Sunfire 400 seven, 200 seven manual Biamping Connections, Biamping with an external crossover

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Biamping Connections

CHAPTER 2

 

UNBALANCED

 

PREAMP

 

R

OUTPUTS

Line-level audio signals

L

 

 

 

From: PreampliÞer main RCA outputs

To: AmpliÞer RCA inputs

Line-level audio signals

From: AmpliÞer Front L/R RCA

To: AmpliÞer Rear L/R RCA inputs

Note: The remaining channels can

+ -

RIGHT

be used to drive other speakers,

TWEETER

(CURRENT

or left unconnected.

SOURCE)

 

+ -

+ -

RIGHT

WOOFER

LEFT

 

WOOFER

LOUDSPEAKERS

Speaker-level audio outputs

From: AmpliÞer outputs

To: Speaker input posts

+ - LEFT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE)

Biamping with an external crossover

If you have an external active crossover, you can greatly increase the efÞciency of your system. The crossover will split the preampliÞer output signals into two frequency ranges.

You can connect the crossover's low frequency outputs to the ampli- Þer's rear channel inputs, and the crossover's higher frequency outputs to the ampliÞer's front channel inputs.

This is an efÞcient system because the channels only amplify signals with- in the frequency range of the speaker element they are driving. Little power is wasted.

INPUT

R

L

 

HIGH FREQ

RANGE

 

UN

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCED

 

 

 

PREAMP OUTPUTS

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

FULL FREQ

 

 

 

 

RANGE

 

 

 

 

 

ACTI

 

 

 

 

 

VE E

 

 

 

 

 

XTERNAL

 

 

 

 

 

CROSSOVER

HIGH OUT

LOW OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW FREQ

 

 

 

 

RANGE

 

 

Make sure that the crossover point of your active crossover is adjusted to match the crossover point of your speakers. Consult your speaker and crossover owner's manuals.

User's Manual

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+

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+

 

 

 

RIGHT

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+

 

RIGHT

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TWEETER

WOOFER

LEFT

(CURRENT

 

LEFT

 

 

 

WOOFER

SOURCE)

 

 

 

TWEETER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LO

UDSPEAKERS

 

(CURR

ENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE)

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