Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
Speaker connections
The
type
of
speaker
cable
you use can
affect
audio
performance. While it
isn't
absolutely necessary
to
use specialised
cables, in general quality speaker
cab
le will give
the
best
results.
In
any case,
the
cable
used should have a
conductor
cross-sectional area
of
at
least 1.5
mm
2 - and
performance
may
begin
to
suffer if cable length
exceeds
a
maximum
of
around 15 m. The
cable
length
to
each speaker
of
a stereo pair should be
approximately
the
same.
Your Dynaudio retailer will be able
to
offer advice on speaker
cable
that
will
suit
both
your
electronics and
your
Dynaudio speakers.
Your Dynaudio speakers'
connection
term
inals can
accommodate
stripped
cables, 4
mm
banana plugs
or
cable
spades. Emit series speakers
support
only
stripped
cables and banana plugs.
Most
modern
amplifiers incorporate
terminals
that
provide similar
connection
options.
Begin
by
connecting
the
cab
le
to
the
terminals on
the
speaker cabinet. Ensure
that
conductors
marked 'positive' are
connected
to
the
positive (red) speaker terminals and
that
cab
le
conductors
marked 'negative' are
connected
to
the
negative (black) speaker terminals. The process
of
speaker
connection
varies
depending
on
the
type
of
cable
connectors
in use:
■
4 mm plugs: insert
the
plugs directly into
the
end
of
the
speaker terminals. The terminals
don't
need
to
be
tightened,
but
it's
good
practice
to
do
it
anyway
to
minimise any
chance
of
mechanica
l buzzing.
■
Stripped cables: fully
unscrew
the
speaker terminals and insert
the
stripped
cable
ends
into
the
ho
les through
the
terminal posts.
Make
sure
that
no
stray cable strands are left free. It will help
to
twist
the
stripped
cable
strands
together. Tighten
the
terminals
down
securely
onto
the
stripped
cable.
It's
good
practice
to
check
terminals
for
tightness
soon after
they
are initially tightened and occasionally thereafter.
■
Cable
spades: fully
unscrew
the
speaker terminals and position each
cable
spade
arm either
side
of
a terminal post.
Secure
the
cable
spades
by
securely tightening
the
terminals. It's
good
practice
to
check
termina
ls
for
tightness
soon
after
they
are initially tightened and occasionally thereafter.
Once
cables are
connected
to
the
speakers,
they
can
be
connected
to
the
amplifier
speaker
output
terminals.
Make
sure
the
amp
is
switched
off,
connec
t
the
cables from the left speaker
to
the
left-channel amplifier terminals and
the
cables from
the
right speaker
to
the
right-channel amplifier terminals. For multi-channel
home-cinema
systems
wi
th
surround- and centre-channel outputs,
connect
each speaker
to
the
appropriate
ly marked
amp
terminals.
Ensure
in
every
case
that cable conductors marked "positive" are connected
to
the
positive (red) amplifier and
speaker terminals and that cable conductors marked "negative" are connected
to
the
negative (black) amplifier and
speaker terminals.