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- Page 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MANUAL I, II, III SONANCE SILHOUETTE ™ PN.33-1823 02.00...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
BAFFLE MIDRANGE, TWEETER DRIVER ENCLOSURE ALUMINUM FRAME ARCHITECTURE ROTO-LOCK MOUNTING SYSTEM CROSSOVER NETWORK GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SONANCE SILHOUETTE ™ SPEAKERS INSTALLATION QUICKSTART AND PARTS LIST INSTALLATION SAFETY/CARE AND MAINTENANCE CREATE OPENINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION) OR WITH A BACK BOX... -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your Sonance Silhouette ™ speakers, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference. -
Page 4: Introduction
4" deep stud bay and eliminate the coloration and acoustical artifacts of drywall construction. The seven-driver Sonance Silhouette III, five-driver Sonance Silhouette II, and four-driver Sonance Silhouette I are all well suited to left and right channel duties in fine music and home theater systems. -
Page 5: Custom Installation Considerations
In the capable hands of a custom installer, special devices like those supplied by Sonance can make the most sophisticated audio/video systems easy to use and practically invisible. -
Page 6: Driver-Complement
• 20mm diameter voice coil with aluminum former ensures high power handling MIDRANGE DESIGN Sonance Silhouette's 4" midrange driver is essential to the overall design. This specific approach was chosen after months of research into the resonant characteristics of stud wall construction and interaction between wall components and loudspeakers. -
Page 7: Elliptical Woofer
• A high-compliance, half-roll rubber surround and long excursion enhance power handling. BAFFLE DESIGN The Sonance Silhouette baffle is constructed from 1" MDF. This material is known for its extreme rigidity and non-resonant qualities. The high-gloss, black lacquer finish is applied to the baffle in a 10- step process that requires five days of hand finishing. -
Page 8: Aluminum Frame Architecture
The baffle attaches to an extruded aluminum frame specially tooled for the Sonance Silhouette speaker. The frame employs a truss design that adds incredible strength and rigidity to the Sonance Silhouette assembly. This frame design also facilitates the ease of installation attributed to all Sonance Silhouette speakers. -
Page 9: Crossover Network
The sound directly from the speaker and those reflected are all equally critical to the overall sound quality. A major innovation in the Sonance Silhouette design is the application of low crossover frequencies. These lower frequencies allow the woofer, midrange and tweeter to operate within their ideal frequency ranges. -
Page 10: Getting The Most From Your Sonance Silhouette Speakers
The best listening rooms exhibit low intrusion of ambient noise. In any event, the Sonance Silhouette speakers should not be mounted with less than two feet of unobstructed wall on either side (i.e., not in columns). - Page 11 When employed as surround speakers, the Sonance Silhouette speakers should be in the side walls, in line with the listeners’ ears and with the tweeters 60"–72" from the floor (see Figure 3 below). If this is not possible, the surround speakers may be installed in the back walls of the room at the same width as the left and right front speakers.
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Page 12: Installation Quickstart And Parts List
INSTALLATION QUICK START Read “Getting The Most From Your Sonance Silhouette Speakers” and plan speaker locations. If this is your first installation of a Sonance Silhouette system, read all of the installation instructions before beginning. Choose high quality (oxygen-free, multi-strand) copper wire to make the wire runs between your audio equipment and your Sonance Silhouette speakers. -
Page 13: Installation Safety/Care And Maintenance
Before working in areas with exposed 5. Do not expose your Sonance Silhouette joists,always create temporary walkways using speakers to direct sunlight or high heat. plywood or dimensional lumber strong Extended periods of exposure may cause enough to support your weight. -
Page 14: Create Openings (New Construction) Or With A Back Box
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. - Page 15 Be sure to follow local building codes. To use a back box with the Sonance Silhouette speakers you will need a wall with at least 5-1/2" of depth. On pages 16 through 18 of this manual you can find construction drawings of back boxes for the three Sonance Silhouette models.
