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Model AT8000 Shown
New Construction Wings
Bracket
Frame
Speaker Baffle
Grille
Installation Considerations
Installation Considerations
Recommended Amplifier Power
For satisfactory performance, we recom- mend an amplifier with a power rating of twenty to two hundred watts for the AT8000 and AT8200 speakers. Curiously, most speakers are not damaged by large amplifiers but by small amplifiers. If your system is playing loudly, a small amplifier will run out of power very quickly. When an amplifier runs out of power it creates damaging “clipping” distortion. A large amplifier will play at the same volume without distorting. (For more information about clipping distortion, see the section on Operation, on page 17.)
Incorporating a Local Volume Control
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Plan to wire the system so that each pair of speakers has its own volume control built into the wall (think of a volume control as a dimmer switch for sound).
Niles makes a wide range of high perfor- mance indoor and outdoor volume con- trols. They are available in Standard or Decora® style faceplates (just like your light switches and dimmers). Volume controls are connected in line with the speaker, so you must connect the wire from the ampli- fier to the volume control and then from the volume control to the speaker.
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