Connections To Speakers; Surround Sound - Daniel Hertz M5 Telikos Owner's Manual

Positioning the M5
The M5 can be placed near the speaker, in a
remote location, or in a cabinet. If placed in
a cabinet, make sure that adequate ventila-
tion is available. The large heatsinks on the
M5 dissipate heat very effectively, but air
circulation is necessary.
Many users find the appearance of the M5
appealing to the eye, and place them close
to the speakers. With Daniel Hertz Pre-
mium 500 speaker cable, the M5 can be lo-
cated far from Daniel Hertz speakers, up to
30M or more. With other makes of speaker,
the distance may be shorter due to the load
characteristics of the particular speaker.
Since the M5 has no fans and no mechani-
cal noise, it can be close to the listening po-
sition if necessary.

Surround sound

Daniel Hertz M5's can be used to drive
multiple Daniel Hertz speakers for sur-
8
round sound without a processor, using
the Daniel Hertz matrix approach. Details
on request.
Connections to the speakers
The M5 has one red and one black three
way binding post for speaker connections.
The connectors meet the latest safety stan-
dards and are gold plated for freedom from
oxidizing over time.
Daniel Hertz recommends using our Pre-
mium 500 speaker cable. The M5 has three
way binding posts with a hole in the cen-
ter of the post. Daniel Hertz Premium 500
speaker wire can be stripped approximate-
ly 1.5 cm, twisted and inserted into the hole.
When the cap is tightened, an excellent
connection is made. One advantage is that
the electrical signal does not pass through
any lead solder. Another advantage is that
this saves the customer a lot of money for
fancy cable terminations. People who like
massive speaker connectors can use them
but in some cases they will be paying more
money for poorer sound.
Low noise AC connection
The M5 has no audible electrical noise even
with Daniel Hertz high efficiency speakers.
In a given installation, ground loops can
occur depending on the other equipment
being used and the AC line the particular
location. To eliminate ground loops and
noise, it may be necessary to ground only
one M5 to the AC line. In this case, an AC
adaptor cab be used or the ground pin re-
moved from an AC cable. As long as one
M5 is grounded, all M5's will be grounded
via the RCA connector ground.