Sonance Silhouette I - Create Openings (New Construction) or with a Back Box

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CREATE OPENINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION)
Survey proposed sites and look for installation obstacles, like plumbing, wiring, and other fixtures.
Any high performance loudspeaker needs some care in understanding its physical placement
requirements:
• The optimum installation space is a 2" x 6" stud bay. This allows for the use of a back box with
notable sonic improvement. Several physical and acoustic criteria are better served with this space
allocation. Back box plans are provided for all models on pages 16, 17, and 18.
• Double 1/2" dry wall in a 2" x 4" stud bay, is the next best solution. The physical size and weight of
Silhouette are best served with this type of physical support.
• After double dry wall, a standard 5/8" drywall in a 2" x 4" stud bay can be used though optimum
sonic integrity will be compromised. Magnet depth requires a 1/8" relief cut-out made behind the
magnet with a dremel® tool to accommodate current speaker depth of 4-1/4".
• Any other situation will take more creativity on the part of the installer. This is achievable, but will
take more time.
WITH A BACK BOX
To obtain the ultimate performance from your Sonance Silhouette speakers we strongly recommend
the use of a back box. Back boxes will provide better definition to bass,higher power handling,and less
intrusion of sound into other rooms.
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Figure 4: New construction locations for optimum speaker performance.
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