Owners Manual

There should be a clear line of sight between the loudspeakers and the listening position. Any sound-

absorbing or reflecting obstacles in the path will distort the sound. When you install the loudspeakers

the following distances should be maintained:

Floorstanders: at least 20 cm away from the rear wall and at least 30 cm from the side walls. This will

prevent excessive emphasis of the bass range.

Bookshelf speakers: shelf loudspeakers should also be as free-standing as possible, the distance to the

sides and rear to walls and items should be at least 10 cm, the tweeters should be located at ear height.

Spikes (floorstanders): you should use the supplied spikes when setting the speakers up. This isolates

them from the supporting surface, preventing unpleasant resonance effects. You can choose between

metal and hard rubber spikes for the standing speakers. The spikes are screwed into the threaded

bushes on the bottom of the speaker.

HECO ELEMENTA LOUDSPEAKERS AS A FRONT OR REAR LOUDSPEAKER

The front loudspeakers are positioned at ear height on the left and right as equidistant from the television

as possible. The rear loudspeakers are placed at ear height or a little above on the left and right besides

or better behind the listening position. (Fig. 4)

CONNECTOR PANEL ON THE HECO ELEMENTA LOUDSPEAKERS / BI-WIRING AND BI-AMPING

HECO ELEMENTA 700

The connector panels on the ELEMENTA speakers are equipped with 5 terminal screws, enabling

bi-wiring/bi-amping in addition to conventional connection to an amplifier. The upper terminals are

connected to the treble and mid-treble side of the crossover and the lower terminals to the bass side.

An additional connector terminal enables a 2dB treble boost option.

Bi-wiring means using separate cables to carry the high and low audio frequencies. Bi-amping takes this

idea one step further and uses separate power amplifiers as well as separate cables for high and low

frequencies. Bi-amping in particular produces an additional improvement in sound reproduction quality.

For conventional connections, metal bridges are installed as standard to make the +2dB treble

adjustment active. The bridge can be switched to the linear setting by unscrewing the corresponding

terminals. (Fig.5)

The terminals have to be removed for bi-wiring and bi-amping mode. Fig. 6 and fig. 7 show the

connection to the amplifier(s).

The right treble setting depends on the room, the positioning of the speakers and, of course, personal

taste. The +2dB setting is recommended for rooms with heavy upholstered furniture and curtains, for

example, which have a muffling effect.

HECO ELEMENTA 300, CENTER 30

Bi-wiring means using separate cables to carry the high and low audio frequencies. Bi-amping takes this

idea one step further and uses separate power amplifiers as well as separate cables for high and low

frequencies. Bi-amping in particular produces an additional improvement in sound reproduction quality.

The special connection terminals of the ELEMENTA loudspeakers support both conventional connection

and operation in bi-wiring and bi-amping modes. There are four screw terminals on each speaker.

The top pair are for the tweeter (high frequencies), the lower pair for the woofer (low frequencies). The

factory-installed metal strips connecting the positive and negative terminals are for conventional 2-wire

connection and must be removed for bi-wiring and bi-amping operation. The pictures below show the

correct set-up for conventional operation (Fig. 8a), bi-wiring (Fig. 8b) and bi-amping (Fig. 8c).