Classe SSP-600 Manuel Du Propriétaire page 14

Boundary Gain
Compensation
flexible GUI The LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an
customizable
volume control
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Most speakers are designed to sound their best when placed out well away from the
walls. This placement usually offers the best imaging and overall performance.
However, this placement is often not practical in multi-purpose rooms that are used for
home entertainment. Speakers end up pushed back close to the walls so as to make more
room for the people who live in the house. Unfortunately, this change in placement
reinforces frequencies from the mid-bass down to the deepest bass. While few people
would object to having a little extra deep bass, the boosted mid-bass makes male vocals
sound "chesty," "congested" or "boomy."
extremely flexible and versatile graphical user interface (GUI) while maintaining a clean,
uncluttered appearance. The SSP-600 provides a range of controls that might otherwise
require dozens of buttons and knobs on the front panel. Despite this power and
flexibility, it remains simple to operate in day-to-day use.
In fact, in some ways it is even simpler to operate than a more conventional design
might be. For example, if you are not using one or more of the inputs on your SSP-
600, you can delete the unnecessary buttons from the operational menu. Doing so
prevents anyone from trying to select a nonexistent source component, with the resulting
confusion stemming from the lack of any sound. (Of course, you can easily restore the
button if you subsequently add another source component and need that input.)
The volume control on your new Classé surround processor is controlled by
sophisticated software that allows you to fine-tune its response to suit your preferences.
Ideally, a volume control would allow you to reach the volume you desire quickly, and
would also provide extremely fine control once you are close to the "perfect" volume. Of
course, these characteristics are in conflict with each other: one requires the volume to
change by quite a lot for a given amount of turning of the knob, while the other requires
small, incremental changes for the same turn of the knob.
The volume control system on your SSP-600 solves this problem by responding
differently based on the specific circumstances (e.g. how quickly you are turning the
knob and where in the volume range you are). After extensive testing, we feel we have
created factory default settings that most people will find intuitive and a real pleasure to
use. However, if you feel you would like to fine-tune its performance further in order to
suit your particular preference, you may easily do so.