Connection In Single Wire Mode; Amplifier Connections; Cable Choice - Prestige SANDRINGHAM SE Owner's Manual

Amplifier Connections

Cable Choice

Always use the best quality of cable available within your budget. High quality audio signals passing from the amplifier
to the loudspeaker are unusual in their demands on the cable. Wide dynamic range and frequency bandwidth information
has to coexist with the ability to transmit peak currents of at least 10amps, without incurring any loss or signal impairment.
This explains why the sound quality of the information reproduced by the loudspeakers is so dependant on the physical
properties of the cables connecting them to the amplifier.
We would recommend that you always keep the cable runs the same length for each speaker.
Remember, cable construction can affect the sound quality so be prepared to experiment to find a cable that suits your
ear and audio system.
Terminal Panel and Connection of Earth or 'Ground' Lead
(See figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4)
In order to take advantage of the driver earthing feature within the Prestige range and to optimise performance further,
use a shielded or screened loudspeaker cable. The screening termination should be connected to the earth or 'ground'
(green) terminal on the loudspeaker and to the ground or earth connection on the amplifier. Alternatively if you are not
using a screened loudspeaker cable but wish to utilise the earthing facility, run a single cable between the earth or 'ground'
(green) terminal on the loudspeaker to the earth (ground) connection on the amplifier.

Connection in Single Wire Mode

Connect the pair of link cables supplied in the accessory kit to each loudspeaker terminal panel as follows:
• Starting with the red (positive) lead, loosen the locking pin which passes through the plug by turning the plastic
head of the locking pin one full anti-clockwise rotation.
• The 'unlocked' plug can now be inserted into the red (positive) low frequency (LF) terminal on the loudspeaker.
• Tighten the plug by turning the locking pin clockwise until finger-tight.
• The spade connection at the other end of the lead should be connected to the red (positive) high frequency (HF)
terminal on the loudspeaker. To do this, loosen the terminal nut sufficiently to allow insertion of the spade connector
and then re-tighten the terminal nut finger-tight.
• Repeat this operation for the black (negative) HF and LF terminals
• Repeat the whole operation for the other loudspeaker
For optimum performance in single wire mode, loudspeaker cable connections from the amplifier should now be made
to the high frequency (HF) terminals of the loudspeaker:
• The positive (plus) terminal on the amplifier left channel (marked + or coloured red) must be connected to the
positive HF terminal on the left speaker. The left speaker is the one on the left as you look at the stereo pair from
your listening position.
• The negative (minus) terminal on the amplifier left channel (marked - or coloured black) must be connected to the
negative HF terminal on the left speaker.
• Repeat this connection process for the right speaker. Remember that the positive (+ or red) on the amplifier must
be connected to the positive (+ or red) on the speaker and the negative (- or black) to negative.
Select a signal source, such as a CD player; switch on the amplifier and slowly turn up the volume control to check that
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both loudspeakers are reproducing bass and treble information.
(See fig. 2)