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2Inthe rear corner(ideally thatwhichisopposite theprimary sub),connect asecond RELto therear
speakersusing RELTheaterReference connecvity.The purposeofthe rearchannel REListo ensure
properfront-to-rear balanceand weight;toooen virtuallyALL thepowerandweightina theater
comesfrom thefrontanditproduces unnaturalweighngas wellas hotspots.Byplacinga rearREL
diagonallyopposite,basstransectstheroomona tangentandhas theeffect ofgreatly smoothing
overallin-roomresponseofyourRELs.This unitneednot beaduplicateof your primaryREL, instead
itshouldmatchwellwithyour surround speakers.
3Connect to thecenter channelathirdREL usingONLY theHIGHLEVEL connecon. Thismay beeasily
accomplishedbyconnecng directly to theconneconterminalsonthe rearof thecenterchannel
speaker. Todo so,firsttwisttheredandyellowleads togetherandconnect tothe posiveterminal,
thenconnect theremaining blacklead to thenegave(black) terminalon therearofthe speaker. The
purposeofthe third“center” RELis to ensure thecenterchannel cankeepupwith thescale, weight
anddynamicsthe mainsystemnow has.Locaon shouldbeanywherefromthe oppositecornerofthe
front wall tosomewhereinthe middleofthe front wall, listenfor bestintegraon withthe center
channelspeaker.Some peopleprefertousethe RELas anactualpediment orstand fortheircenter
channel,thechoice isyours.Again,thisunit needNOT bean exactduplicate oftheprimary RELbut
shouldbechosen forits acouscability tomate seamlesslywithyourcenterchannel.
First,carefullyset-upanddialintheprimaryREL,thenmovetotherearRELandbalancethisagainstthemain
REL.CaremustbetakentoensurephaseisidencalonbothRELsasaccidentallyreversingphaseofonerelave
totheother willresult inadramacreducon inbassoutput. Finally,carefully dialin theperformanceof
thecenterchannel sub.Hint:To make thiseasier,oncetheprimary RELhasbeen dialedin, unplugit using
theSpeakon conneconfrom thesystemanddial intherear,followed bythe centerchannel REL.
Genuinescklersforperfecon finditeasiest to tunein secons.For example,connectONLY theL/Rmains
andtheprimaryREL. Next, tuneONLY therear surroundsand therearREL.Finally, listento andtuneONLY
thecenterchannel withthecenterREL.
