Niles Audio PSW8 manual Operation, Congratulations, Listening at Higher Volumes, Cleaning

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Operation

Operation

Congratulations

A concealed PSW8 subwoofer installation frees you to use your tone controls, play the system loudly and enjoy deep extended bass, even if your satellite speakers are small. When used with satellite speakers that have substantial bass of their own, the PSW8 tightens the deep tones and aug- ments the bass musically.

Listening at Higher Volumes

It requires more power to achieve a reason- able volume of sound in a large room than it does in a small room. It is possible (even if you are not a teenager) to turn the vol- ume so high that the amplifier runs out of power. This creates “clipping” distortion. If you are using an extremely powerful ampli- fier it may be possible to hear clicking or buzzing sounds from the subwoofer as it tries to reproduce too loud a sound. If you hear these sounds turn the volume down.

More typically you will hear clipping dis- tortion through your satellite speakers. Clipping distortion makes treble sound very harsh and unmusical. When you hear harsh sounding treble from any good speaker, turn the volume down immediately! Those harsh sounds are masking some much more powerful ultra-high-frequency sound spikes which will quickly damage any fine loudspeaker. You are much less likely to damage a speaker with a large amplifier because it will be very loud indeed before it produces any clipping distortion.

Cleaning

You can clean the speaker with a damp- ened soft cloth or paper towel. If the speak- er is mounted high up on the wall, use a broom to gently brush it off.

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Contents D E L Table of Contents Inverted Dust Cap Antiresonant Wave BracingSnap-in Baffle Assembly High Power HandlingEasy Retrofit Installation in your Existing Home Infinite Baffle DesignSingle Stereo Subwoofer Vlsa InstallationsDual Subwoofer Systems Connections PSW8Speaker Wire Very Large Subwoofer Array VlsaVlsa Four or More Subwoofers ImpedanceWith One or Two Subwoofers Check Your Amplifier’s SpecsFeature. See Figure See FigureInsulation Speaker Placement TechniquesMinimum Enclosure Size Enclosure BracingRunning the Speaker Wire in New Construction IntroductionConcealing Speaker Wire in Existing Walls Location Installation Fundamentals Construction Mounting The Model 8 series New Construction BracketInstallation Grilles Existing WallsFinal Installation In New Or Existing Construction Installing the Speaker Frame See FigureSetting the High-Pass Filter Speaker PhaseSubwoofer Input Phase Reversal Setting the Subwoofer Low-Pass FilterSpeaker/Subwoofer Phase Painting the SpeakersSatellite Left-Right Phase Reversal Removing The SpeakerOperation Listening at Higher VolumesCleaning CongratulationsSpecifications Model PSW8Page Detach Here WA R R a N T Y R E G I S T R AT I O N C a R D Limited Warranty Niles Audio CorporationNiles Audio Corporation