Samson S zone manual Using Passive Speakers, Using Active Speakers

Designing an Installation Plan

Using Passive Speakers

If you are using passive (un-powered) speakers you need to first decide where you will place your power amplifier. If the speakers in a particular sound zone are less than 100 feet away you can locate your power amplifier in the same rack as the S zone and wire the speaker wires from the amplifier to your sound zone.

NOTE: This type of wiring is known as "home-run wiring" since you are making direct connection from the amplifiers in the equipment rack to the speakers loicated in the sound zone

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In this case, you would connect the S zone’s Zone Output to the power amplifier input and the run the speaker wires to the passive speakers. If the speakers in a particular sound zone are further than 100 feet, you should consider placing the amplifier in the same room as the sound zone. In this case you will run balanced line level signal from the S zone’s Zone Output over the long wire run to the input of the power amplifier located in the sound zone.

Using Active Speakers

If you are going more than 100 feet you can also consider using active speakers (speakers with built in power). When using active speakers you can connect the S zone’s outputs using the balanced line level signals. In this case you will run line level signal from the S zone’s Zone Output over the long wire run to the input of the powered speaker located in the sound zone. For more information on wiring for balanced signals see the wire guide on page 20 of this manual.

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