Connections; Basic Connections; Speaker B Connections; Preamp Out Connections - Cambridge Audio CXA60 User Manual

Connections

When designing our amplifiers we include features that allow you to connect
your system in various ways. The inclusion of features such as Pre-Out and
Speaker B connections mean that you can flexibly configure your system
depending on your requirements.

Basic connections

The diagram below shows the basic connection of your amplifier to a CD
player using the D3 coaxial digital input source and a pair of loudspeakers.
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Power Rating : 220–230V AC ~ 50/60Hz
Max Power Consumption: 750W
Power AC
Right Left
Power AC
Mains Voltage Selector Switch:
100-120V/220-240V AC~50/60Hz

Speaker B connections

The Speaker B connections on the back of the amplifier allow for a second set
of speakers to be used (i.e. speakers located in another room). The Speaker
A/B button on the front panel scrolls through the selection of speaker A only,
speaker B only, and speaker A and B together.
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Power AC
Right Right Left Left
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S/P DIF S/P DIF
Toslink Toslink
Co-axial In Co-axial In
Optical In Optical In
Gnd Lift
Ground/Lift
Switch
Out In
BT100 D3 D3 D2 D1
USB Audio In Control Bus
(Balanced)
Sub-Out Pre-out A4 A3 A2 A1
(Unbalanced) Right Left
In Out S/P DIF S/P DIF Toslink
Co-axial Co-axial Optical
Control Bus IR In Digital Outputs Digital Outputs
S/P DIF Toslink Toslink
Co-axial In
Optical In Optical In
Gnd Lift
Ground/Lift
Switch
Out In
USB Audio In Control Bus BT100 D3 D2 D1
(Balanced)
Sub-Out Pre-out A4 A3 A2 (Unbalanced) Right A1 Left

Preamp Out connections

The Preamp Out sockets are for connecting to the input sockets of a power
amplifier or active subwoofer. The diagram below shows how to connect the
amplifier to an active subwoofer via the Line In inputs on the subwoofer.
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: 220–230V AC ~ 50/60Hz
Power Rating
Max Power Consumption: 750W
Power AC
Right Left

Balanced audio connections (CXA80 only)

The diagram below shows how to connect the CXA80 to the CXN Network
player using the Balanced Audio inputs via three pin XLR connectors.
The CXA80 can also be connected to non-Cambridge Audio sources with
balanced outputs.
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: 220–230V AC ~ 50/60Hz
Power Rating
Max Power Consumption: 750W
Power AC
Right Left
Power AC
Voltage Rating: 100-230V AC ~ 50/60Hz
Rated Power Consumption: 30W
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Balanced connections in an audio system are designed to reject electrical
noise, from power wiring etc, and also the effects of noise currents flowing
through ground connections. The basic principle of balanced interconnection
is to get the signal you want by subtraction, using a three-wire connection.
One signal wire (the hot or in-phase) carries the normal signal, while other (the
cold or phase-inverted) carries an inverted version. The balanced input senses
the difference between the two lines to give the wanted signal. Any noise
voltages that appear identically on both lines (these are called common-mode
signals) are cancelled by the subtraction.
The CXA80 is designed to work at its highest performance when a balanced
interconnect is used.
Note: To select the balanced input on the CXA80, press the A1 button twice
on the front panel or on the remote control so that the A1 light on the front
panel display lights up Orange. Repeatedly pressing the A1 button will toggle
between balanced and unbalanced inputs.
S/P DIF S/P DIF Toslink Toslink
Co-axial In Co-axial In Optical In Optical In
Gnd Lift
Ground/Lift
Switch
Out In
USB Audio In Control Bus BT100 D3 D3 D2 D1
(Balanced)
Sub-Out Pre-out Pre-out A4 A3 A2 A1
(Unbalanced) Right Left
S/P DIF Toslink Toslink
Co-axial In Optical In Optical In
Gnd Lift
Ground/Lift
Switch
Out In
USB Audio In Control Bus BT100 D3 D2 D1
(Balanced) (Balanced)
Sub-Out Pre-out A4 A3 A2 A1 A1
(Unbalanced) Right Right Left Left
IR In Control Bus
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CXN Network Player
In Out
Gnd Lift
D2 D1 Ground/Lift Right Right Left Left
S/P DIF Co-axial Toslink Optical S/P DIF Co-axial Toslink Optical Switch
Digital Inputs Digital Outputs USB Audio In Balanced Audio Output Balanced Audio Output Line Output
Line
In