connect balanced source equipment as this will provide the optimal
operating conditions for the input transformers.
It is also worth noting that unbalanced sources have a signal level
that is 6dB lower than balanced ones and the volume control will
have to be increased by the same amount.
Speaker connections
At the back of the amplifer six binding posts (see Illustration 4),
allow speakers to be connected using the most common methods:
bananas, spades and nude wire are all supported.
To enable a broad range of speakers to be used, the Arcus amplifer
comes confgured from the manufacture for
4Ω
and
8Ω
speakers.
On special request, the following combinations are also available:
8Ω
/
16Ω
or
4Ω
/
16Ω
.
Once the desired speaker output has been selected, connect the
negative side of the speaker cable to the bottom binding post (black
with white ring) and the positive side to either of the two top binding
posts (black with red ring).
Only one pair of outputs should be used at a time. Please also make
sure that the speaker polarities are not inverted!
Additional Information
The top red speaker connector is always the higher
impedance and the middle connector the lower impedance
The bottom speaker connector is always the ground
connector.
Arcus Integrated Amplifer
Owner’s Manual
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