invert phase, others comply with different connections in XLR cables, etc.
Consult the manual of your amplifier.
First, connect your speaker cables with solos
terminals. The terminals take fork, banana
and raw cables. We recommend fork.
Second, connect the speaker cables in your
power amplifier.
Make sure that all cables (interconnect, speaker, digital and power cables) are placed
neatly. Avoid different cables being placed in parallel. If cables must cross each other,
make it a 90 degrees crossing.
Matching electronic components with solo
solo is a very
true-to-the-signal
speaker. This implies that all surrounding components
must be of the best quality available. Selecting components is not about compensating
one and another’s flaws but rather to gain synergies.
Signal source
is no exception and we strongly recommend high quality Red Book,
SACD, DVD-A, computer based as well as turntable. The
source of enjoyment
is an
area where there is a lot of development going on, with streaming high-def music as
one example. A high quality Red Book CD or vinyl is always a good reference in this
interesting field of new musical possibilities.
A
pre-amplifier
may come in many shapes; a pre-amplifier could be integrated into a
CD player, be a part of an all digital computer based solution or a more traditional
electronic box. The role of a pre-amplifier is to act as an interface towards its clients,
the CD player, the RIAA, the DAC, etc. On the other hand it must provide the amplifier
with a perfect signal and possibly doing so by long interconnect. Surprisingly enough –
a pre-amplifier sets a distinct finger print to the sound and this component must not
be neglected.
Power amplifier
(or simply amplifier) is the engine that drives the solo. As
mentioned before, the high sensitivity and high impedance gives you a freedom of
choice when it comes to amplifier. solo works well from 10 watts up to 300 watts.
Being a
true-to-the-signal
speaker, the amplifier's sound characteristics will affect the
resulting sound, allowing you the tweak the final touch. And by the way: Quality watt
triumphs quantity watt while Quality quantity watt is the best!
Cables
are a highly debated topic but at engelholm audio we are in no doubt that
cables impact the sound: for good or worse. Cables should preferably be short, at
least 1.00 mm²/17 AWG in cross section area and made with pure materials.
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