Yamaha Soavo-1: CONNECTING TO YOUR AMPLIFIER

CONNECTING TO YOUR AMPLIFIER

This speaker is capable of standard connections and bi-wired connections. Before making connections,

make sure that the amplifier is switched off.

■ CONNECTIONS

<Standard connections>

You need a commercially available speaker cable.

When connecting the speaker cable, leave the jumper

cables in place.

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The size and/or material of a speaker cable affects on the

Speaker

sound quality. Therefore, we recommend you to purchase a

terminals of

Amplifier

high-quality speaker cable to exert the performance of this

the amplifier

unit.

• Connect the screw-type terminals at the rear of the

speakers to the speaker terminals on the amplifier with

a speaker cable (sold separately).

• Connect the (+) terminals on the amplifier and the

speakers using one side of the cable. Connect the (–)

terminals on both components using the other side of

the cable.

• Connect one speaker to the left (L) terminals of your

amplifier, and another speaker to the right (R) terminals,

making sure not to reverse the polarity (+, –). If one

speaker is connected with reversed polarity, the sound

will be unnatural and lack bass.

How to connect the cables:

Soavo-1 (R) Soavo-1 (L)

1

Loosen the knob.

2 Remove the insulation coating at the extremity of each

Connect the + speaker cable to

speaker cable by twisting the coating off.

the upper red terminal and then

Loosen

– speaker cable to the lower

Tighten

black terminal.

Good

No Good

Red (+)

10 mm

(3/8”)

Black (–)

Jumper cable

3 Insert the bare wire into the hole.

4 Tighten the knob and secure the cable.

Terminal

Test the firmness of the connection by pulling the cable

Bare wire

*

hole

Insulation coating

lightly at the terminal.

Notes

* The terminal hole is 5 mm (3/16”) in diameter.

• Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other as

this could damage the speaker and/or the amplifier.

• Do not insert the insulation coating into the hole.

The sound may not be produced.

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