Thiel Audio Products PowerPlane manual Jim Thiel

Congratulations on your purchase of the THIEL PowerPlaneª in-wall loudspeaker. This fine product is the result of a dedicated effort to provide very accurate and realistic sound reproduction

from a versatile, easy-to-place loudspeaker. We have used very high quality components and taken great care in the PowerPlaneÕs construction. Properly installed and used with good associated equipment, the PowerPlane will provide you with a great deal of sonic enjoyment for many years.

Jim Thiel

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

The PowerPlane is designed to perform well in a variety of locations throughout the room. It can be mounted in walls, ceilings, or in an enclosed cabinet. Because of the coaxial/coplanar driver mounting, the PowerPlane can be oriented both horizontally or vertically. For optimum performance, the PowerPlane should not be placed very near room corners or where furniture may obstruct the speakerÕs output.

MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

It is important that the PowerPlane be mounted securely to prevent unwanted vibration, therefore mounting only to the wall material, like drywall, is not recommended. The PowerPlane is designed to fit easily into walls with standard 16" stud spacing so that the speaker is ultimately secured to the framing studs. Suggested wall installation instructions for standard walls are shown below. For vertical speaker mounting, adapters can be ordered from THIEL to help secure the speaker to the studs.

HORIZONTAL MOUNTING

Step One Step Two Step Three

Place the provided cutting template on the desired wall position and secure with removable tape. The template has guide marks to assist with leveling.

Cut out the wall opening using the templateÕs guide marks.

Place the PowerPlane into the wall opening, level, and secure to the wall studs with the four provided

#6 mounting screws.