Parallel Wiring - Quest Engineering QX-280 Series Owner's Manual

Input Signal Wiring Examples
Unbalanced Wiring
Unbalanced Wiring
Figure 2.00
Amplifier Wiring Examples

Parallel Wiring

from
to
from speakers to
amplifier
speakers
amplifier
from from
to
speakers speakers
amplifier amplifier
+ - - +
+ - - +
+ - - +
+ - - +
+ - - +
+ - + - - + -
+ - - +
+ - - +
+ - + - - + -
+ - - +
+ - + - - + -
+ - + - - + -
70/100V System
(example shows 30W tap settings)
Unbalanced Wiring
Unbalanced Wiring
16
16
16
16
16
16 16
16
16
16 16
16
16 16
16 16
to
Connector wiring is the
same for both examples
+
+
+
+
15W
15W
15W
15W
15W
30W
15W 15W 15W
15W 30W 15W
15W 15W
30W 30W
(Not including other parasitic loading, always allow amplifier headroom)
Balanced Wiring
Figure 2.01
16 16
16 16
16 16
16 16
16 16
16 16 16
16 16
16 16
16 16 16
16 16
Total Amplifier Load 4Ω
16 16 16
16 16 16
Figure 3.00
15W 15W
15W 15W
15W 15W
15W 15W
15W 15W
30W 30W
15W 15W 15W 15W 15W
15W 30W 15W 15W 30W
15W 15W 15W
30W 30W 30W
Total Amplifier Load 120W
Figure 3.01
Balanced Wiring
Balanced Wiring
Balanced Wiring
+ Hot
+ Hot
- Cold
+ Hot + Hot
- Cold
Ground
- Cold - Cold
Ground
Ground Ground
16
16
16
16
16
16 16 16
16
16
16 16 16
16
16 16 16
16 16 16
15W
15W
15W
15W
15W
30W
15W 15W 15W 15W
15W 15W 30W 15W
15W 15W 15W
30W 30W 30W
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