Operating, connecting the speakers to the hi-fi equipment
Connect the loudspeakers to the amplifier of your hi-fi system. For this, only one cable per loudspeaker is required.
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The cable must be bipolar. The positive and negative pole should be clearly marked in order to avoid inverted
polarity. The length of the cable depends on the place where you are going to install the hi-fi system. Trim the
cable, so there is 20-30% excess cable. The length of the cable determines the cross-section of the cable.
With a length of 5 m per loudspeaker, the cross-section of a copper lead shall be at least 2 qmm². With a
length of 10 m, the smallest cross-section shall be 4 qmm², etc. Under these conditions, the ohms resistance
remains practically constant and neglible. In order to reduce the cable’s inductive behaviour (reducing treble)
you should rather use stranded wire than solid wire.
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We presume, that the electric components of a hi-fi system are completely mounted and connected.
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Please switch off all components (Power).
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Place the two speakers on the floor (e. g.), next to each other, each baffle placed next to each baffle.
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Now connect the speaker cables to the output terminals of the amplifier. Twist the cable ends in order to cre-
ate a large area of contact. Please ensure, that the left amplifier channel is connected to the left speaker (left
to left/right to right).
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It is important to match the polarity of both speakers. The positive poles of the amplifier outputs must be con-
nected to the positive poles of the inputs of the speaker (red terminals).
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The hi-fi system is now ready to run. The volume control of the amplifier shall be turned to less than ¼. Before
you switch on the amplifier, switch on all other units of the hi-fi system.
Now listen to a piece of music you know very well. The sound of it might appear different because the speakers re-
spond to each other and do not emit the sound towards the room.
If the bass sounds very strong, the polarization of the hi-fi system has been carried out correctly.
Connecting the speakers to a stereo system
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