Owner's Manual

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move the main jumper to the (opposite) position to enable the linking
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Please see video tutorials on our YouTube channel for more information.
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and knob holes.
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Signal-To-Noise:
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your audio signal level, which contains music, and your system’s noise
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to your buddies car audio systems and it has all of the above obnoxious
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tors have high signal-to-noise ratios (at least the ones that take home the
trophies).
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can be readily improved by raising the signal level with a component like
the Matrix Plus.
Level Matching
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of signal into an audio component. Since all AudioControl products are
capable of high-voltage input and output, it is important that you MATCH
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one!) make it a snap to set levels!
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