Installation Considerations
Recommended Amplifier Power
For satisfactory performance, we recom- mend an amplifier with a power rating of 10 to 150 watts for the DS6300AT and 10 to 200 watts for the DS6500AT. 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. See the section on operating the speakers for more informa- tion about clipping distortion.
Figure 1
The illustration shows how a | New Construction Bracket serves as a | ||||
typical DS loudspeaker mounts | “hole saver” when drywall has not | ||||
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Figure 2 Connect the wires and place the speaker in the frame, twist and lock.
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