SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
The surround speakers should not call attention to themselves. They
should provide a diffuse, ambient sound accompanying the main
program material heard in the front speakers. In Dolby* Digital and DTS®
systems, aim the tweeters toward the listening position at ear-level height.
Dual Tweeter Stereo Speaker, Cat. No. AEM65:
Model AEM65 has the capability of playing two channels through one
loudspeaker, thanks to its dual-tweeter/dualvoice-coil construction. Since
the tweeters are close together, in general they should be aimed away
from each other for best coverage.
For two-channel (stereo) applications, e.g., as a single speaker in a
remote room of a distributed audio system, install the AEM65 stereo
speaker centrally in the ceiling for best stereo imaging, swiveling the
tweeters so that one points toward the left and the other toward the right
of the listening position, aimed at ear level height.
The AEM65 stereo speaker may also be used to play the left and right
surround channels in a 5.1-channel home theater system, in which case
it should be mounted in the ceiling slightly behind the listening position,
centered from left to right and with the tweeters pointing toward the left
and right of the listening position, aimed at ear-level height. For
7.1-channel systems where it is desired to use two AEM65 stereo
speakers, one to play both the left surround and surround back channels
and the other to play both the right surround and surround back
channels, mount each AEM65 stereo speaker in the ceiling, slightly
behind the listening position, one closer to the left side of the room and
the other closer to the right side. Aim the tweeters away from each other,
toward the front and rear of the room.
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LEFT
LEFT
RIGHT
RIGHT
The wires for both speakers should be
the same length. If one speaker is placed
closer to the amplifier than the other,
Hide the excess wire behind the wall.
Speakers and electronics terminals have
corresponding (+) and (–) terminals.
Most manufacturers of speakers and
electronics, including Leviton Architectural
Edition
powered by
JBL, use Red to
denote the (+) terminal and Black for the
(–) terminal. It is important to connect both
speakers identically: (+) on the speaker
to (+) on the amplifier and (–) on the
speaker to (–) on the amplifier. Wiring “out
of phase” results in thin sound, weak bass
and a poor stereo image. With the advent
Front and Rear Speaker Output
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