MC 501 - Connecting to Speakers; Connecting to Preamplifier

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2. Connecting the power amplifier to the speakers
There are two pairs of speaker terminals on the back of the amplifier. Two speakers can be connected to the
amplifier.
To connect the speakers only use high quality cables. Especially recommended are coaxial cables with high
copper quality.
Example for Connection:
3. Connecting the power amplifier to the preamplifier
To connect the power amplifier to the preamplifier you can either use the XRL or the RCA input.
Notice: Remove all cables from inputs not in use. Never use both XLR and RCA inputs at the same time.
Pin assignment of XLR plug
Examples for Connection:
Balanced input (use XLR cables) Unbalanced input (use RCA cables)
R
SPEAKER
INPUT
L
INPUT
SPEAKER
right speaker left speaker
power amplifier
R
INPUT
L
INPUT
L
R
R
L
OUT1 OUT2
BALANCED OUT
OUTPUT
R
INPUT
L
INPUT
L
R
R
L
OUT1 OUT2
BALANCED OUT
OUTPUT
1
2
3
1 = earth (0V)
2 = + in phase
3 = - counter phase
R L R L
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