MartinLogan Encore TF [6/16] Onnection

6 Connection

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Use the best speaker cables you can. The length and

type of speaker cable used in your system will have an

audible effect. Under no circumstance should a wire of

gauge higher (thinner) than #16 be used. In general, the

longer the length used, the greater the necessity of a lower

gauge, and the lower the gauge, the better the sound,

with diminishing returns setting in around #8 to #12.

A variety of speaker cables are now available whose

manufacturers claim better performance than standard

heavy gauge wire. We have verified this in many cases,

and the improvements available are often more noticeable

than the differences between wires of different gauge. The

effects of cables may be masked if the equipment is not of

the highest quality.

We also recommend, if possible, that short runs of speak-

er cable connect the power amplifier and speaker and

that high quality long interconnect cables be used to con-

nect the preamplifier and power amplifier. This results in

the power amplifiers being close to the speakers, which

may be practically or cosmetically difficult, but if the length

of the speaker cables can be reduced to a few meters,

sonic advantages may be obtained.

Connections are done at the signal input section on the

rear electronics panel of the Encore TF (see figure 1). Use

spade connectors for optimum contact. Make certain that

all of your connections are tight.

Be consistent when connecting speaker leads to the ter-

minals on the back of the Encore TF. Take great care

to assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the

speaker and the amplifier.

WARNING! Turn your amplifier off before

making or breaking any signal connections!

When you first begin to play your Encore TF speaker it will

sound a bit bass shy. This is due to the high-quality, long-

life components used in our woofers. Our custom made

woofers require at least 30 hours of break-in at 90 dB

(moderate listening levels) before any critical listening. The

break-in requirements of the crossover components (and, to

a lesser degree, the ATF transducer) are equal.

Signal Connection Break-In

Figure 1. Speaker level connection. One channel shown.