Speaker Connection - Esoteric A-100 Owner's Manual

About the speaker cable
< Use commercially available speaker cables.
< Use the same length of speaker cables for the left and right
speakers. Minimizing excess speaker cable length may allow
an improvement in sound quality.
Connection method
Connect the unit's + terminal to the speaker's + terminal,
and the unit's – terminal to the speaker's – terminal.
< This unit is equipped with WBT's speaker terminals. Turn the
terminal cap counterclockwise to loosen and clockwise to
tighten.
< The metal portions of the two separate wires (Positive and
negative), should not touch or an electrical short can occur.
Shorted wires can create a fire hazard or induce a failure in
your equipment.
< Generally, the + side of the speaker cable is marked to make
it distinguishable from the – side of the cable. Connect this
marked side to the + terminal and the unmarked side to the
black – terminal.
CAUTION:
< Switch off the power to all equipment before making
connection.
< Read the instructions of each component you intend to use
with this unit.

Speaker connection

About the speaker terminal
When your speaker cable is bare wire:
Twist the strands of the stripped wires tightly together.
< The thickness of wires should be less than 4 mm (1/8").
When your speaker cable has spades:
Loosen the terminal cap and insert the spade into the
terminal. Then turn the terminal cap clockwise to tighten it.
< The inside diameter of spades should be 8 mm or more.
Connection using speaker cables with
banana plugs
Tighten the terminal cap and insert a banana plug.
For European customers
In accordance with European safety regulations, it is not
possible to connect banana plugs into the speaker terminals
on European models.
The holes into which banana plugs are inserted have been
covered with black caps. Connect the speakers using spades
or bare wires.
If the black caps become separated from the terminals, return
them to their original position.
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