Linn Majik 140, Owner'S Manual

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5
Majik 140
Connecting
General
IMPORTANT:
Before making any connections, switch off your power amplifier(s).
Ensure the positive (+) or red coloured connectors from your amplifier(s), connect
to the positive (+) connectors on your loudspeakers, and that the negative (-)
or black coloured connectors from your amplifier(s), connect to the negative (-)
connectors on your loudspeakers.
Terminals
The loudspeakers are fitted with binding-post terminals. These terminals can be
used as sockets for the connection of 4 mm banana plugs, bared wires or spade-
terminated cables. To connect bared wire or spade-terminated cables, loosen the
outer section of the binding post, insert the wire or terminal and firmly retighten the
binding post to clamp the wire in place and provide a good electrical connection.
Configuration options
The Majik 140 loudspeakers offer an array of configuration options, as described
below. Connections for each of the methods are shown in the Wiring and amping
configurations section, page 8.
The options are listed in order of increasing sonic performance. Multi-wiring and
multi-amping options offer improvements in sound quality over single-wiring. The
greater the separation of the frequency bands in the power amplifiers, crossover
and cables, the more precise the quality of the playback performance, with
Aktiv operation representing the ultimate configuration (see Aktiv operation , next
page).
Passive single-wiring:
A single amplifier channel connects to the loudspeaker using a single cable.
Passive multi-wiring (bi-wire, tri-wire or quad-wire):
A single amplifier channel connects to the loudspeaker using two, three or
four cables.
Passive multi-amping (bi-amp, tri-amp or quad-amp):
Two, three or four amplifier channels connect to the loudspeaker.
Note:
Multi-amping can be combined with multi-wiring, e.g. bi-amping could employ
quad-wiring.