Emotiva 10, 12 ConnectionConsiderations, ConnectingtoaStereoPreamplifier

ConnectionConsiderations

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UltraSeriesSubwoofersfeaturebothbalancedandunbalancedconnections(page10,points1&2).XLRconnectionsare

balancedlines,andaredesignedtorejectexternalnoise(frompowercables,EMIandRFIemissions,etc.)toagreaterdegree

thanstandardRCAconnections.Ifyourpreamplifier/processorisequippedwithabalancedsubwooferoutput,itis

recommendedthatyouuseanXLR/Balancedinterconnecttoassurethehighestdegreeofnoiseimmunity.

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• AlwaysmakesurethesubwooferisturnedoffbeforemakingorchangingANYconnections.

• Wheneverpossible,routethepowercordsawayfromthesignalcablesorspeakerwirestopreventhumor

interference.

• Alwaysusewellconstructed,100%shielded,oxygenfreecoppercables.

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ConnectingtoaStereoPreamplifier

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1.XLR/Balancedpreamplifieroutput

2.BalancedInterconnect

3.XLR/Balancedsubwooferinput

4.RCA/Unbalancedpreamplifieroutput

5.RCA/Unbalancedsubwooferinputs

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Usingafemaletomalebalancedcable,connect

thebalancedsubwooferoutputonthepreamplifier

(maleconnection)tothebalancedsubwooferinput

onthesubwoofer(femaleconnection).

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RCA/Unbalancedconnections(4.5.)maybeusedif

thepreamplifierdoesnothaveabalanced

subwooferoutput.

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Note:BothRCAinputs(5.)onyourUltraSubwoofer

aresummedinputs.Eithercanbeusedforasingle

outputtosingle��inputconnection.Ifyouareusinga

multi‐channelaudio‐videoprocessorthathasLeft

andRightSubwooferoutputs,connectbothoutputs

tothesubwooferinputsforasummedconnection.