JBL 515 XT - Section 7: Connection Types; Balanced Lines; Unbalanced Lines; Unbalanced Sources to EON Powered Loudspeakers

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Section 7: Connection Types
There are two basic types of audio system interconnections for audio signals: Balanced and Unbalanced.
Your EON
®
can accept either type of input.
Balanced Lines
In audio, a balanced line is a three-conductor system in which the two signal wires carry an equal, but
opposite voltage with respect to the ground wire. The ground wire acts only as a shield and does not carry
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shielded from the internal signal conductor, or if it gets into the cable is cancelled out by the opposite signals
at the receiving end. Balanced connections are preferred for any longer cable runs.
Unbalanced Lines
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signal conductors. The center conductor enclosed by the shield is commonly known as the “hot” conductor.
Unbalanced audio cables do not reject noise as well as balanced lines.
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instruments. These work well if the distance between the components is short, the signal level is
relatively high and all of the electronics used in the system are plugged into the same AC service.
Unbalanced Sources to EON Powered Loudspeakers
If you need to connect your EON speakers to an unbalanced source you have two options:
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unbalanced inputs without the need for any special adapters.
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