Niles Audio CS525 manual

MODEL S CS 52 5 CS 65 0 B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A RCHITECTURE ® INST ALLA TION & OPERA TION GUIDE MODEL S CS 52 5 CS 65 0 CONTRAC T OR SERIES ® ® DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 22[...]

Congr atula tions! Thank you for choosing a Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeaker ® from Niles. With proper installation and operation, you'll enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry's most complete line of custom installation components and accessories for audio/video systems. For a free full line catalog write: [...]

Intr oduction The CS or Contractor Series group of Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeakers ® offers speakers expressly designed for flex- ibility of use. They function well as prima- ry speakers in bedrooms, dens or living rooms; as main or surround speakers in home theaters; or in large arrays in com- mercial spaces. The CS525/CS650 offer a unique [...]

Fea tur es and Benefit s Hi-Polymer Woofer The CS525 and CS650 models feature a unique woofer construction process called Hi-Polymer Bonding that combines a waterproof nylon layer with a traditional pulp-based long throw woofer with a treated foam rubber surround. Both mod- els feature custom perforated baskets to keep construction debris from comi[...]

Inst allation C onsider ations Recommended A mplifier Power For satisfactory performance, we recom- mend an amplifier with a power rating of five to fifty watts for the CS525 and CS650. 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[...]

light switches and dimmers). V olume con- trols are connected in line with the speak- er, so you must connect the wire from the amplifier to the volume control and then from the volume control to the speaker. Speaker Wire Use 2-conductor speaker wire when con- necting CS speakers to your receiver or amplifier . For most applications, we rec- ommend[...]

Speaker Placemen t Placement for Critical Listening If you like to imagine that the band or orchestra is playing in front of you as you listen to music, or you are very conscious of clarity, detail and the textures of the individual instruments, you are a critical listener. In a home theater, the intelligibility of dia- log and action reproduced by[...]

The Boundary Effect Corners can affect the bass response of the speaker powerfully! This is called the boundary effect. Y ou will emphasize par- ticular bass frequencies and cancel out other bass frequencies when you place speakers close to the wall/ceiling bound- ary or a corner wall boundary . This can make the speaker sound excessively boomy and[...]

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! A single pair of CS Loudspeakers, pr[...]

Inst allation Fundamen tals Running the Speaker Wire in New Construction If you have doubts about whether you are capable of installing a Niles Blueprint Series In-Wall Speaker in your walls, con- sult a Niles dealer or professional installer. They have special tools, techniques, and experience to make the impossible possi- ble. The installer can p[...]

Try to line the holes up perfectly, because it makes pulling the wire much easier. A good technique is to snap a chalk line across the face of the studs or against the bottom of the ceiling joists. Then work backward so that you can always see the holes you have already drilled. Paying careful attention to this will save you a lot of time later on![...]

Identify where all of your electrical, phone, and TV wiring is likely to be and plan to route around it all. You can acci- dentally induce 60 Hz hum on your speakers if you run your speaker wire right beside electrical wire for more than a few feet. T ry to keep speaker wire running par- allel to power cables at least 3 feet away. T o find exactly [...]

plenum rated wire (check your local building codes, some municipalities require conduit). In traditional wood stud / drywall construc- tion you can cut the hole for the speaker and utilize the large hole to auger holes across, up or down the wall for as far as your drill bit will take you. If you have matching paint and take reasonable care in patc[...]

Inst allation of Speak er s IMPORTANT: Before you cut into any wall, review the sections on running wire and speaker placement. 1 . Drill a 1 /8” pilot hole just barely through the wallboard or dry wall (1/2” to 5/8” deep in most homes) about an inch below the center of your proposed speak- er location (an inch to the side if you are mounting[...]

5. Fill the wall cavity with insulation at this point. Remember to use equal amounts of insulation for each speaker. Installing the Speaker If the grille is already installed, remove it by using a bent paper clip or the tip of a corkscrew and pulling it away from the frame (See Figure 12) . 1 . Separate the speaker wire so that at least two inches [...]

Speaker Phase Speaker wire has two conductors. One conductor is attached to the negative (-) terminals and one conductor is attached to the positive (+) terminals of both your speaker and your amplifier. Usually , the wire is marked for your convenience. There are different ways wires are marked: a stripe on one wire, a ribbed area of one conductor[...]

Oper ation Listening at Higher Volumes It requires more power to achieve a rea- sonable volume of sound in a large room than it does in a small room. It is possi- ble (even if you are not a teenager) to turn the volume so high that the amplifi- er runs out of power . This creates “clip- ping” distortion. Clipping distortion makes treble sound v[...]

17 Specifications Specifications Model CS525 Driver Compliment 5-1/4” Hi-Polymer laminate woofer 1” polycarbonate tweeter Design Principle Infinite baffle for large and varying air volumes Recommended Amplifier Power 5 to 50 watts Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms Frequency Response 65Hz-15kHz, +/-3dB Sensitivity 89dB for 2.83V pink noise Overall Exteri[...]

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Limit ed W arr anty Niles Audio Corporation ("NILES") warrants its loudspeaker products to the original purchaser to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from date of purchase. This Warranty is subject to the following additional conditions and limitations. The Warranty is void and inappl[...]

Niles Audio Corporation 1 2331 S. W . 1 30 Street Miami, Florida 33 1 86 T el: (305) 238-43 73 Fax: (305) 238-0 1 85 Printed in Taiwan © 1999 Niles Audio Corporation. Because Niles strives to continuously improve products, Niles reserves the right to change product specifications without not Niles, the Niles logo, Blending High Fidelity and Archit[...]