Figure 2. Front loudspeaker placement
Figure 3. Connecting the loudspeaker cable
Cable gauge
Max. length
2,0 mm
2
(14 AWG)
30 m (100 ft)
3,3 mm
2
(12 AWG)
40 m (130 ft)
5,3 mm
2
(10 AWG)
60 m (200 ft)
Table 1. Recommended cable thicknesses for
different lengths of cable
Figure 4. Screws for tightening the
mounting tabs are located at each corner
of the front baffle
Figure 1. RAM2 amplifier back panel view
Cabling
The RAM2 amplifier unit has separate power
amplifiers for the tweeter and woofer. Accord-
ingly, a 4-conductor cable needs to be run
between the amplifier and the loudspeaker
enclosure. Two cable connectors are supplied
with the loudspeaker system, a six-pole con-
nector to fit the connector on the amplifier and
a four-pole connector to fit the respective input
on the top of the loudspeaker enclosure.
Attach the cables to the green connectors
provided with the kit. Be sure to maintain cor-
rect polarity when connecting the cables and
be extra careful not to mix the tweeter and
woofer cables. The correct pin sequences
are marked on the amplifier and loudspeaker
enclosure. Starting from the top, the first two
poles on the amplifier connector are for the 12
V remote control voltage, pole 3 for tweeter -,
pole 4 for t, pole 5 for woofer - and
pole 6 for . Respectively, the pole
sequence on the loudspeaker connector is
1 tweeter -, 2 tweeter +, 3 woofer - and 4
. Secure the cable to the strain relief
tie next to the loudspeaker connector.
Use a good quality 4-conductor cable and
make the cable runs as short as possible.
See Table 1 for recommended cable gauges.
The connectors accept a cable up to 6 mm
2
(9 gauge) thick.
If you are installing the AIW25 enclosure to
an existing wall, examine the walls thoroughly
for the shortest and least obstructed cable
route. Be careful to avoid cutting or drilling
into electrical wires, ventilation or water pipes.
These are often visible in the attic, basement
or crawl space below the floor. All of this is
of course much easier when the installation
takes place in an unfinished wall where the
wall structure is still open. In both cases it is
a good idea to route the loudspeaker cables
away from electric, video or phone cables,
which might induce hum into the loudspeaker
system.
Painting the loudspeakers
The loudspeaker enclosure flange and the
metal mesh grill can be spray painted to match
the wall colour. Do not paint the loudspeaker
front baffle and drivers, or try to paint the grill
while it is attached to the loudspeaker. Paint
the enclosure and the grill separately with a
thin spray. Do not use brushes or rollers. Be
careful to avoid clogging the grill with paint.
Attach the cardboard painting mask on the
loudspeaker front baffle before spraying the
loudspeaker to protect the drivers and front
baffle from smearing.
Installing the AIW25
loudspeaker enclosure
For new construction installs, we recommend
planning the loudspeaker placement at an
early stage and using the optional Genelec
New Construction Brackets (order code 272-
0030) for marking the desired locations. The
brackets can be nailed or screwed to the
studs to show the drywall installers the places
where holes for the loudspeakers are to be
located.
When installing the enclosure in an existing
wall, use the cardboard wall cut-out template
to find the best location. The template also
shows the position of the loudspeaker drivers
and acoustic axis, so you can easily find the
placement that brings them to the optimum
position as outlined in chapter “Loudspeaker
placement”.
Examine the wall structure carefully to find
a clearly unobstructed location for the loud-
speaker. The loudspeaker enclosure requires
a minimum of 98 millimeters (3
27
/
32
”) of free
depth measured from the outer surface of the
