SONANCE CINEMA® SELECT
SELECTING THE PROPER SPEAKER WIRE
For the best sound we recommend that you use premium Sonance MediaLinQ® speaker cable, which also | complies with UL | fire | rating codes. You | may also | |||||||||||||||||||||
experiment with audiophile brands of speaker cable | and interconnects, but | be sure |
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to check local codes governing wire that may be installed within walls or ceilings. |
| Wire resistance in Ohms vs. length of cable run |
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Different brands of wire | can | have different sonic | characteristics, and | some | may be |
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Distance in Feet | 50' | 100' | 150' | 200' | 250' | 300' |
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more | compatible | with | the | sonic “signature” | of | your | various | audio | system |
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20 gauge |
| 1.04 | 2.07 | 3.11 | 4.14 | 5.18 |
| 6.22 |
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For the best sound you should never use |
| 18 gauge |
| .65 | 1.30 | 1.96 | 2.61 | 3.26 |
| 3.91 |
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| 16 gauge |
| .41 | .82 | 1.22 | 1.63 | 2.04 |
| 2.45 |
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the sound and diminish bass response. Extra resistance in the speaker wire can make |
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a speaker sound | less | dynamic and reduce | definition of | the | bass | frequencies. In |
| 14 gauge |
| .26 | .52 | .77 | 1.03 | 1.29 |
| 1.55 |
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extreme | cases, | it | can | even | attenuate high | frequencies. Also, | amplifier power is |
| 12 gauge |
| .16 | .32 | .49 | .65 | .81 |
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wasted | in thin | wire with | extra resistance, reducing | your system’s maximum | output |
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| 10 gauge |
| .10 | .20 | .31 | .41 | .51 |
| .61 |
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level. To prevent | degrading sound quality, the total wire resistance should be less |
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than | 10% of the | speaker’s impedance. This means that for an |
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total resistance of the wire should be less than 0.8 ohms. Refer to Figure 6 when |
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selecting the proper wire | gauge for your system. |
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PREPARING THE INSTALLATION LOCATION
Building a Backbox into the Wall Stud Bay
Sonance Cinema Select speakers are designed to provide exceptional performance in a wide variety of enclosure volumes. You can get the very best performance from your speakers by partitioning a section of the stud bay to form a sealed backbox with a specific internal volume. Building such an enclo- sure will create a dramatic improvement in your speakers’ bass performance and power handling.
Ideal back box volume requirement for Cinema Select LCR and SUR speakers is 1.5 ft3.
Optional Speaker Enclosures
For installations where it isn’t possible to partition the stud bay into a back box, installing optional SymphonyT Acoustic Enclosures (part #91687) will noticeably improve your speakers’ bass performance and power handling and will significantly reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms and spaces. These enclosures are made from
To reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms in installations where it isn’t possible to install a SymphonyT Acoustic Enclosure (such as when you’re retrofitting the speakers into an existing wall), you can fit the speakers with optional SymphonyT Retrofit Enclosures (part #92342). This enclosure will noticeably reduce sound “spillover” from the rears of the speakers into adjacent rooms and spaces.
Insulating the Wall Cavity
You can also reduce sound transmission to adjacent rooms and improve speaker performance by inserting a sheet of unfaced fiberglass insulation over the back of the speaker. To reduce mechanical noise produced by unsupported drywall, install fiberglass insulation in the stud bays adjacent to the speaker location.
Sonafill®
Sonafill (part #91698) is a retrofittable acoustical treatment system consisting of two pillows and four tiles that virtually eliminates noises produced by resonat- ing drywall. The tiles have
INSTALLING THE SPEAKERS
Before Installation: New Construction
For | installations in new construction, Sonance recommends using a SymphonyT FlexBracket (part #92336) to reserve a location for Cinema Select speakers. | ||
The | FlexBracket has | perforated wings that can be positioned at anywhere around the | bracket, and is nailed or screwed to the studs. This serves as a guide |
for | the drywaller so | that the speaker hole will be in the desired location once the | drywall is installed. |
Before Installation: Retrofit
1. | Determine | the | location | for the speaker (see Speaker Placement on page 3). |
2. | Perform an | obstruction | survey to be certain that there are no studs, conduit, pipes, heating ducts, pocket doors or air returns in the wall cavity that | |
| will interfere | with the | speaker. |
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