Installing the Closed-back Ceiling Speakers
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5 Installing the Closed-back Ceiling
Speakers
This section explains how to install the closed-back ceiling
speakers, that is:
Choosing the best place to locate your speakers (see section 5.1)
Cutting the ceiling tile (see section 5.2)
Painting the speakers (see section 5.3)
5.1 Choosing the Best Location
Ideally, locate the speakers above the main listening area. Before doing so, be
sure that:
The desired location is free of obstructions, such as electrical piping, AC
ducts or water lines, and so on
There is enough space behind the mounting surface for the speakers
Rear side of the speaker is not blocked by wall studs or other objects
5.2 Cutting the Ceiling Tile
To cut the ceiling tile, do the following:
1. Remove the circle in the supplied cardboard template
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.
2. Mark the opening in the correct location by tracing the hole in the template.
3. Cut out the hole according to the template or with a circular cutter set to
the appropriate cutout size
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.
4. Route the wiring from the amplifier to the speakers’ cutout holes, taking
care not to place them next to electrical wires or at least at a distance of
about two feet from an AC line
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.
If you are mounting the speakers onto a ceiling tile, remove the ceiling tiles
where you plan to install the speakers. Use the template to trace and then
cutout the speaker hole over an empty box.
The closed-back ceiling
speakers are supported by the ceiling mounting kit
(two C-rings and two pairs of tile rails
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). When mounting onto the ceiling
tiles
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, use both supports. When mounting onto a sheetrock ceiling, the C-ring
alone is used to reinforce the ceiling material.
1 Keep this circular piece of cardboard for later use as a mask, as you may want to paint the speakers (see section 5.3)
2 Initially, you can cut a smaller area inside the marked hole just to be sure that the space above the speakers is clear
3 Do not nail or staple the speaker wires
4 The tile rails prevent the speakers from falling if the tile itself comes out or falls apart, as their ends catch onto the T-grid
5 Be sure that the tiles can support the speaker. Smaller sized tiles or fiberglass-type tiles cannot support the weight of the
speakers. When this is the case, the speakers will need additional support
