OHM C2 - Connecting Amplifier to Speaker; Amplifier Volume and Tone Control Usage

ribbed
side
of the
zip
cord
to
connect the
terminals
marked
"*",
or
"POS",
on the
receiver,
to the red
connecting
posts
on
your
Ohm loudspeakers.
Then
connect
the negative
(or
ground)
terminals
on the
receiver
to
the black
connect-
ing
posts
on the
Ohm
speakers
with the
smooth
side
of
the
zip
cord.
Before
you
plug
in
your
amplifier
(or
receiver),
be
certain the
power
is
turned
off
and
the
volume
control
turned
all
the way
down
(counter-
clockwise). After
plugging
in
the amplifier
and
turning
it
on,
slowly
rotate
the volume
con-
Full
undistorfed
output with
practically
all modern
ampli-
fiers
occurs
with
the volume
control about
% of the way
up,
not all the way
up. Turning
the
volume
control beyond
lhe
2/s
point
almost always
causes
amplifier clipping, which
is the
leading cause
of speaker
burnout.
Please note
that
your
ampli-
fier's
tone controls
also act as
volume
controls,
in
the
sense
that using them causes
more
(or
less)power to
be delivered
to the loudspeakers.
As
a
rule,
the tone
controls
(like
the vol-
ume control)
should not
be
turned beyond the
2/s
point,
speaker designed for home
music reproduction,
even
at
relatively
moderate
listening
levels.
lf,
after
plugging
in
the
receiver
and
playing
some
music,
you
are uncertain
whether
the
speakers
are in
phase,
just
reverse
the wires
on ane
of
the
speakers
and
play
a record
with
some
bass
content with the receiver
set
to
"mono".
The hook-up
that
pro-
vides
the most
bass
is
the
correct one.
trol
clockwise,
until desired
volume
level is
achieved.
This
will
prevent
any
sudden
power
surges
from
damaging
your
new loudspeakers.
especially
at
higher
listening
levels.
Continuous
operation
with
the tone
controls
turned
allthe way
up willpermanently
damage virtually
any
loud-