Operation 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:

Altea 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.

Altea 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 (Altea 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.

MAGNAT ALTEA LOUDSPEAKERS AS A FRONT OR REAR LOUD-SPEAKER

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. 3)

MAGNAT ALTEA 3, 5, 7 – BI-WIRING AND BI-AMPING

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 Altea 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. 4a), bi-wiring (Fig. 4b) and bi-amping (Fig. 4c).