INTRODUCTION 4HANKS FOR CHOOSING A .EWTON 3ERIES LOUDSPEAKER 4HE -# FEATURES THE FINEST DRIVERS PRECISION INTERNAL CROSSOVER CIRCUITRY AND AN ELEGANT ENCLOSURE DESIGN 4HE 0RODUCT $EVELOPMENT 4EAM AT #AMBRIDGE 3OUND7ORKS BELIEVES THERE IS NO BETTER COMBINATION OF Rubber Feet AUDIOPHILE LEVEL ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND REASONABLE COST AFTER UNPACKING 3TORE THE SHIPPING CARTON AND PACKING MATERIAL FOR FUTURE USE AND TRANSPORT CONTENTS MC305 MC300 /NE -# LOUDSPEAKER No.
SPEAKER PLACEMENT Use a keyhole slot to hang the speaker from a screwhead. MC305 LCR Loudspeaker + 8 Ohms — N.Andover, Massachusetts USA 00000000 Use a threaded insert to attach a swivel-bracket (available from Cambridge SoundWorks).
Hanging the MC305 directly on a wall: )NSTALL A .
SPEAKER PLACEMENT 4HE -# IS SUPPLIED WITH A HORIZONTAL STAND 5SE IT WHEN YOU WANT TO POSITION IT HORIZONTALLY SUCH AS FOR A CENTER CHANNEL IN A HOME THEATER SOUND SYSTEM 4HE -# CAN BE SHIFTED SLIGHTLY ON THE STAND TO AIM THE SPEAKER DOWN OR UP
POSITIONING YOUR SPEAKERS 4HE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ASSUME YOU HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY REGARDING WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR SPEAKERS $ON T BE TOO CONCERNED IF YOUR SITUATION AND LISTENING ENVIRONMENT DICTATE THE SPEAKERS POSITION 4HE SPEAK ERS ARE STILL SURE TO PROVIDE CONVINCING LIFELIKE SOUND s !VOID FACING A SPEAKER PARALLEL TO A NEARBY WALL WITHIN INCHES 4HE REFLECTED SOUND FROM THE WALL DEGRADES THE SOUND COMING DIRECTLY FROM OK THE SPEAKER s Note: The optional swivel-bracket is shown, but
PREPARE THE SPEAKER WIRE 5SE AT LEAST GAUGE SPEAKER CABLE FOR SHORT RUNS Strip off 1/2" UNDER FEET 5SE GAUGE OR HEAVIER SPEAKER CABLE FOR LONGER RUNS 1. $ETERMINE HOW LONG THE SPEAKER CABLE SHOULD BE FOR EACH SPEAKER #UT THE SPEAKER CABLE INTO THE APPROPRIATE LENGTHS 2. 3TRIP INCH OF INSULATION FROM THE TWO INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTORS IN THE SPEAKER CABLE 4WIST THE EXPOSED Twist Bare Wire STRANDS OF BARE WIRE TOGETHER 3. !TTACH ANY CONNECTOR PLUGS LIKE BANANA PLUGS AT THIS TIME 4.
Using The Speakers With Powered Subwoofers 4HE -# INCLUDES AN INTERNAL HIGH PASS NETWORK THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM RESPONDING TO LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDS BELOW THEIR OPERATION RANGE &OR THIS REASON IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO USE AN EXTERNAL SIGNAL LEVEL CROSSOVER TO BLOCK LOW FREQUENCIES TO THESE SPEAKERS 3OME POWERED SUBWOOFERS PROVIDE PASSIVE hHIGH PASSv NETWORKS IN SERIES WITH THEIR MAIN SPEAKER OUTPUT CIRCUITS !VOID USING THESE OUTPUTS WITH EITHER THE -# $RIVE THEM WITH A FULL RANGE SPEAKER OUTPUT INSTE
SPECIFICATIONS MC305: $IMENSIONS ( X 7 X $ 7EIGHT POUNDS EACH 4HE -# CAN BE SAFELY USED WITH ANY RECEIVER RATED ABOVE WATTS PER CHANNEL 4HERE IS LITTLE ADVANTAGE GAINED IN USING MORE POWER THAN WATTS PER SPEAKER BUT AMPLIFIERS ABOVE THIS POWER RATING CAN BE USED SO LONG AS THE RECEIVER IS NOT OPERATED AT DISTORTED LEVELS Warning About Excessive Amplifier Distortion /PERATING A RECEIVER OF ANY POWER RATING BEYOND ITS MAXIMUM UNDISTORTED OUTPUT LEVEL CREATES DISTORTION AD
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