Unpacking/Inventory
Carefully unpack the Imagine 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 Imagine midbass speakers with integrated tweeter
crossover; and
• Imagine I1 25mm tweeter speakers pre-installed in coaxial
mode.
The following items are also included in the Imagine I51-2
(including V2), Imagine I61-2 (including V2), and Imagine
I69-2 (including V2) kits:
• Two midbass grilles with anodized aluminum Hybrid
Audio Technologies nameplates and ABS grille mounting
flanges;
• Nine small packages located underneath the midbass
drivers in, which contain parts for use as a component
system, including
• Two tweeter surface-mount cups;
• Two tweeter flush-mount cups;
• Two tweeter angle-mount cups;
• Two ABS extended phase plug pole piece extensions
(bullets);
• Tweeter and midbass mounting hardware including two
silver plain steel tweeter retainer clips (attaches to the
back side of the flush-mount tweeter cup to keep the cup
solidly installed), machine screws and set screws for the
retainer clips, and hardware needed to install the midbass
speakers, including high-quality black oxide Philips head
screws black anodized screws to mount the midbass
speakers; and
• A pair of replacement magnet decals.
Should you be missing parts, please contact your
authorized Hybrid Audio Technologies dealer for
replacement parts, or contact us directly at:
support@
hybrid-audio.com
Section I • Getting Started
Basic System Installation
Now that you have unpacked the Imagine 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 Imagine speakers installed by
an authorized Hybrid Audio Technologies dealer. The Imagine 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 Imagine 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 Imagine 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.
Continued on following pages...
Imagine
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 Imagine
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 Imagine
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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