Niles Audio AT8500, AT8700 manual Installation Considerations, Recommended Amplifier Power

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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 AT8500 and AT8700 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 20).

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

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Contents AT8500 AT8700 Table of Contents Dual Hyperbolic Dome Midranges and Tweeter IntroductionHigh Performance Woofer and Tweeter Designs BumpBack Woofer Magnet Easy Retrofit Installation in your Existing HomeMm Polycarbonate X-Matrix Reinforced Baffle Weather Resistant ConstructionRecommended Amplifier Power Installation ConsiderationsAcoustical Treatment Options Speaker WireIncorporating a Remote Control Insulating the Wall Cavity Speaker PlacementPlacement for Critical Listening Boundary Effect Placement for Varying Listening PositionsPerforated Screen Placement for Rear Home Theater Applications Speaker Placement Running the Speaker Wire in New Construction Installation FundamentalsExisting Walls Concealing Speaker WirePulling the Cable Unobstructed space for speaker wiring Installation Fundamentals Stage One Before Drywall is Hung Insulating the Wall Cavity Installation Brackets, Frames Grilles New ConstructionPainting the Aluminum Grilles Stage Two Before PaintingInstallation Brackets, Frames Grilles Existing Walls Speaker Phase Positioning Midrange/Tweeter Array Installing the SpeakerDsfg The Basics AT Speakers for Home Theater In-Wall at Ear LevelSee Figure In-Wall at Above Ear Level Listening at Higher Volumes Setting the Tone ControlsCleaning OperationModel AT8500 SpecificationsDriver Compliment Model AT8700Warranty Registration Card Detach Here Niles Audio Corporation Limited WarrantyNiles Audio Corporation
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