Wharfedale EVO 10, EVO 40, EVO 50, EVO 30, EVO 8 user manual Loudspeaker preparation

Evolution²

HAVE:
CHECK YOU	Evo-8,10		Evo-30,40,50
	User Pack		User Pack
Accessories:		Accessories:
•	Certificate of Authenticity	•	Spike set (4)
•	History Booklet	•	Soft floor spike seats
•	One Pair of White Gloves	•	Certificate of Authenticity
		•	History Booklet
		•	One Pair of White Gloves

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Evolution²

FITTING SPIKES (Evo-30,40,50)

Floor standing Evolution² speakers are sup- plied with a set of floor spikes. Invert the loudspeaker and place the top on a soft surface. Screw the spikes into the bushes fitted in the base of the cabinet. Carefully return the loudspeaker to its normal posi- tion. Adjust the height by screwing in or out one or more of the spikes until the loudspeaker is stable. For wood or soft floors spike seats and self-adhesive pads are provided.

WARNING: Floor standing speakers are heavy - the spikes can penetrate softer floors materials and damage wood and stone floors over extended periods.

Connections and terminals

Choosing and Preparing Cables

Specialist audio cable usually offers better performance than	10mm
general purpose ‘bell’ or ‘zip’ wire.
Choose a cable of suitable diameter –  cable that is too thin
will limit the dynamics of the sound and may impair the bass
response. Audio cable is polarised, with two cores of different
colours, or often a raised rib of coloured tracer in the case of
twin cable.	40mm
Split the twin cores to a depth of about 40mm. Carefully strip
the insulation from each end, leaving about 10mm of bare
wire. If the cable is stranded, lightly twist to gather any loose
strands.

Crossover Networks

Evo loudspeakers use a specially designed bi-wireable crosso- ver panel with four terminal binding posts. Please follow the drawing carefully to see the correct orientation of the loud- speaker terminals. The upper terminals connect to the treble unit and the lower pair to the bass units. As supplied, the tre- ble terminal pair is connected to the bass terminal pair via removable metal straps. These should be left in place for standard single cable installations.

Connecting Loudspeaker Terminals

Unscrew the terminal. Thread the bared end of each cable through the hole in the bottom of the terminal post. Ensure that there are no loose strands which may touch adjacent ter- minals. Retighten the terminal securely.

NOTE: When connecting loudspeakers, the cables to left and right channels should be of equal length, regardless of the dis- tance of the speakers from the amplifier.

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