Dali 300 mk2 User Guide
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Bi-wiring
Bi-amping
CABLES
Theconnectiontoyouramplifierisextremelyimportantforyoursoundexperience�Therefore,we
recommendusinghighqualityloudspeakercablesfromDALI�
recommendusinghighqualityloudspeakercablesfromDALI�
Regardlessofwhetheryouuseyourloudspeakerssingle-wired,bi-wiredorbi-amped,pleaseuse
thesamelengthandtypeofloudspeakercableforleftandrightloudspeakers�
thesamelengthandtypeofloudspeakercableforleftandrightloudspeakers�
Fortheperfectsoundexperience(bothstereoandsurroundsoundsystems),therightspeaker
mustbeconnectedtotheoutputterminalsmarked"R"or"Right"onyouramplifierandtheleft
speakertotheterminalsmarked"L"or"Left"�
mustbeconnectedtotheoutputterminalsmarked"R"or"Right"onyouramplifierandtheleft
speakertotheterminalsmarked"L"or"Left"�
Adetailthatisoftenoverlookedisconnectionincorrectphase,i�e�theredterminal(+)onthe
amplifiermustbeconnectedtotheredterminal(+)onthespeaker,andtheblackterminal(-)on
theamplifiershouldbeconnectedtotheblackterminal(-)onthespeaker�
amplifiermustbeconnectedtotheredterminal(+)onthespeaker,andtheblackterminal(-)on
theamplifiershouldbeconnectedtotheblackterminal(-)onthespeaker�
Ifjustonespeakerinastereoorsurroundsoundsystemisconnectedoutofphase,thebasswill
beweakandtheoverallsoundwillbediffuse�
beweakandtheoverallsoundwillbediffuse�
CONNECTION OF HELICON S600/S600MK2
Thereisabuilt-incrossoverandpoweramplifierinthesubwoofer�Thesubwooferhasaseparate
input,ifyouwishtobypassthecrossover,forinstancewhenusingasurroundprocessorwith
built-incrossover�
input,ifyouwishtobypassthecrossover,forinstancewhenusingasurroundprocessorwith
built-incrossover�
Thesubwooferhasabuilt-inhighpassfilterandseparateconnectorsforaccesstoahigh-pass
filteredsignal�
filteredsignal�
Werecommendusinghighqualityinterconnectcablesbetweenyouramplifierandsubwoofer�
Connecting to a Stereo Signal with Full Frequency Range
Whenconnectingthesubwooferdirectlytoapreampwithoutbuilt-incrossovernetworkofhigh
quality,werecommendthatyouconnectthesubwooferinputs“LINEIN-LEFT/RIGHT”toafull-range
signalfromanormalpreamplifieroutput�Thisway,thesubwoofer’sbuilt-incrossovernetworkfilters
thesignalsothatthesubwooferexclusivelyreproducesthelowestfrequencies�
Connecting to a Stereo Signal with Full Frequency Range
Whenconnectingthesubwooferdirectlytoapreampwithoutbuilt-incrossovernetworkofhigh
quality,werecommendthatyouconnectthesubwooferinputs“LINEIN-LEFT/RIGHT”toafull-range
signalfromanormalpreamplifieroutput�Thisway,thesubwoofer’sbuilt-incrossovernetworkfilters
thesignalsothatthesubwooferexclusivelyreproducesthelowestfrequencies�
Whenthesubwooferinputs“LINEIN-LEFT/RIGHT”are
fedafull-frequencystereosignal,itispossibletotake
a highpass filtered signal from the“LINE OUT - LEFT/
RIGHT” sockets�This means that the low frequencies,
which will be handled by the subwoofer, have been
filtered out�The highpass filtered signal is then fed to
thepoweramplifierthatdrivesthemainspeakers�Asa
result,thesespeakersnolongerhavetohandlethede-
mandinglowfrequencies,whichinturnmeansenhanced
clarityfromthemainspeakers�
fedafull-frequencystereosignal,itispossibletotake
a highpass filtered signal from the“LINE OUT - LEFT/
RIGHT” sockets�This means that the low frequencies,
which will be handled by the subwoofer, have been
filtered out�The highpass filtered signal is then fed to
thepoweramplifierthatdrivesthemainspeakers�Asa
result,thesespeakersnolongerhavetohandlethede-
mandinglowfrequencies,whichinturnmeansenhanced
clarityfromthemainspeakers�
Connecting to a Mono Signal with Full Frequency
Range
Whenconnectingthesubwoofertojustonechannel,for
instancewhenusingtwounitsinastereoset-up,andif
youstillwanttoutilizethebuilt-incrossovernetworkof
thesubwoofertodividethesignalasdescribedinthesec-
tion concerning connection to a stereo signal, the sub-
wooferinput“LINEIN-LEFT”shouldbeused�Aswiththe
stereoconnection,thebuilt-incrossovernetworksofthe
subwoofersplittheaudiosignal,resultinginthesubwoof-
Range
Whenconnectingthesubwoofertojustonechannel,for
instancewhenusingtwounitsinastereoset-up,andif
youstillwanttoutilizethebuilt-incrossovernetworkof
thesubwoofertodividethesignalasdescribedinthesec-
tion concerning connection to a stereo signal, the sub-
wooferinput“LINEIN-LEFT”shouldbeused�Aswiththe
stereoconnection,thebuilt-incrossovernetworksofthe
subwoofersplittheaudiosignal,resultinginthesubwoof-
LINEIN
POWER AMPLIFIER
LOUDSPEAKEROUTPUT
PRE-AMPLIFIER
LINEOUTPUT
LINEIN
POWER AMPLIFIER
LOUDSPEAKEROUTPUT
PRE-AMPLIFIER
LINEOUTPUT
HELICONS600/S600MK2offerseveralconnectionoptionsdependingonyoursystem�Thesub-
wooferissuitablebothforstereoandsurroundsystems�
wooferissuitablebothforstereoandsurroundsystems�
Right
loudspeaker
Left
loudspeaker
Amplifier
Right
loudspeaker
Left
loudspeaker
Amplifier
Amplifier