Ayre Acoustics Power Amplifier owner manual Pass-Through Outputs

RCA connectors accept signals from unbalanced sources, while the XLR connectors are for balanced sources. A small toggle switch near the input connectors selects either the balanced or unbalanced inputs.

When you have a choice, a balanced connection will offer slightly higher sound quality than an unbalanced connection.

Note that the input selector switch for some channels will be in the “up” position, while the input selector switch for other channels will be in the “down” position.

Only one set of inputs (balanced or unbalanced) may be connected at a time.

Pass-Through Outputs

The pass-through output Each channel features a pass-through output,

connector is wired in parallel supplied via an XLR connector. This allows

with the input connector. multiple channels to be driven with a single source and is especially useful for subwoofers, passive bi- or tri-amplification, or distributed sound systems.

Simply use a balanced cable to connect the pass-through output of one channel to the XLR input of another channel on the same amplifier, or of another amplifier with true balanced inputs.

The pass-through output does If you wish to drive an unbalanced amplifier from

not convert unbalanced sources the pass-through outputs, you will need to use

to a true balanced signal. XLR-to-RCA adapters at the pass-through outputs. These are available from your Ayre dealer.

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