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er, so you must connect the wire from the 

amplifier to the volume control and then 

from the volume control to the speaker.

Speaker Wire

Use 2-conductor speaker wire when con-

necting PR speakers to your receiver or  

amplifier. For most applications, we rec-

ommend you use 16 or 18 gauge stranded 

wire. For wiring runs longer than 80 feet 

(25 meters) we recommend 14 gauge 

stranded wire. When you run wire inside 

walls, special jacketing (CL-2 or CL-3) is 

required to both protect the wire and for 

fire prevention. In some areas conduit 

is required. For a trouble-free installa-

tion, low voltage wire such as speaker 

wire must be run in accordance with the 

National Electrical Code and any applica-

ble provisions of the local building code. 

If you are unsure of the correct installation 

techniques, wire jacket or type of conduit 

to use, consult a professional audio/video 

installer, your building contractor, or the 

local building and inspection department.

Incorporating a Remote Control

If you are planning to use a stereo system 

with a hand held IR remote control, con-

sider the advantages of installing a Niles IR 

Repeater system. You are able to control 

all of the functions of your system from 

the room via the remote pair of speakers. 

Niles makes a number of IR sensors which 

install in the wall, in the ceiling, in cabine-

try, on tabletops, or even behind the grille 

of some of your Niles speakers. 

An IR sensor requires that a 2-conductor 

shielded wire (West Penn D291 or equiv-

alent) be home run from each sensor loca-

tion to the main equipment location. This 

wire is normally run beside the speaker 

wire at the same time. Typically, the sen-

sor is placed in a location that faces your 

listening position. Most remote controls 

will have an effective line of sight range of 

18 to 30 feet (6-10 meters) with any Niles 

sensor placed in a wall, ceiling, on a cabi-

net or tabletop. However, when you place 

a Niles MS110 MicroSensor behind the 

perforated aluminum grille of a speaker 

the effective range is reduced to 9 to 15 

feet (3-5 meters).

Insulating the Wall Cavity

For best performance from your speakers 

fill the wall cavity behind the speaker with 

fiberglass insulation (e.g. R-19 unbatted 

insulation). Try to keep the same amount 

of insulation for each speaker, particu-

larly in the same room, for consistent 

bass response.

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Installation Considerations

TECH TIP

Wire size is expressed by its AWG (American Wire 

Gauge) number. The lower the number, the larger 
the wire, i.e. twelve AWG is physically larger than 

fourteen AWG. 

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Speaker Placement 

Placement for Critical Listening

If you like to imagine that the band or 

orchestra is playing in front of you as you 

listen to music, or you are very conscious of 

clarity, detail and the textures of the individ-

ual instruments, you are a critical listener. 
In a home theater, the intelligibility of 

dialog and action reproduced by the front 

speakers is paramount! The position of 

the speakers plays a very important role in 

how clear the sound is and how a stereo 

image is created. Here are some guide-

lines to make the process of placement 

quick and easy.

Make sure the sound will not be blocked 

or reflected off of furniture or other objects. 

You should have a direct line of sight with 

the front of the speaker. To determine the 

best position, measure the “listening” dis-

tance between the ideal listening position 

(your favorite chair or couch) and the wall 

in which you plan to install the speakers. 

Try to place the speakers so that they are 

equally distant from your listening spot 

and at least one half of the listening dis-

tance apart (this maintains a large pleasant 

stereo “image”). In home theater applica-

tions where there is a center channel you 

may choose to space the left and right 

main speakers farther apart for a “bigger 

than life” sound with Dolby

®

 

encoded 

movies and TV shows. However, for com-

bined music and movie usage stay within 

the 

good placement zone

 for music. For 

example; if you are ten feet back from the 

wall, the speakers should be between five 

and ten feet apart 

(See Figure 2)

.

Speaker Placement

Speaker 

Placement 

Zone 

Speaker 

Placement 

Zone 

10’

(3 meters)

5’ 

(1.7 meters)

Figure 2

10’

(3 meters)

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Страница 7: ...g between two finished floors look for baseboards which could be removed and replaced with the wire behind them Doorjambs can be removed and often have enough space for speaker wire all the way around...

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