Connection Of The Speakers With An Amplifier: 1. Front, Centre, Rear - Elac Cinema Line Bedienungsanleitung

Connection of the speakers with the amplifier
As a general rule, the load of the amplifier is the higher the smaller the impedance of the connected loudspeakers
is (see also chapter "Operation").
Power-handling capacity of the speakers and output of amplifiers
The power-handling capacity cannot be put into direct relation with the output of the amplifier. Thus a '60-watt
loudspeaker' may not be operated exclusively in connection with a '60-watt amplifier'.
Whereas ELAC loudspeakers easily work short-time music signals with increased peak power handling, amplifiers
immediately produce strong distortions (clipping) when exceeding their power limit. Due to this, it seems
recommendable to use an amplifier whose power limit distinctly exceeds the loudspeakers' peak power handling.
1. Loudspeakers: front speaker, centre
speaker, rear speaker
All speakers are connected directly to the
respective
loudspeaker cables. The connection
terminals of ELAC speakers are suitable
for cable cross sections of 1.5...4.0
sqmm.
When connecting the speakers, please
mind the correct polarity, i.e. amplifier '+'
to loudspeaker '+'. Most electronics
manufacturers use red to mark the (+)
output and black for (-). Cables that are
not marked unambiguously should not be
used.
Impedance
Depending on the particular type, the
passive loudspeakers supported by ELAC
home cinema systems have nominal
impedances
specifications sometimes include power
handling values only for loudspeaker of 8
ohms or above; with many manufacturers
6 ohms are common practice, though.
This is due to the fact, that some
international standards prescribe either 6
ohms or 8 ohms. ELAC home cinema
satellites, however, in most cases allow
unrestricted use with so-called 8-ohm
amplifiers, especially if the amplifier
supplies an output power of 50 watts per
channel or more, and is equipped with
overload protection, which is the standard
with high-quality components.
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amplifier outputs by
of 6 ohms. Amplifier