Instruction Guide and Owner’s Manual
In-wall
Home Theater Speakers
BB-465 LCR • BB-265 LCR
BB-465 LCR
BB-265 LCR
Description:
The idea behind the Bad Boy speaker line was to build a truly
high performance loudspeaker that would fit in the wall. The
Bad Boy not only has a stunning looks, but also has stellar
performance.
In order to produce Tru high fidelity full range speaker, a three
way design was selected. A three way design allows the use of the
proper size component for each band of frequencies for play back.
At the high end of the frequency spectrum, a silk dome tweeter
was selected for Tru to life dispersion pattern that most closely
resembles the way natural sound moves. The soft dome material
allows the tweeters to be played at the proper level, without the
listener experiencing ear fatigue. This is especially important at
the high volumes home theater playback often occurs. Also, the
tweeter’s neodymium motor was selected because it allowed the
tweeter to be compact enough to be in a swivel mount. This
allows the installer to place the speaker where it would go in a real
world application, but also aim the tweeters so that the listener
experiences them on axis where their response is best.
A 6.5” carbon fiber midrange was selected because of its balance
of the many factors that must be considered when choosing
a midrange driver. The cone size has good dispersion in the
usable band. Also, the cone size was important in considering
cone breakup which is a form of distortion that occurs at lower
frequencies in larger cones. The woven carbon fiber cone material
was chosen because it is very stiff, limiting cone break up in the
usable band. It is also very light, which helps reduce the weight
of the moving assembly. By balancing these qualities, a midrange
speaker was produced with good dispersion in the usable band
with very little break up, and is sensitive enough to have incredible
dynamic range and accuracy.
Because this is a three way in wall speaker, the limited depth
would not allow the use of a conventional woofer driver. The
solution was to use three 6.5 woofers instead of a single 10”
woofer. This would give the necessary output to balance with the
rest of the system, while playing low enough to be truly full range.
All while maintaining a depth that still fits in a standard 2 x 4
wall.
This high performance full range loudspeaker needs a back
box in order to control the amount of air the speaker operates
in (EL465/265). The midrange speaker has its own enclosure
integrated with in the speaker to optimize its performance and
control its resonance. The Bad Boy EL465/265 cabinet is designed
to allow the woofers the exact amount of air space they need to
balance their output perfectly.
It is very difficult to get true full range high quality sound out
of a speaker that fits in a standard wall. This is a problem the
industry has been struggling with for years. The Bad Boy 465 has
accomplished this, Tru high fidelity in the wall.
