Unpacking/Inventory
Carefully unpack the Clarus carton, and verify that the
following parts are included in the box (CAUTION: use
care to remove the midbass speakers with two hands,
and avoid pressing your thumb or fingers against
the cone of the midbass – never test the speaker’s
excursion manually with your fingers by pressing the
cone):
• Two Clarus midbass speakers;
• Two Clarus C1 20mm tweeter speakers;
• Two midbass grilles with anodized aluminum
Hybrid Audio Technologies nameplates and ABS grille
mounting flanges;
• Four small packages located underneath the
midbass drivers, which contain:
• Hardware needed to install the midbass speakers,
including high-quality black oxide Philips head
screws and black oxide steel “speed clips”; and
• Four small slices of butyl adhesive putty to help
secure the supplied grilles to the ABS grille mounting
flanges, if needed.
• Two small packages located underneath the tweeter
drivers, which contain:
• Two angle-mount and two surface-mount fixtures
to be used for various tweeter mounting options; and
• Hardware needed to install the tweeter speakers,
including high-quality black oxide Philips head
screws and steel “speed clips.”
Should you be missing parts, please contact your
authorized Hybrid Audio Technologies dealer for
replacement parts, or contact us directly at:
Section I • Getting Started
Basic System Installation
Now that you have unpacked the Clarus box and have verified that all of the parts are
included, it is time to evaluate the vehicle for the impending installation. If you feel the
least bit uncomfortable about the installation, have the Clarus speakers installed by
an authorized Hybrid Audio Technologies dealer. The Clarus speakers are an incredible
high-end speaker system, but will only be as good as the installation; a poor installation can
negatively affect the performance of the Clarus speakers. We can only build great speakers,
but can’t control or account for poor or inadequate installations.
Should you decide that you can handle the installation yourself and feel confident that
the end result will be adequate to reap the performance benefits of the Clarus component
system, you will need to have certain hand tools available to you for the installation. These
include, but may not be limited to:
• Cordless drill/driver with a 1/8” drill bit and a Phillips head and a few assorted driver bits
(commonly including Torx driver bits) with an attachment (a hand-operated screw driver
and/or Torx driver will also likely work);
• Certain vehicles may require an assortment of hex-key wrenches to remove the old
speakers and/or panel screws;
• A panel-popping tool (retaining clip removal tool) to remove panels in the vehicle
(such as door panels). In a pinch, a large flat-head screwdriver does work, but damage to
panels or retaining clips can result;
• A wire cutter and wire stripper;
• Electrical tape; and
• If you plan to use the vehicle’s existing speaker wire, you will need to know which wire
is positive and which is negative at each proposed speaker location. If you’re unsure, we
highly recommend the use of Installation Excellence, an on-line resource for wire colors,
wire locations, fit guides, and technical support.
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Clarus
Component
Systems
Using this Manual
As mentioned in the Welcome and
Introduction, this is not your typical
car stereo speaker owner’s manual.
It is a mobile audio reference manual
for not only your impending Clarus
installation, but also to act as a guide
to get the most out of your audio
system. Generally speaking, this
manual is divided into two parts. The
first part focuses on a typical, basic
installation of the Clarus product, and
follows in general what you’d expect
from a mobile audio component
system owner’s manual. The second
part delves into more advanced topics
on optimized speaker placement,
“lessons learned” (a topical discussion
of real-world applications), use of
sound damping products and acoustic
absorption materials, and fine tuning.
Most users will stop at the conclusion
of the first section once the basic
installation is complete, and this is
perfectly acceptable. But for those
with an intrinsic desire to learn more
about how to make their mobile
audio systems better, we invite you to
continue reading through the latter
half of the manual as well. Our goal is
to not only build the best-performing
mobile audio systems in the world,
but to also educate consumers and
professional installers alike on how
to achieve reference-grade audio
system playback in the mobile audio
environment.
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