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ForceField Owner’s Manual
10
High-Level (Speaker Wire) Input From L/R Main Speaker terminals of Receiver or Amplifier –
When your
GoldenEar Technology ForceField subwoofer is hooked up via high level connections, you have the option
of running your main speakers “full range” or rolling off the low end by using the high-pass filter built into the
subwoofer. To hook up your ForceField subwoofer via the high-level connections simply run speaker cable from
the right channel high-level input connector on the subwoofer to the right channel speaker connector of your
receiver or amplifier, repeating this process for the left channel. (See figure below). Using appropriate quality
speaker wire, hook up the left main/front channel red(+) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the Left
High-Level Input red(+) terminal of your Subwoofer and the left main/front channel black(-) terminal of your
receiver or amplifier to the Left High-Level Input black(-) terminal of your Subwoofer. Connect the right channel
main/front channel red(+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the right High-Level Input red(+) terminal of
your Subwoofer and the black(-) terminal of the right main/front channel of your receiver or amplifier to the right
High-Level Input black(-) terminal of your Subwoofer.
Your main speakers can now be connected in one of two ways. If you wish to utilize the high-pass filter built into
your subwoofer and roll-off the bass to the main Left/Right speakers, simply connect your main speakers to the
high-level out terminals on the subwoofer as shown: Hook up the left main/front speakers by connecting the
left High-Level Output red(+) terminal of your subwoofer to the red(+) terminal of your left speaker and the left
High-Level Output black(-) terminal of your subwoofer to the left speaker black(-) terminal. Connect the right
High-Level Output red(+) terminal of your subwoofer to the right speaker red(+) terminal and the right High-Level
Output black(-) terminal of your subwoofer to the right speaker black(-) terminal.
It is essential that all speaker
wire connections speakers be connected in the same way (in phase: “+” to “+” and “-” to “-”) to its own
channel of the amplifier.
This will ensure absolute
phase throughout your system.
If you experience a great lack
of bass, it is likely that one
speaker is out of phase (+
and – reversed) with the other.
This connection will provide
a smoothly contoured roll-off
of the low frequencies going to
your main speakers, starting at
about 120 Hz.
If you wish to run your main
speakers full range with no low
frequency roll-off, hook them
directly to the main speaker
output terminals or your receiver
or amplifier as in any normal hi-fi
system. This is recommended
ONLY if your main Left/Right
speakers are true full-range
systems. If not, you may find that
you are overdriving your main
speakers. You will be able to
play your system louder without
overdriving your main speakers
by using the built-in high-level
high pass crossover.
