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Niles Audio PR5, PR6 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 ten to one hundred watts for the PR5; and ten to one hundred twenty-five watts for the PR6. 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 information about clipping distortion.

Incorporating a Local Volume Control

In a multiroom system there is one indis- pensible device 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 con- trol 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 cover plates (just like your light switches and dimmers). Volume con- trols are connected in line with the speak-

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M O D E L S B L E N D I N G H I G H F I D E L I T YA N D A R C H I T E C T U R E Congratulations TABLE OF CONTENTSLimited Warranty Limited WarrantyNILES AUDIO CORPORATION WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD Snap-inBaffle Assembly Features and BenefitsIntroduction Antiresonant Wave BracingEasy Retrofit Installation in your Existing Home Features and BenefitsNo-StripSpeaker Terminal BumpBack Woofer MagnetNiles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept P.O. BoxMiami, Florida DETACH HERESpecifications Installation Considerations Installation ConsiderationsRecommended Amplifier Power Incorporating a Local Volume ControlIncorporating a Remote Control Speaker WireTECH TIP Insulating the Wall CavitySpecifications Model PR6Specifications Model PR5 SpecificationsSpecifications Speaker Placement Placement for Critical ListeningSpeaker Placement Placement for Rear Home Theater Applications Placement for Varying Listening PositionsThe Boundary Effect Speaker PlacementCleaning Listening at Higher VolumesOperation Removal of Speaker and GrilleAdjusting the Tweeter Installing the GrilleFigure Figure soundtrack to envelope you in the envi- ronment on screen. They will place back- ground music, rain sounds, traffic noise, etc. on the “surround” soundtrack. In a home with a single pair of speakers it is easy for the jungle sounds to sound like they are “in the middle of your head” just like headphones Speaker PlacementInstallation Fundamentals Installation FundamentalsRunning the Speaker Wire in New Construction Adjusting the Bass and Treble Controls Speaker PhaseInstalling the Speaker frame See Figureframe See Figure Installation Fundamentals Concealing Speaker Wire in Existing WallsInstallation Fundamentals Figure 4 LocationPage Existing Walls Installation of Brackets, Frames and Grilles inbuilding codes, some municipalities Installation FundamentalsConstruction Installation of Brackets, Framesand Grilles in New Stage Two Before Paintthe grille with paint. The grille is construct- ed of aluminum with a perfectly even powder coat overall. This powder coat is an ideal primer Figure FigureNiles Audio Corporation