POSITIONING YOUR
LOUDSPEAKERS
We
recommend that the loudspeakers
be
placed between two and three metres apart
and equidistant from the listening position.
The
tweeters should
be
roughly at ear level to
a seated listener. The loudspeakers should be positioned
so
that they are angled slightly
inward, facing the listener.
The
most uncoloured sound will
be
obtained when the loudspeakers are at least
200mm
from the rear walls and
300mm
from the side walls. If the loudspeakers are operated
closer to the rear walls the
bass
extension will increase but if they are placed too close to
the walls the
bass
may boom and become indistinct. If the loudspeakers are placed further
away from the walls, the inward angle may
be
increased
by
up to 40%, although this may
restrict the width
of
the optimum listening position.
As
personal taste plays a large role, please experiment with different configurations and
play a wide range
of
music before finalising the position
of
your loudspeakers.
CONNECTIONS
AND
TERMINALS
Crossover Network
Quad
crossover networks separate the treble and
bass
networks into two distinct sections,
each connected
by
a dedicated pair
of
terminal posts.
This
enables the treble and
bass
components to
be
separately driven for optimum performance.
The
upper pair
of
terminals
is
connected to the treble network and the lower pair to the
bass
network.
As
supplied, the treble terminal pair
is
connected to the
bass
terminal pair
by
removable
metal straps.
These
should be left
in
place for standard installations.
Choosing and Preparing Cable
Specialist audio cable will usually offer better performance than general purpose 'bell'
or
'zip' wire. Audio cable
is
polarised, with two cores
of
different colours,
or
often, in the case
of
twin cable, a coloured tracer
or
ridge along one wire to indicate polarity.
Choose a cable
of
suitable diameter - cable that
is
too thin will limit the dynamics
of
the
sound and may impair the
bass
response. Split the twin cores to a depth
of
about 40mm.
Carefully strip the insulation from each end, leaving about l 0mm
of
bare wire. If the cable
is
stranded, lightly twist to gather any loose strands.
Connecting Speaker Terminals
Unscrew the terminal. Thread the bared end
of
each cable through the hole
in
the bottom
of
the terminal post. Ensure that there are no loose strands which may touch adjacent
terminals. Retighten the terminal securely.
CONNECTING
THE
LOUDSPEAKERS
Standard Connections
RIGHT
LEFT
Choose a suitable length
of
twin core speaker cable
for
each channel, and prepare the
ends
as
described above.
Connect the positive(+) terminal
of
the
Left
loudspeaker to the corresponding positive(+)
amplifier terminal. Connect the negative(-) terminals similarly. Repeat this procedure
for
the
Right Channel. Note that the positive(+) terminals are located on the right.
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