LS1be Studio Monitors Manual
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LS1r Controller
LS1r - Controller
LS1r - Controller
As we know already the LS1 is more than a speaker, it's actually a complete playback system
with ampliers, converters, volume control and source selection.
These are the sources that you can connect to the LS1 system:
1) Computer (Mac or PC) connected via USB
2) Analog Input
(for any analog source, this can e.g. be a phono stage, a tuner or even a tape machine)
3) Digital Input 1
(directly on one of the speakers)
via AES/EBU or S/PDIF
(these can e.g. be a CD-
transport or a streaming client)
4) Digital Input 2 + 3
(located on the back of the LS1r Controller)
via AES/EBU or S/PDIF
This means you can have all possible kinds of audio sources permanently connected. Switching
between the sources can be done via the remote software (-> see next chapter) or via the LS1
Controller that is included in the hi- package.
This is not only convenient, it completely eliminates the need for a classic hi-preamp in the
system.
It is well known that sometimes ’classical‘ hi components don't match perfectly, impedance
matching can be wrong, people try all sorts of cables and combine preamps, ampliers and
speakers of different brands searching for ’the magic combination‘.
In the LS1 we do the opposite, the signal path is as short and pure as possible and alle
elements of the system are selected for an optimal joined performance. This way all coloration is
minimized.
What's left in the end is what you put into the system: the music.