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touch the

Lower Cabinet.

The card spacing jig packed with this

manual can be used to support the bottom edge of the

Grille

it is fitted. Seen from the side, the

Grille

should continue the

curved form of the front of the

Lower Cabinet.

5.7 Connection

If the loudspeakers are to be used with Naim amplification, Naim
loudspeaker cable will produce the best results and is necessary
with some amplifiers. Cable lengths to both loudspeakers should
be equal and be between 3.5 metres and 20 metres (11.5ft and
66ft). Your local retailer will be able to make up cables of the
appropriate length.

If the

SL2

is to be used in an active system, speaker cables with

their custom Naim plugs should be connected to the appropriate
input sockets on the back of the

Tweeter Suspension Arm

(HF) and

Upper Cabinet

(LF). Ensure that each positive plug

- identified by a rib on the side of the cable and a tag marked
“pos” on the side of the connector body - is inserted to the red
input sockets.

If the

SL2

is to be used in a passive system, the

Passive

Crossover Units

must be mounted to the back of each

Lower

Cabinet.

Screws and decoupling grommets are supplied in the

pack that contains the passive crossovers. Tighten the screws
so that the screw heads just touch the decoupling grommets
without compressing them.

The output cables from the

Passive Crossover Units

must be

connected to the input sockets on the back of the speaker,
the longer cable to the sockets on the back of each

Tweeter

Suspension Assembly

and the shorter cable to the sockets

on each

Upper Cabinet.

The cables should be dressed such

that they do not touch any other

SL2

component and such

that the output plugs align naturally with input sockets. Stress
in the cables will interfere with the decoupling between

SL2

components.

Finally the amplifier output speaker cables, with their custom
Naim plugs, should be connected to the input sockets on the
back of the

Passive Crossover Units.

Ensure that each positive

plug - identified by a rib on the side of the cable and a tag
marked “pos” on the side of the connector body - is inserted to
the red input sockets.

SL2

It is vitally important for correct operation of SL2 that the

Upper

Cabinets

are located properly on the

Lower Cabinets,

that the

Pins

are in place and that the two cabinets only touch via the

spacers.

The alignment of the Tweeter within the Upper Cabinets can
be adjusted via either the two bolts connecting the Tweeter
Suspension Assembly to the Plinth or the four screws that attach
the

Tweeter Adjustment Panel

around the front face of the

Tweeter. If the four adjustment panel bolts are loosened they
should be re-tightened as securely as possible. As well as being
adjusted to sit centrally when viewed from the front, and flush
with the front panel, the Tweeter must oscillate freely without
touching any part of either cabinet.

Finally fit a

Grille

to each

SL2

by aligning it with the top of the

Lower Cabinet

before pushing it gently against the fixing tape

on the

Upper Cabinet.

The lower edge of the

Grille

should not