Dayton Audio B652 User manual

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Model: B652 User Manual

Thank you for choosing Dayton Audio®. Dayton Audio loudspeakers are designed
to provide exceptional performance and maximum value. Please read on to
discover how to get the most from your new speakers.

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CONNECTING YOUR LOUDSPEAKERS

Use good quality wire for the connection between your Dayton Audio
loudspeakers and the amplifier. For distances up to 10 feet, conventional “speaker
wire” or lamp cord is acceptable. For longer runs, heavier wire should be used.
For proper performance the speakers must have correct polarity. To insure proper
polarity, connect the red speaker terminals to the red amplifier terminals and the
black speaker terminals to the black amplifier terminals. All two-conductor wire is
marked in some way to help you do this. One side will be marked with a colored
stripe, a raised rib, or a different colored conductor. Use the marked side for the
“red” connections.

ROOM PLACEMENT

Because of their well-behaved off-axis response and excellent dispersion, your
new Dayton Audio speakers are less critical to position than most loudspeakers.
Often, simply placing them where they best fit into the decorating scheme is all
that is necessary for exceptional performance.

If you are inclined to go through a more rigorous positioning exercise, the
following paragraphs will help you achieve all the performance that your system is
capable of.

Carefully select a few recordings. Choose recordings made with simple
miking and strong vocals by a single performer. Avoid recordings with piano
accompaniment unless you know that the recording microphones were at least 15­20 feet from the piano. The reason for this precaution is that the piano is a large
instrument, and is often recorded with multiple microphones placed close to it.
The notes arrive at the microphones from different directions and the speakers will
reproduce the directional clues confusing the positioning process. Physically small
sound sources localize much more precisely. Horns, strings, vocals, and drums
snap into place with the loudspeakers are optimally positioned.