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Soundstream Exact Exact 5.3 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Component Speaker System OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Component Speaker System INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Soundstream EXACT5.3 Component Speaker REGISTRATION System. You now own one of the finest car audio speaker systems available. As with all high quality car audio components, professional installation is recommended.
  • Page 3 EXACT5.3 are atypical of 5” drivers due to the excursion capabilities of the EXACT5 and the steep crossover slopes of the EXACT5.3X. These efforts have resulted in an extremely flexible speaker system that performs flawlessly in a FEATURES EXACT5 Midrange / Woofer The EXACT5 represents a departure from typical midrange/midbass drivers by combining massive midbass and exceptionally smooth midrange.
  • Page 4 he first step in a successful installation is thorough planning. Choose the location for LOCATION your speaker components carefully. imaging and the best performance: MOUNTING Select a location where each tweeter and midrange/woofer can be mounted close to each other. A good rule of thumb is a maximum of one foot from midrange/woofer to tweeter.
  • Page 5 1) Remove the tweeter’s plastic TWEETER backplate by separating the plate SURFACE from the tweeter housing with your two thumb nails at one of the MOUNTING terminal locations, gently prying the two pieces until they snap apart. See Figure 3. 2) Mark the location in which you are going to mount the tweeter using the supplied template and drill holes...
  • Page 6 The EXACT5 Midrange/Woofer can be mounted on the front or rear of a panel; gaskets are INSTALLING provided for both options. The bolt hole configuration will fit a variety of standard OEM patterns THE EXACT5 making it ideal for direct replacement. Best performance is achieved when the speaker is securely mounted to a door panel or rear deck.
  • Page 7 MOUNTING The EXACT5.3X Passive Crossover can be mounted in virtually any location inside the vehicle. Be sure not to mount the EXACT5.3X outside the vehicle, or in a location where it may be exposed to dirt or moisture (e.g., the engine compartment, inside a EXACT5.3X wheel housing, inside a door, at the bottom of a leaky trunk).
  • Page 8 WIRING EXACT5.3 Wiring Diagram Figure 8 shows a diagram illustrating the wiring of the EXACT5.3 Component Speaker System. It is important to make sure that all connections are in phase; that is positive (+) is connected to positive (+), and negative (-) is connected to negative (-), since an out-of-phase connection will cause a dislocated image and low bass output.
  • Page 9 NOTES Bi-Wiring The EXACT5.3 component system includes the EXACT5.3X passive BI-AMPING crossover which is optimized for the speakers. The EXACT5.3X allows for dual amp inputs. See Figure 9. This feature allows for a 4 channel amplifier or two 2 channel amplifiers to power the four individual drivers of an EXACT5.3 system.
  • Page 10 NOTES Bi-Amping True bi-amping can also be accomplished with an external electronic crossover. See BI-AMPING Figure 10. (CONTD.) realized with bandwidth limited amplifiers. If your decide to bi-amp, please follow the recommendations below : 1)Use at least a 12dB/octave high pass filter no higher than 1500 Hz on the tweeters.
  • Page 11: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS EXACT5.3 System Specifications Frequency Response Sensitivity Continuous Power Handling Peak Program Power Handling Nominal Impedance Crossover Slope Rate Crossover Dimensions EXACT5 Midrange/Woofer Frequency Response Continuous Power Handling Peak Program Power Handling Sensitivity Nominal Impedance Nominal Driver Diameter Mounting Cut-Out Diameter Mounting Depth EXACT1 Soft Dome Neodymium Tweeter Frequency Response...
  • Page 12 (Rev A, 4/15/97) 120 Blue Ravine Road Folsom California 95630 USA tel 916.351.1288 fax 916.351.0414...
  • Page 13: Mounting Template

    MOUNTING TEMPLATE PILOT HOLES CUT OUT CENTER CUP EDGE EXACT1 FLUSH MOUNT TEMPLATE EXACT1 ANGLE MOUNT: DRILL PILOT HOLES FOR MOUNTING SCREWS THEN DRILL 3/16" WIRE HOLES USING USING REMAINING HOLE LOCATIONS 120 Blue Ravine Road Folsom tel 916.351.1288 fax 916.351.0414 CENTER CUT-OUT EDGE OF...