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Silver Series 7G

The Effects of Bi-Wiring and Bi-Amping

Fundamentally a loudspeaker crossover varies the impedance seen by the speaker and by the power 

amplifier. The situation is such that when the full range musical signal is applied to the terminals of a full-

range speaker system, the bass driver(s) will only receive low frequency signals, the mid driver receives 

the mid band frequency signals and the tweeter only gets sent high frequency signals. This means that if 

separate speaker cables are connected to the low and high frequency terminals, not only have the drive 

units had the frequency’s directed and divided for them, but the two separate speaker cables will now also 

carry different signals, the bass cable mostly the lows, and the tweeter cable mostly the highs.
Once the high and low frequencies have been separated in this fashion, the strong current pulses and 

surges demanded by bass drivers when reproducing bass or drums, will not interact with the delicate 

sounds of a flute or cymbal. 

In a single wired system, unwanted mechanical and electrical resonances manifest as distortion at both 

sets of speaker terminals. Due to the impedance of the speaker cables, these distortions will not be entirely 

cancelled by the amplifier. Instead, they modulate between the two crossovers, and degrade sound quality. 

When bi-wiring, this interaction is minimised as signal distortion is ‘seen’ at the amplifier’s output where it 

can be more effectively cancelled. Bi-wiring/ bi-amping therefore presents a ‘cleaner’ signal at both the 

low frequency and high frequency speaker terminals, and because the high and low frequencies have 

already been separated, each has a minimal effect on the other - in essence the bass does not overpower 

delicate treble. 

In terms of the audible benefit, bi-wiring/ bi-amping, provides more clarity and detail to the midrange and 

high frequencies. Often the bass will become faster and tighter. Focus and staging will improve as well. In 

all, this is a very effective and desirable improvement and is highly recommended by Monitor Audio. 

Port bungs

WARNING: Care must be taken not to insert the port bungs too far into the port, as this may result in the 

foam bung being lost inside the cabinet.

If the loudspeaker is to be installed in a small room, typically 9 sqM (80 sqFT), or a room known to reproduce 

accentuated bass response, it may be desirable to fit a port bung in the affected speaker. However, 

experimentation is recommended with positioning of the loudspeaker in the room prior to fitting. To 

optimise performance from the loudspeaker it is important to ensure the loudspeaker is not positioned too 

close to a wall or near the corners of a room.

If the positioning of the loudspeaker is predetermined by room aesthetics or layout, you find you have 

accentuated bass or in the case speakers are to be sited in close proximity (less than the minimum 

suggested distances of page 2) to a rear wall (such as on a bookshelf, positioned in a cabinet or on a stand 

close to a wall), we recommend fitting the supplied port bungs to the ports. With speakers that have 2 ports, 

such as the Silver 200, only one port bung should still be used per speaker. 
This will reduce the bass ‘boom’ sometimes termed as overhang, and assist the loudspeakers to reproduce 

their best performance under these environmental conditions. ‘Boom’ is generally caused when bass 

energy from the loudspeaker ‘excites’ room modes and causes an accentuation at a particular frequency, 

or number of frequencies. 

When fitting port bungs the overall bass extension will not be reduced, however bass energy/ output around 

the port tuning frequency will be reduced. This has the effect of reducing bass ‘boom’ while increasing bass 

clarity and apparent agility. 
In all circumstances experimentation is highly recommended. 

Running-In Your Speakers

Run your speakers in by playing normal music at low-mid listening levels for approximately 50-70 hours 

play time. You may find the sound will continue to improve even after the 70 hour mark.
This can be done naturally over time: like a fine wine the performance will improve with age.

Alternatively if you wish to run the speakers continuously on loop you can decrease the audible volume/

presence by placing the speakers face-to-face so that the drivers/tweeters are directly aligned and as 

close as possible. Then connect the amplifier to your speakers so that one is as normal (in phase): positive 

to positive and negative to negative (red to red and black to black), and the other speaker out of phase: 

positive to negative and negative to positive inputs on the speaker.

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Страница 1: ...Owners Manual ...

Страница 2: ...g up the Silver FX 3 Silver AMS Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers 4 Fixing Silver FX Silver AMS to a Wall 4 Wiring 5 Single Wiring 5 Bi Wiring 5 Bi Amping 5 The Effects of Bi Wiring and Bi Amping 6 Port bungs 6 Running In Your Speakers 6 Retention Bolt Adjustment 7 Warranty 7 Owner Information 7 Specifications 8 monitoraudio com 1 English ...

Страница 3: ... fully level Use the locking nuts on each foot to fix the feet in place and to stop any unwanted vibrations Please ensure there are no hidden wires under the carpet that could be damaged by the spikes Setting Up 2 Channel Positioning When arranging a 2 channel system the listening position and the loudspeakers should form an equilateral triangle Ideally the speakers should be positioned approximat...

Страница 4: ... to the next section for further information A Side surround speakers B Rear surround speakers A 7 1 surround system will make use of side position A and rear speakers position B to create a full 360 soundstage if setting up a 5 1 system you can place your surrounds in position A Setting up the Silver FX The Silver FX features Di Pole or Bi Pole listening modes In Bi Pole mode the driver and tweet...

Страница 5: ...r setup Additionally and alternatively the Silver AMS can also be wall mounted for use as surround or height speakers Fixing Silver FX Silver AMS to a Wall CAUTION Always determine where the Silver FX or Silver AMS will be fixed and the structure of the wall For safety reasons if unsure of your ability to provide a secure and safe fixing do not attempt to fix these speakers to a wall Instead pleas...

Страница 6: ... separate pairs of speaker cables to the terminals on the loudspeaker from a single pair of connections on the amplifier In the case of the Silver Series the bottom terminals connect to the bass driver s and the top terminals connect to the tweeter in 2 way loudspeakers or the mid and tweeter in 2 5 and 3 way loudspeakers Right Intergrated Amplifier Left NOTE When using this method the terminal li...

Страница 7: ...ng lost inside the cabinet If the loudspeaker is to be installed in a small room typically 9 sqM 80 sqFT or a room known to reproduce accentuated bass response it may be desirable to fit a port bung in the affected speaker However experimentation is recommended with positioning of the loudspeaker in the room prior to fitting To optimise performance from the loudspeaker it is important to ensure th...

Страница 8: ...ain has been taken by the bolt Warranty Both the craftsmanship and the performance of this product is covered by the manufacturer s warranty against manufacturing defects provided that the product was supplied by an authorised Monitor Audio retailer under the consumer sale agreement For the period of cover please refer to the product page on our website monitoraudio com for the product you have pu...

Страница 9: ...r 1 x 1 25 mm C CAM Gold Dome tweeter with UD Waveguide II 2 x 6 C CAM RST II bass driver 1 x 3 C CAM RST II mid range driver 1 x 1 25 mm C CAM Gold Dome tweeter with UD Waveguide II 2 x 8 C CAM RST II bass driver 1 x 3 C CAM RST II mid range driver 1 x 1 25 mm C CAM Gold Dome tweeter with UD Waveguide II 2 x 51 4 C CAM RST II bass driver 1 x 3 C CAM RST II mid range driver 1 x 1 25 mm C CAM Gold ...

Страница 10: ...Monitor Audio Ltd 24 Brook Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7XJ England Tel 44 0 1268 740580 Email info monitoraudio com monitoraudio com Monitor Audio Ltd V1 2021 Read me keep me or recycle me ...

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