User Manual
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Connecting your speakers
Connecting your speakers to your amplifi er must only be performed with the amplifi er turned off . Otherwise damage may occur. Connect
the red speaker terminal
(+)
to the positive speaker output on your amplifi er. Now connect the white speaker terminal
(-)
to the negative
speaker output terminal on your amplifi er.
Bi-wiring and bi-amping
The FM-6 features a double set of high-quality WBT gold plated copper
binding posts that can accommodate separate cables and/or amplifi ers for
high and low frequency reproduction respectively.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Permanent damage may occur to your audio system if the copper
shorting plates are not removed before connecting more than one
amplifi er to your speakers!
There are many theories about bi-wiring and bi-amping. Our best
advice is to experiment with diff erent cables, amplifi ers and methods
of connection. Whatever performs best in your system might not work
equally well in another setup or in a diff erent room. In general, our advice
would be to use the same kind of cable both for bi-wiring and bi-amping,
and also to use identical amplifi ers when bi-amping. This is simply due
to the fact that both methods will add more headroom and clarity to
the sound reproduction. The introduction of diff erent amplifi ers and/or
diff erent cables may cause issues with sound integration and cohesive
performance.
Placement of the speakers
Just like with real estate, location is the most important factor when setting up a high-end audio system. It is impossible to give you an
exact instruction via this manual to set up your specifi c system perfectly in your listening room. However, we can give you some thumb
rules:
• Place your speakers at least 0.5m from the rear and side walls. Placing
a speaker close to the rear wall will provide an extension in level of
bass and coloration in the mid band.
• Basic setup should be an even-sided triangle with equal distance
between the speakers as well as the listening position.
• The FM-6 speakers are developed to play facing directly into the
listening room, so no toe-in should be needed. However, if the room
is very small and the speakers must be placed closely to the side walls,
then some degree of toe-in may be useful.
• Hard surfaces like glass, stone and wooden fl oors create many
refl ections which can make midrange reproduction sound harsh and
with a blurry soundstage. These refl ections can be dampened with
curtains and carpets.
• Many soft surfaces, thick carpets and furniture may on the other
hand provide too much dampening. This may cause the midrange
reproduction to become “thin” and lacking in musical timing and
energy. In such cases, it is advised to remove some of the dampening
items.
In any case, time spent setting up your speakers is by far the most important adjustment parameter for your system. Room acoustics is a
hugely complicated fi eld with an almost infi nite number of variables. Again: what might work well in your listening room may not be the
perfect solution in other setups.
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FM-6
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High frequency terminals
Low frequency terminals
