JBL Project Everest DD66000 User Manual

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Project Everest DD6600021CHAPTER 4Selecting CableSpeaker wire and interconnecting cables are an important component in anyaudio system. With a system such as the Project Everest, they assume anew level of importance.The Project Everest loudspeakers are internally wired with proprietary, high-quality copper cables, specially designed for JBL. The same care that was givento the selection of the internal system wiring should be afforded to the selectionand application of the cables that will connect Project Everest loudspeakers toother system components.It is advisable to use high-quality wire and to select the highest grade wireavailable from the manufacturer. Many manufacturers produce audiophilecables worth considering for Project Everest. As with all electronics andassociated components, however, every manufacturer offers products ofvarying quality to suit a range of budgets and applications.We recommend using an audiophile-quality speaker wire of not less than 16-gauge for connections of up to 15 feet (5 meters) as a minimum requirement.Project Everest specialist dealers have the experience and knowledge torecommend suitable speaker wire to best complement a particular system.For maximum signal purity, it is advisable to place the amplifier(s) as close aspossible to the loudspeakers, even if this means that a longer distance will beneeded between the amplifier(s) and preamplifier.The left and right speaker/amplifier connections should be the same length. Ifthe distance between one speaker and the amplifier(s) is greater than the otherspeaker and amplifier(s), use the longer length of wire for both connections.For bi-wire connections, the same type of wires may be used for bothlow-frequency and high-frequency sections to reduce wire effects (resistance,inductance, etc.) and to avoid intermodulation of low and high frequenciesin the wires. Specialized wires for low-frequency and high-frequency