Emotiva airmotiv +, User Manual

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AIRMOTIV SPEAKERS
Connections
Although the Airmotiv speakers have no special connection requirements, the following
suggestions may be helpful:
• Always use high-quality speaker wire of reasonable gauge (16 gauge or heavier)
• If you must use thinner wire, try to keep the length as short as possible
• Be careful to wire both (or all) speakers “in phase” (the plus/red terminal on each speaker to
the plus/red terminal on your amp)
• Try to use wires of equal length and gauge for symmetrical pairs of speakers
(don’t use a long 16 gauge wire for your Left Front and a short 10 gauge wire
for the Right Front)
• If you use stranded cables, use care to avoid short circuits (from stray strands touching)
• Emotiva offers very high quality pre-made speaker cables at reasonable prices
(you will find them in the Interconnects section of our website at www.emotiva.com)
Several of the Airmotiv speakers provide separate speaker terminals for the woofer and
midrange/tweeter sections which allow them to be bi-wired or bi-amped. If you plan to bi-amp or
bi-wire your Airmotiv speakers, be sure to remove the jumpers between the two sets of speaker
terminals on the rear of the speaker before connecting your amplifier(s).