- Page 16 Sonance Silhouette II (2.106 cubic feet) Top View 4.000 14.500 4.000 0.750 0.750 13.000 14.500 2.500 2.500 9.500 3.8125 6.875 3.8125 3.250 8.000 3.250 Outside Inside Front View Front Baffle Brace Brace Figure 6: Sonance Silhouette II rear box design.
- Page 17 Sonance Silhouette III (2.71 cubic feet) Top View 4.000 14.500 4.000 0.750 13.000 0.750 14.500 2.500 2.500 9.500 3.8125 6.875 3.8125 3.250 8.000 3.250 Outside Inside Front View Front Baffle Brace Brace Figure 7: Sonance Silhouette III rear box design.
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Page 18: Without A Back Box Or Create Openings (Retrofit)
Painter’s masking tape (available at paint and hardware stores) is good Figure 8: Retrofit construction for Sonance Silhouette speakers. for this because it leaves no adhesive residue. 3. Position and temporarily attach the cardboard cut-out template from packaging with painter’s tape... -
Page 19: Speaker Installation/Grille Painting
The quality of the paint, color and texture all have affects on the number of coats. Sonance recommends the use of the highest quality water based paint available. Other paints such as acrylic, may be used as long as the painting surface is properly prepared. -
Page 20: Wire Size/Type, Single Wire Or Bi-Wiring Connections
SINGLE WIRE CONNECTIONS If you have run a single, two conductor wire to each speaker location, use the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals closest to the outside edges of the Sonance Silhouette speaker (see Figure 9, pg. 22). BI-WIRING CONNECTIONS If you have run a single, four conductor wire or special bi-wire cable to take advantage of the bi-wire option (see Figure 10, pg. -
Page 21: Final Assembly
4. Use a screwdriver to turn the Roto-Lock mounting fasteners visible in the channel of the extruded aluminum frame into the CLOSED position. Sonance’s Roto-Lock mounting system firmly attaches the Sonance Silhouette speaker to the wall by means of a foot that rotates into place, securely clamping the baffle to the mounting surface. -
Page 22: Sonance Silhouette™ Specifications
SILHOUETTE I n-Wall Infinite Baffle Design: 1" (25mm) Inverted titanium dome. Tweeter: 2 - 4" (102mm) Magnesium cones. Midrange: 1 - 9" Eliptical Aluminum woofer (152mm x 229mm) Woofer: with a rubber surround and extended pole piece. Woofer, midrange and tweeter crossovers are... - Page 23 SILHOUETTE II Design: In-Wall Infinite Baffle Tweeter: 1" (25mm) Inverted titanium dome. Midrange: 2 - 4" (102mm) Magnesium cones. Woofer: 2 - 9" Eliptical Aluminum woofer (152mm x 229mm) with a rubber surround and extended pole piece. Crossover Design: Woofer, midrange and tweeter crossovers are physically independent with connections for bi-wiring or biamping provided Slope:...
- Page 24 SILHOUETTE III Design: In-Wall Infinite Baffle Tweeter: 1" (25mm) Inverted titanium dome. Midrange: 2 - 4" (102mm) Magnesium cones. Woofer: 4 - 9" Eliptical Aluminum woofer (152mm x 229mm) with a rubber surround and extended pole piece. Crossover Design: Woofer, midrange and tweeter crossovers are physically independent with connections for bi-wiring or biamping provided Slope:...
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Page 25: Service
YOU MUST HAVE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TO RETURN YOUR UNIT! In the event that your unit should need service or repair, return the unit to your Authorized Sonance dealer. If you wish to return it to the factory yourself, you must contact us to obtain a return authori- zation (RA) number prior to returning your unit to us. -
Page 26: Five Year Limited Warranty
FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Sonance warrants to the original retail purchaser for the period of five (5) years, the unit to be free from defects in material and workmanship provided the unit is operated in accordance with the printed instructions included with the unit. Five (5) years begins on the date of purchase shown on the bill of sale (receipt).
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