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connecttheremainingblack leadtothe negave(black)terminalon therearof thespeaker.The purpose
ofthethird“center”REListoensurethecenterchannelcankeepupwiththescale,weightanddynamics
themain system nowhas.Locaonshould beanywherefromthe oppositecornerofthe frontwallto
somewherein themiddle ofthefrontwall,listenforbestintegraonwith thecenterchannelspeaker.
Somepeople prefertouse theREL asan actualpedimentorstandfortheircenterchannel speaker,the
choiceis yours.Again,thisunit neednot beanexactduplicateof theprimary RELbut shouldbechosen
forits acouscability tomateseamlessly withyourcenterchannel.
First,carefullyset-upand dial-intheprimaryREL, thenmovetothe rearREL andbalance thisagainstthe
mainREL. Caremust be taken toensurephaseis idencalon bothRELs asaccidentallyreversingphaseof
onerelaveto theotherwill resultin adramacreducon inbassoutput. Finally, carefullydial-in the
performanceof thecenterchannelsub. Hint:tomakethis easier,once theprimary RELhas beendialed
in,unplug itfromthesystemusing theSpeakon conneconand dial-inthe rear, followedbythe center
channelREL.
Genuinescklersforperfeconfinditeasiesttotuneinsecons.Forexample,connectonlytheleand
rightmainsand theprimary REL.Next,tuneonly therearsurroundsand therearREL.Finally, listento
andtune onlythecenterchannel withthecenterREL.
Whenyouhaveaccomplishedthis task, plugallthreeunits inand re-check yourgainsengsas the
cumulaveeffectofhookingallthreeupwillusuallyresultintemporarilyexcessiveoutput.Workcarefully
andmethodicallytoreducethesengsonprimary,thenrear, andfinallycenterchannelRELsandina few
minutesbalanceshould berestored.However, thenetresultof allyourtuning willbea soundthatuerly
immersesthe theaterowner inarich naturalwashof bassthatsuffuses theroomeffortlessly,ratherthan
whatisoenexperiencedas toolouda bassbalance pushinguncomfortablyatthe listener.
Running In
Caretaken overrunningin willberewardedby manyyearsofpleasurableuse.Both theelectronicsand the
driveunitwill benefitfromaninial periodofcarefullycontrolleduse. Possibledamage maybe sustained
byrunning intheunit attoohigha volumesengoveran extendedperiod. Onthe otherhand,by takinga
lilecareoverthisinial period,about 24hoursofactual use,alonger lifewith ahigherpotenaleventual
performanceis assured.
