Specifications
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• The "Left" and "Right" designations on the speaker out-
put terminals
of
your amplifier or receiver refer to the
speakers
as you
face
them. Thus the Left Channel output
of
your receiver should be connected
to
the speaker on your
left, and the Right Channel output from the receiver should
be connected
to
the speaker
on
your right.
It
is
very important that the positive
("
+")
and
("
")
posts
of
your electronics connect properly to
responding speaker posts.
All double-strand wires are coded to ensure that ground
("
-")
and positive
("
+")
wire can be identified throughout
the length
of
the cord. Examination
of
solid-colored cord will
reveal one or more ridges along one side
of
the insulation.
It
is
standard
to
connect the rigid side
to
the negative (BLACK)
terminal. The wire with smooth insulation should connect to
the positive (RED) terminal at the amplifier and to the posi-
tive terminal on the corresponding speakcr. Cords with clear
plastic insulation generally have wire of two different colors
for identification usually copper and silver. Copper
cOO-
nects to the negative terminal, silver to the positive terminal.
INPUT
TERMINAL
CONNECTION
• The ternimal posts at the rear of your ESS Performance
Series speakers require that you strip about
1;4
II
(7
mm) of
insulation off the end of the connecting wire. The connec-
tion to your amplifier or recei ver will probably also require
that the wire be similarly stripped for a short length. KO
PORTION OF THE STRIPPED CONNECTING WIRE
AT
THE SPEAKER OR AMPLIFIER TERMINALS
SHOULD TOUCH THE OTHER WIRE. Shorting of
speaker leads
at
the speaker or amplifier can damage your
equipment. Be sure that the wires at your amplifier and
speakers are properly isolated.
• Press the spring-loaded clamp at the terminal posts of the
speakers to insert the stripped wire into the terminal. Re-
lease the clamp to lock the connecting wire firmly to the
terminal post.
Once the leads are connected from elec-
tronics to speakers, your system should be ready
to
tum
on.
PHASING:
If your speakers seem to image poorly or if the
bass seems inadequate, it
is
possible that they have inadver-
tently been connected OUT OF PHASE.
To
check for proper
phasing, follow this procedure:
• Switch your receiver or preamplifier to the MONO mode.
Select a program source and position yourself equidis-
tantly in front
of
the speakers.
If
the sound seems to ema-
nate clearly from betwecn the two speakers, they are prop-
erly phased. However, if you hear a broad vague sound
which leaps from side to side
as
you move your head off
center, your speakers are out
of
phase. The problem can
easily be corrected by reversing the connection to ONE of
the speakers. Switching to stereo should reveal the drama-
tic, natural sound that you have come
to
expect
of
proper
stereo imaging.