Manual

5. Maximum amount of speakers in a passive configuration:
The PowerMate allows the maximal connection of three loudspeaker cabinets with an impedance of 8 ohms per
channel. In other words: the internal power amplifier is capable of driving a maximum of six 8 ohm speaker models.
The following diagram shows how the speakers have to be connected.
6. Active stereo 2-way configuration:
In this example the internal power amplifier of the PowerMate is used to drive the Hi/Mid cabinets. An active cross-over
is connected to the MAIN OUTPUTS or the EQ OUTPUTS which carry the full-range signals. The Lo-signal outputs
of the x-over are connected to an external power amplifier, driving the woofer cabinets. The signal of the x-over’s
Hi-signal outputs is fed back to the PowerMate’s internal power amplifier via the POWER AMP INPUTS. Compared
to the passive configuration, the overall sound gains transparency and higher volume levels are possible, since the
Hi/Mid cabinets do not have to deal with the low frequency signals.
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