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PSB Speakers Platinum Series manual

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    SPEAKERS SPEAKERS owner’s manual[...]

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    Congratulations on choosing PSB Platinum Series speakers. Please take the time to read the instructions in this guide, as they will help you enjoy the full potential of your loudspeakers in any stereo or multichannel home theater application. Warranty Registration We recommend you tak e a few moments now to register your warranty, preferably on-lin[...]

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    Speaker Placement — Maximizing Y our Enjoyment Proper loudspeaker placement is an essential ingredient to getting the best sound from your high performance stereo, multi-channel audio or home theater system. The goal is to reproduce faithfully the audio soundtrack the movie director or music producer created without calling any attention to the s[...]

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    The Speakers in Relation to Room Boundaries The position of your speakers with respect to the walls, floor, and ceiling of your listening room will often affect their sound in major ways. A. The closer you place speakers to the boundary surfaces of your room, the greater the proportion of bass in their overall sound. This is due to the enclosing, ?[...]

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    Positioning Surround Speakers We are often asked about what kind of surround speakers are best: dipole, bipole, or monopole (direct-radiator). Placement, room acoustics, and other factors affect the sonic realism of movies and multi-channel audio at least as much as the radiating characteristics of a speaker. Therefore, we do not make specific reco[...]

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    Connections Important: Always turn off your electronic equipment before connecting speakers. Selecting Speaker Wire We recommend the following gauge of standard two-conductor wire for the wiring distances specified; if you prefer, you can use heavier (lower-gauge) wire. You may wish to audition and compare the performance of some of the specialty a[...]

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    Amplifier Right Left First remove jumpers First remove jumpers Pre-amp + - Speaker Connector Options Bare Wire Connection Banana Plug Connection Spade Plug Connection Loosen 1/2" (13mm) hex nut. Insert wire through hole and tighten nut. T akes wire sizes up to 8 gauge. Insert banana plug into the top of the hex nut. Ensure the hex nuts are tig[...]

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    Front Right + - Left Right + - Left Pre-amp First remove jumpers First remove jumpers First remove jumpers First remove jumpers Left Amplifier Right Amplifier Bi-Amp Connections Rear Tweeter – Enabled/Disabled (For T8 T ower) The PSB Platinum T8 Tower has a second, rear - facing tweeter that can be enabled or disabled at the user’s preference. [...]

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    Speaker Connection Options (For S2 Surrounds) The captioned illustrations below show the following multi-channeled configurations: Bipole or direct radiating surround mode Red From amp left SURROUND channel Black From amp left SURROUND channel Red From amp right SURROUND channel Black From amp right SURROUND channel Front Dipole surround mode 1. Bi[...]

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    6.1/7.1 System Utilizing Two (2) S2 Surrounds 6.1/7.1 System Utilizing Three (3) S2 Surrounds — Surround Rear — Red From amp left REAR channel Black From amp left REAR channel First remove jumpers First remove jumpers Red From amp right REAR channel Black From amp right REAR channel First remove jumpers First remove jumpers Front Red From amp l[...]

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    6.1/7.1 System Utilizing Four (4) S2 Surrounds — Surround Rear — Red From amp left SURROUND channel Black From amp left SURROUND channel Red From amp right SURROUND channel Black From amp right SURROUND channel Front Red From amp right REAR channel Black From amp right REAR channel Red From amp left REAR channel Black From amp left REAR channel[...]

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    Cabinet Care Cabinets have varying materials and finishes, including wood v eneers and painted cast anodized aluminum parts. They should be treated as you would any fine furniture with similar finishes. Dust lightly with a soft cloth; avoiding abrasi ves. If necessary, wipe carefully with a cloth slightly dampened with glass cleaner to remove heavy[...]

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    PSB Speakers 633 Granite Court Pickering, Ontario L1W 3K1 CANADA www .psbspeakers.com 888-772-0000 (North America) 905-831-6555 (International) Fax: 905-837-6357[...]