JBL PROJECT K2 S5800 Owner's Manual

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CHAPTER 3 – UNPACKING THE PROJECT K2 S5800 SYSTEMAll components of the Project K2system have been very carefullypacked for maximum protectionagainst damage.As with any superior audio product,it is advisable to keep the originalpacking materials in case it isnecessary to transport theProject K2 S5800 system.Because of the bulk and weight ofthis loudspeaker, at least two peo-ple are required to unpack it in thefollowing manner: Open the front aswell as the top of the carton. Slowlyand carefully “walk” the loud-speaker in its Styrofoam™ endpads out of the carton. Two peoplemay then lift the system out of theend pads.The four spiked feet are pre-installed in the bottom of theK2 S5800 in four locations. Fourmetal coasters are packed in theend pad. These are to be placedbetween the foot and the floor forfurther protection of the floorcoverings. See Figure 6. Figure 6. Insertingspiked feet.CHAPTER 4 – SELECTING CABLESpeaker wire and interconnectingcables are an important compo-nent in any audio system. Witha system such as the ProjectK2 S5800, they assume a newlevel of criticality.The Project K2 S5800 loudspeakersare internally wired with high-quality copper Monster Cable,specially designed for JBL. Thesame care that was given to theselection of internal system wiringshould be afforded to the selectionand application of the cables thatwill connect Project K2 S5800loudspeakers to other systemcomponents.It is advisable to use high-qualitywire, such as Monster Cable, andto select the highest-grade wireavailable from the manufacturer.Many manufacturers produceaudiophile cables worth consider-ing for Project K2 S5800. As with allelectronics and associated compo-nents, however, every manufactureroffers products of varying qualityto suit a range of budgets andapplications.We recommend using an audio-phile-quality speaker wire of notless than 16 gauge for connectionsup to 15 feet (5 meters) as a mini-mum requirement. If your connec-tions will be longer, heavier-gaugewire is recommended. Project K2specialist dealers have the experi-ence and knowledge to recom-mend suitable speaker wire to bestcomplement a particular system.The amount of speaker wirerequired will depend on the dis-tance between the loudspeakersand amplifier(s), how many ampli-fiers will be used, and the methodyou select for connecting theamplifier(s) and loudspeakers(passive, bi-wire, or bi-amp; seeChapter 7). For maximum signalpurity, it is advisable to locate theamplifier(s) as close as possibleto the loudspeakers, even if thismeans that a longer distancewill be needed between theamplifier(s) and preamplifier.Both the left and right speaker/amplifier connections should bethe same length. If the distancebetween one speaker and theamplifier(s) is greater than theother speaker and amplifier(s),use the longer length for bothconnections.For bi-wire connections, the sametype of wires may be used for boththe low-frequency and high-fre-quency sections to reduce wireeffects (resistance, inductance,etc.) and to avoid intermodulationof low and high frequencies in thewires. Specialized wires for low-frequency and high-frequency sec-tions may yield excellent results.Whatever wires are used, be surethat the low-frequency wires areas short as possible, and the leftand right wires for each sectionare the same length.10