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Introduction
Features and Benefits
Fully pivoting woofer and tweeter
A pivoting woofer assembly can adjust up
to 15° focusing bass and midrange tones
directly at the listening area for superb
imaging and unparalleled clarity. Within
the woofer assembly, the tweeter is housed
in its own low-diffraction pivoting assembly
that can adjust up to 17° in any direction to
create direct or diffused sound fields. The
independently pivoting woofer’s and tweet-
er’s superior design is patented, (U.S. patent
number 6,683,963).
12 AWG Push Terminal
The DS8300AT and DS8500AT loud-
speakers are manufactured with high qual-
ity gold plated push terminals that insure
that the connection to the speaker cable is
of the highest quality available.
Moisture and UV Resistant
Construction
The DS8300AT and DS8500AT loud-
speakers are suitable for use in high mois-
ture environments. The drivers are resis-
tant to moisture and UV exposure; the
grille is made of powder-coated alu-
minum. However, the speakers are not
waterproof and direct contact with water
should be avoided.
Engineered for Ceiling Placement
The increased popularity of cathedral and
vaulted ceilings pose a distinct sonic
challenge for conventional ceiling
loudspeakers. That is because convention-
al ceiling speakers radiate sound perpen-
dicular to their mounting surface, which
usually is not where the listening area is.
DS Directed Soundfield Loudspeakers
patented, independent pivoting woofer
and tweeter overcome this challenge and
allow sound to be directed into the listen-
ing area regardless of ceiling angle.
Installer Selectable Acoustic
Fine Tuning
Installers can select to fine tune the bass or
treble to accommodate reflective surfaces
and corner loading. This selection is
accomplished via the baffle-mounted
treble control (-1.5dB, flat and +1.5dB)
and PC board mounted bass jumper
(flat, -1dB, and -2dB).
4 or 8 ohm Selectable Impedance
The DS8300AT and DS8500AT give the
installer flexibility to select the speaker’s
impedance — 4 ohms for systems where
maximum current transfer and output
level is desired; 8 ohms for systems utiliz-
ing multiple speaker pairs where amplifier
loading is a consideration.
MicroPerf
™
Grilles
The DS8300AT and DS8500AT employ
Niles exclusive MicroPerf grille construc-
tion. The exceptionally tight hole pattern
provides acoustic transparency at all audio
frequencies and enables the speaker
elements to remain invisible. MicroPerf
grilles can also be painted to blend seem-
lessly with the surrounding decor.
Niles DS Directed Soundfield loudspeak-
ers feature a patented, fully adjustable,
independently pivoting, woofer and
tweeter that enables the loudspeakers to
accurately recreate high fidelity sound
regardless of where they are located in
the ceiling — preserving interior design
integrity and delivering life-like sonic
quality that is not available from conven-
tional ceiling speakers.
