Burmester AMBIENCE 31, Operating Manual

connecting the LouDspeAkers

Ambience 31 Operating Manual

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5.6 

Bi-amping connection

While bi-wiring merely splits the signal paths to the loudspeaker, bi-amping connects 
both the woofers and mid-range/tweeters to two separate power amplifier channels. 
Bi-amping provides additional acoustic advantages, since it frees the amplifier channel 
for the mid-range/tweeter unit from the high power requirements of the woofers. 
However, this connection type also requires twice as many amplifier channels. 
Bi-amping can be accomplished in either a vertical or a horizontal arrangement.

5.6.1  Vertical bi-amping

When using dual-channel (stereo) amplifiers, a single amplifier is connected to a single 
speaker in a vertical bi-amping arrangement. One channel is responsible for the woofer 
unit, the other for the mid-range/tweeter unit. The advantage of this variant is that each of 
the amplifiers is situated near the speaker and only short speaker cables are required.

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Connecting the speakers:

1. 

Position the two stereo amplifiers near the speakers.

2. 

Connect the preamplifier to the stereo amplifiers as shown above. You will need two 
optional Burmester bi-amp adapters or adapter cables. Please contact your 
specialist dealer for assistance.

3. 

Remove the bi-wiring jumpers between the woofer terminals (LOW) and the 
tweeter/mid-range terminals (HI/MID) located above them.

4. 

Connect the woofer unit on the right speaker to the left amplifier output and the 
mid-range/tweeter unit to the right output.

note: 

It is also possible to connect the woofer unit to the right amplifier output and the mid-
range/tweeter unit to the left output.

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Follow the same procedure to connect the left speaker to the second amplifier.

After connecting the speakers, continue by reading „Operating the Loudspeakers“ on 
page 18.