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Connecting

the

Acoustimass'-SES

Series

II

system

to

your

stereo.

Select

one

of

the

remaining

two

pairs

of

wires,

and

locate

the

left

channel

terminals

on

the

Acoustimass

module

marked

"INPUTS

FROM

AMP

OR

RECEIVER".

Depress

the

red

("+")

tab.

insert

the

lead

with

the

red

or

striped

marker,

and

release

the

tab.

Repeat

the

process

for

the

black

terminal

and

the

other

lead.

Then

follow

the

same

procedure

for

the

right

channel,

using

the

last

pair

of

wires.

Now,

locate

the

speaker

outputs

on

your

amplifier

or

receiver.

Connect

the

other

ends

of

the

wire

from

the

left

channel

of

the

Acoustimass

module

to

the

terminals

marked

"L"

or

"LEFT."

Make

sure

that

the

lead

with

the

red

or

striped

marker

is

connected

to

the

"+"and

the

other

lead

is

connected

to

the

"—"

terminal.

Repeat

these

rast

two

steps

for

the

right

channel.

Before

you

plug

in

your

receiver

or

amplifier.

make

sure

that

no

strands

of

wire

from

any

terminal

are

brushing

against

any

other

terminal.

Such

"bridged"

wires

create

short

circuits

which

can

damage

your

receiver

or

amplifier.

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Enjoy

your

new

system!

Now,

plug

in

your

receiver,

turn

on

your

system,

and

enjoy

your

music!

Ideally

Positioning

Your

Acoustimass

-SE5

Series

II

System

to

Get

the

Best

Sound

One

of

the

real

benefits

of

your

Acoustimass-SE5

system

is

its

flexibility.

For

instance,

the

cube

arrays

of

your

Acoustimass-SE5

system

are

magnetically

shielded

for

use

with

video

systems.

This

allows

you

to

position

the

cube

arrays

close

to

your

TV

or

monitor

without

adversely

affecting

the

picture

quality

(as

happens

with

conventional,

unshielded

speakers).

Cube

considerations

A.

In

average

-sized

listening

rooms,

the

best

stereo

effects

result

when

the

left

and

right

cube

arrays

are

spaced

6

to

12

feet

apart

(approximately

1.8-3.6

m).

However,

you

can

still

achieve

excellent

results

with

separation

as

little

as

3

feet

(approximately

1

m)

or

as

great

as

15

feet

(approximately

4.5

m).

Note:

For

video

applications,

separation

can

be

less

than

3

feet.

While

this

may

slightly

reduce

performance,

it will

allow

the

cube

arrays

to

be

located

on

each

side

of

a

TV

or

monitor.

See

Figure

4.

B.

Though

there

is

no

"correct"

position

for

the

cube

arrays

or

the

angle

between

them.

the

most

lifelike

sound

will

be

achieved

by

providing

a

balance

of

direct

and

reflected

sound.

Experiment

with

the

positions

of

the

cubes

for

the

results

you

prefer.

You

may

choose

to

use

the

cube

arrays

with

both

cubes

facing

forward.

This

eliminates

the

benefits

of

combining

direct

and

reflected

sound,

but

may

be

appropriate

for

very

small

listening

areas.

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