Installing and connecting the loudspeakers.
When choosing a suitable location for the monitors, bear in mind that the physical mounting of loudspeakers can have a large influence on performance. For best results the monitors should be mounted on a rigid structure, supported on four pads making contacts with the laminated panel. The use of soft pads (rubber, Sorbothane, etc..) is recommended.
When used in the landscape orientation, we recommend location of the monitors so that the drive units are toed inwards, with their axes oriented towards the listening position. The distance between the two speakers should be about 1.5 to 2 metres, depending on the monitoring position. The distance between the monitoring position and each speaker should be slightly greater than the distance between the speakers. If the speakers are placed too close to each other the full stereo image may not develop, on the other hand if you place them too far apart you will notice an audible hole in the middle of the stereo image.
Ensure that the console position does not obscure the direct sound radiation from the Dual Concentric drive unit when sitting down. The engineer and producer should have a clear, uninterrupted view of the monitor loudspeakers.
Connection to the amplifier is made by means of a pair of banana sockets, located on the termination panel at the back of the speakers. When connecting the speakers it is essential that consistent polarity is observed. The red terminal on the loudspeaker must be connected to the red or positive terminal on the power amplifier, and the black terminal on the loudspeaker must be connected to the black, negative or ground terminal of the power amplifier.
The types of cable used to connect the speakers to the power amplifier will marginally affect the sound. The
Before connecting the amplifier and the monitors, it is advisable to ensure that there is no signal present either by turning amplifiers gain down or by setting the output faders.
Power amplifiers.
The power amplifier should be reasonably well matched in power to the power rating of the speakers. A recommended range of power can be found in the specifications (at the end of this manual). The use of a powerful amplifier (i.e. the higher figure of the specified power range) provides headroom which is useful especially for highly dynamic programme materials.
Because of the high peak power handling of the Tannoy monitors, a responsible use of even more powerful amplifiers should not represent a danger for the speakers if the amplifiers are not overdriven.
