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MA-5002VZ Power Amplifier
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3.5 Choose Output Wire and Con-
nectors
Crown recommends using pre-built or profes-
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire and connectors. You
may use banana connectors, terminal forks or
bare wire for your output connectors (see Figure
3.5). To prevent the possibility of short-circuits,
wrap or otherwise insulate exposed loudspeaker
cable connectors.
Using the guidelines below, select the appropri-
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.
CAUTION: Never use shielded cable for
output wiring.
Distance Wire Size
up to 40 ft. 14 gauge
41-60 ft. 12 gauge
61-100 ft. 10 gauge
101-150 ft. 8 gauge
151-250 ft. 6 gauge
Figure 3.5 Output Connector Wiring
3 Setup