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The abo v e illustration sh o w s th e TC -6 1 6 u sed as a sp eaker co m parato r. O ne receiver or am p is
use d to drive six sp eaker pairs, on e at a tim e. U nlike ou r oth er spea ker sw itch m o d els, it is n o t
po ssible to p lay tw o o r m ore pa irs sim u ltan e o u sly. Th is is q u ite d e lib e ra te , sin ce th e in ten t is
to b e ab le to co m pa re speakers w ith ou t an y ad d ed co lo ra tio n o r lo ss o f e fficien cy du e to
im p e dan ce balancin g circu itry as is fo u nd in co n ven tion a l sp eaker selectors. To avo id serious
eq u ipm en t dam a ge , n ever sw itch b e tw ee n sp e aker pairs w ith th e volu m e ra ised to high le vels.
Techn olin k TC-616 Co nn ectio n an d A p plicatio n G uide
The n ext page sh o w s cascad ed TC-616 s.
The n ext page sh o w s TC -616 am plifier co m pariso n .
TC -6 16 s ca n be d aisy-ch ain ed in the
m an n er sh ow n at rig ht to ad d as
m an y sp eak er pa irs a s ne ed e d .
Sim ply con n e ct on e stere o ou tp u t o f
the first T C-61 6 to the in p ut of th e
ne xt o n e , an d so o n . In this exa m ple,
sele ctin g S PE A K E R P A IR 1 on th e
up p e r T C-61 6 dire cts au d io to
w h iche ver sp ea ker pa ir is ch o sen o n
the lo w e r T C -6 16 . A th ird TC -616 can
be co nn e cte d to SPE A K E R P A IR 1 o n
the lo w e r T C -6 16 , co n tinu in g th e
ch ain . P erh ap s a b e tter
arran ge m en t; the to p TC -616 can
be com e th e "m aster" b y ad d in g
ad d itio n a l un its to p o rts 2-6 .
R ega rd less o f w hich layo u t op tion is
ch o se n , each ad d ition a l T C -6 16 ad d s
five m ore sp ea ker pa irs to th e total
tha t o n e au d io so u rce can b e
dire cte d to. Th is so u rce can b e a
stere o receive r, an inte grated
am plifie r or e ve n au to so u n d. Sm all
au d io sh o p s can crea te sp e ake r
displa ys allo w in g th e cu stom er to
co m pare vario u s sp ea ker size s and
m ode ls w ith the sa m e type o f
so u rce tha t th e y'll u se la ter to
po w er th e ir p u rcha se . See the
fo llo w in g pa ges for m ore o n th is,
inclu d ing ho w to sele ct fro m am on g
m ultip le am ps to acce ss m ultip le
sp ea ker pa irs.
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The abo v e illu stra tion sh o w s th e TC-6 1 6 used as an am plifier co m parato r. A n y one of six
re ceivers or am ps ca n b e cho se n to d rive a sin gle p a ir of sp eakers. B e cau se the TC-6 1 6 iso la te s
every p o rt fro m th e others by sw itch in g b o th the (+) a n d (-) signal lead s, so u rce s can have eith e r
balan ced (as w ith m ost autoso u n d ) o r un b alance d (e.g. m o st h o m e au d io) outpu t stage s, or a
m ix o f b o th . A m plifiers up to 10 0W P C a re safe to u se . To avo id eq u ip m en t dam age, n e v e r sw itch
be tw een sp e a k e r p a irs w ith th e volu m e raised to high levels.
The n ext page sh o w s cascad ed TC-616 s w ith m ore am ps.
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The n ext page sh o w s tw o TC -616s con nected so as to
allo w sim ultan eo u s am p lifier an d sp eaker com parison s.
TC -6 1 6 s ca n b e d aisy-chain e d in
th e m an n e r show n at right to a d d
as m an y am plifiers a s n e e d ed.
Sim ply co n n e ct the o u tp u t o f th e
first TC -6 1 6 to an am p p ort o n the
nex t on e, and so o n . In this
ex am ple , se lectin g A M PLIFIE R 1 o n
th e u p p e r TC-61 6 p rovid es audio
to the spe a ke r p a ir fro m w hichev er
am plifier is ch o se n o n the lo w er
TC -6 1 6 . A th ird TC -616 ca n b e
connected to A M P LIFIER 1 on the
lo w er TC -6 1 6 , co n tin u in g th e
chain . A n altern ate setu p ; the
upp er TC -6 1 6 can be co m e the
"m aste r" by ad d ing ad d itio n al
units to ports 2-6. R e gard le ss o f
w hich layou t optio n is ch o sen,
ea ch a d d ition al TC -6 1 6 ad d s five
m ore so u rces to the tota l that o n e
spe a ke r p a ir ca n b e d riv en from .
Consid e r th e sm all au to so u n d
dea ler w ho n e e d s a sim ple w ay
to d e m on stra te a n d co m pa re
m ultiple ca r ste re o s at th e p u sh
of on e o r tw o bu tto n s. Bu t w hat
if th e sh o p p e r w an ts to he ar
differen t com bin a tio n s of ste re o s
an d vario u s sp e ake rs? M ultip le
TC -6 1 6 s w hen properly co n figu red
allow that a s w ell.
This p a ge diagra m s tw o
TC-6 1 6s arra n ged so as
to a llo w a n y one of th e
six co n n ected am plifie rs
to p o w e r an y on e o f th e
six co n n ected sp e a k e r
pairs. N o te th a t eith er or
bo th TC -616s ca n b e
exp an d ed b y daisy-
ch a in in g ad ditio n a l u nits
to h an d le as m an y am ps
and sp e ake r pairs a s a re
de sired . A s m entio n e d
earlier, b e su re to n ever
op e ra te th e speaker or
am p se le ctio n sw itch e s
w ith the vo lum e raised .
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