relatively easy. The last stage
required 2 strong people to push up using their
palms similar to a barbell overhead press with 2
other people guiding the speaker, making sure it
did not tip over.
Another, untried approach, might be to
assemble the top unit to the midrange unit, and
lift the pair onto the top of the bottom unit.
Heavier, yes, but the lower height required for
the lift is more within the power/strength curve
of the average person.
Note that the midrange unit weighs more on one
side than another. This:
1. causes the entire speaker to 'lean' a bit
on thickly padded carpet
2. makes it a little awkward to lift the
midrange unit.
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There be Campaniles here! |
Final Notes: The cords are not 'polarized'
in any visible way that I could ascertain. We had
trouble with one of the tweeters not coming on
when supplied power. When I pulled the plug out
and turned it around, it came on immediately.
Coincidence? Perhaps.
An electric screw driver is HIGHLY
recommended.
A sharp pair of scissors is HIGHLY
recommended.
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