Niles Audio AT8000, AT8200 manual Installation Considerations, Recommended Amplifier Power

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Model AT8000 Shown

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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

In a multi-room system there is one indis-

pensible control for true convenience—a local volume control. It allows you to adjust the volume of the speakers without leaving the room.

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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Contents AT8000 AT8200 Table of Contents High Performance Woofer and Tweeter Designs IntroductionAT8000 Interlaced Carbon/Glass Fiber Woofer AT8200 Aluminum/Urethane Composite WooferMatrixReinforced Baffle Easy Retrofit Installation in your Existing HomeWeather Resistant Construction Absolutely Flush to the Wall AppearanceIncorporating a Local Volume Control Installation ConsiderationsRecommended Amplifier Power Acoustical Treatment Options Speaker WireIncorporating a Remote Control Insulating the Wall Cavity Speaker PlacementPlacement for Critical Listening Boundary Effect Placement for Varying Listening PositionsRunning the Speaker Wire in New Construction Installation FundamentalsPlacement for Rear Home Theater Applications Pulling the Cable Location Concealing Speaker Wire Existing WallsUnobstructed space for speaker wiring Installation Fundamentals See Figure Installation Brackets, Frames Grilles New ConstructionStage One Before Drywall is Hung Insulating the Wall Cavity Painting the Aluminum Grilles See Figure Stage Two Before PaintingInstallation Brackets, Frames Grilles Existing Walls Installing a Niles MS-1 MicroSensor Setting the Tone ControlsSpeaker Phase Installing the SpeakerOperation Listening at Higher VolumesCleaning Model AT8200 SpecificationsModel AT8000 Niles Audio Corporation Limited WarrantyWarranty Registration Card Detach Here Niles Audio Corporation
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