Niles-audio CS525 User Manual

MODELSCS525CS650B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A RCHITECTURE®INSTALLATION & OPERATION GUIDEMODELSCS525CS650CONTRACTOR SERIES®®DS00245A/CS 3/8/99

InstallationFundamentalsRunning the Speaker Wire in NewConstructionIf you have doubts about whether you arecapable of installing a Niles BlueprintSeri

Try to line the holes up perfectly, becauseit makes pulling the wire much easier. Agood technique is to snap a chalk lineacross the face of the studs

Identify where all of your electrical,phone, and TV wiring is likely to be andplan to route around it all. You can acci-dentally induce 60 Hz hum on

plenum rated wire (check your localbuilding codes, some municipalitiesrequire conduit).In traditional wood stud/drywall construc-tion you can cut the

Installationof SpeakersIMPORTANT: Before you cut into anywall, review the sections on runningwire and speaker placement.1. Drill a 1/8” pilot hole jus

5. Fill the wall cavity with insulation at thispoint. Remember to use equal amountsof insulation for each speaker.Installing the SpeakerIf the grille

Speaker PhaseSpeaker wire has two conductors. Oneconductor is attached to the negative (-)terminals and one conductor is attached tothe positive (+) t

OperationListening at Higher VolumesIt requires more power to achieve a rea-sonable volume of sound in a large roomthan it does in a small room. It is

17SpecificationsSpecifications Model CS525Driver Compliment5-1/4” Hi-Polymer laminate woofer1” polycarbonate tweeterDesign PrincipleInfinite baffle fo

PLEASE FILL OUT THEWARRANTY REGISTRATIONCARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE,DETACH, AND MAIL TO: Niles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept. P.O. Box 16

Congratulations!Thank you for choosing a Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeaker®from Niles. With properinstallation and operation, you'll enjoy yea

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Limited Warranty Niles Audio Corporation ("NILES") warrants its loudspeaker products to the original purchaserto be free of manufacturing de

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Introduction The CS or Contractor Seriesgroup ofBlueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeakers®offers speakers expressly designed for flex-ibility of use. They

Features and Benefits Hi-Polymer Woofer The CS525 and CS650 models feature aunique woofer construction processcalled Hi-Polymer Bonding that combinesa

Installation Considerations Recommended Amplifier PowerFor satisfactory performance, we recom-mend an amplifier with a power rating offive to fifty wa

light switches and dimmers). Volume con-trols are connected in line with the speak-er, so you must connect the wire from theamplifier to the volume co

Speaker Placement Placement for Critical ListeningIf you like to imagine that the band ororchestra is playing in front of you as youlisten to music, o

The Boundary EffectCorners can affect the bass response ofthe speaker powerfully! This is called theboundary effect. You will emphasize par-ticular ba

soundtrack to envelope you in the envi-ronment on screen. They will place back-ground music, rain sounds, traffic noise,etc. on the “surround” soundtr