Niles Audio cm5at manual Installation Fundamentals

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When you don’t have access above or below the wall, try to estimate the existing wire and pipe locations from the positions of electrical outlets and plumbed fixtures on both sides of the wall. Take a look at the outside of your house too, sometimes conduit, vents or drain pipe will be visible that give useful information. Choose the route with the fewest potential obstacles.

If your house is built on a slab or you are wiring between two finished floors, look for baseboards which could be removed and replaced with the wire behind them. Doorjambs can be removed and often have enough space for speaker wire all the way around the door (See Figure10).

Sometimes, an under-the-carpet run is possible (there are special flat speaker wires made for under-the-rug wire runs). As a last resort, heating and air condition- ing vents can be used as wire raceways for

Figure 10

The door jamb has been removed and the speaker wire concealed between the wall and the jamb. Nail plates are installed to protect the wire and the door jamb is replaced

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Figure 11 Diagram of ceiling speaker cut-out with ceiling joists notched for wire run.

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Contents CM5AT Table of Contents Introduction Easy Installation Features and BenefitsOr 8 ohm Selectable Impedance MicroPerf GrillesRecommended Amplifier Power Installation ConsiderationsIncorporating a Local Volume Control Speaker Wire Installation ConsiderationsIncorporating Remote Control Insulation Behind The SpeakerPlacement for Critical Listening Speaker PlacementIntroduction Placement for Home Theater Rear Applications Placement for Varying Listening PositionsVarying Listening Position Surround Sound Running the Speaker Wire in New Construction Installation FundamentalsBoundary Effect Drilling Concealing Speaker Wire Existing WallsSpeaker Location Volume Control Stereo Installation Fundamentals Construction Installation in New ConstructionInsulating the Wall Cavity Mounting The New Construction BracketSee Figure Installation in Existing ConstructionFinal Installation in New or Existing Construction Final Installation in New or Existing ConstructionPainting the Speakers Speaker PhaseCleaning Listening at Higher VolumesOperation OperationsSpecifications SpecificationsCM8AT Warranty Registration Card Detach Here Limited Warranty Limited WarrantyNiles Audio Corporation