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Instructions For Use. Page 6
X-AS100
PASSIVE BI-AMPING
The X-AS100 has both 'Loop Out' connections and a Mono/Stereo button to allow
flexible use in various Bi-amping combinations. In these combinations the X-AS100 is used
in conjunction with either another X-AS100 or compatible amplifiers with a gain of 33
such as the X-A50 or X-A200 monoblocs from Musical Fidelity. A pair of bi-wireable
speakers is required (and the bi-wire links must be removed) so that one amplifer channel
can drive the treble unit (tweeter) and another channel can drive the bass unit (woofer).
Please refer to the two examples below.
Example 1. Two X-AS100s
In this example, one X-AS100 is used to drive the left speaker whilst a second
X-AS100 drives the right speaker.
The Right output of your preamp is connected to the first X-AS100 to either the Left
or Right Line Input (it does not matter which). The Mono/Stereo Button is then
pressed in for Mono operation. The Right Louspeaker output is now wired to the Bass
unit terminals of the first speaker with a normal speaker wire pair. The Left Loudspeaker
output is now wired to the Treble unit terminals of the first speaker, again, using a normal
pair of speaker wires. This process is now repeated for the other X-AS100. Again the
Mono/Stereo button must be pressed in for mono operation. The Left output of the
preamp is connected to either of the Line level inputs of the second X-AS100. Then as
before one channel of the X-AS100 drives the bass unit of the second speaker and the
other channel drives the treble unit. See diagram below:
CONNECTIONS
Right Speaker
Left Speaker
To Preamp
Left line output
To Preamp
Right line output
Mono buttons 'IN'
for mono operation.
Speaker Bi-Wire
links removed.