SONANCE SYMPHONY® TR and TSQ

Optional SymphonyTR Speaker Enclosures

For installations where it isn’t possible to partition the ceiling bay into a back box, installing optional SymphonyTR Acoustic Enclosures 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 ½”-thick MDF and are designed to be installed in new construction only.

To reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms in installations where it isn’t possible to install a SymphonyTR Acoustic Enclosure (such as when you’re retrofitting the speakers into an existing ceiling), you can fit the speakers with optional SymphonyTR Retrofit Enclosures (part # 92343). This enclosure is designed specifically to be used with SymphonyTR speakers, and will noticeably reduce sound “spillover” from the rears of the speakers into adjacent rooms and spaces.

Insulating the Ceiling 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 ceiling bays adjacent to the speaker location.

Sonafill®

Sonafill (part # 91928) 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

pressure-sensitive adhesive and are installed on the back of

the drywall

on

either side of the

speaker between the ceiling joists; the

pillows are then stuffed in place behind the tiles. The system dramatically improves midbass sound quality and reduces sound transmission into adjacent rooms.

INSTALLING THE SPEAKERS

Before Installation: New Construction

For installations

in new construction,

Sonance recommends using a

Symphony

FlexBracket (TR

part

#

92337

/ TSQ part # 92344) to reserve a location

for the

speaker.

 

The FlexBracket has

perforated wings that can be

positioned at any angle 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 4).

2.Perform an obstruction survey to be certain that there are no studs, conduit, pipes, heating ducts or air returns in the ceiling cavity that will interfere with the speaker.

3. The cutout

for all

SymphonyTR

and Symphony TSQ speakers is 8

5/ ” (207mm). There

also must be at least 5

3/ ” (152mm) depth within the ceiling

cavity for

TR-series

speakers and

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32

 

16

13/ ” (122mm) for TSQ speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Position the included cutout template where the speaker is to be located and pencil an outline on the ceiling.

•If you are unsure about obstructions, drill a small hole in the center of the outline and insert a coat hanger wire into the hole to feel-around for possible obstructions.

5. Cut the mounting hole using a drywall saw, and run the speaker wires from the mounting hole to the amplifier location.

• Consult local building codes before running speaker wires through walls.

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