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VOICE in-wall loudspeaker installation
RETROFIT INSTALLATION - 16" ON-CENTER STUDS
VOICE loudspeakers are engineered to bolt directly to 2"x4" stud bracing. This ensures the rigidity
required for correct acoustic sound reproduction. The following are the steps recommended to install
VOICE loudspeakers correctly.
STEP 1: Locate studs:
USING A STUD FINDER, LOCATE AND MARK STUDS. NOTE: FOR THIS INSTALLATION
GUIDE, STUDS SHOULD MEASURE 16" ON-CENTER. IF STUDS ARE WIDER THAN 16" OC, REFER
RETROFIT NON-STANDARD SPACING GUIDE
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- Page 1 VOICE in-wall loudspeaker installation RETROFIT INSTALLATION - 16" ON-CENTER STUDS VOICE loudspeakers are engineered to bolt directly to 2"x4" stud bracing. This ensures the rigidity required for correct acoustic sound reproduction. The following are the steps recommended to install VOICE loudspeakers correctly.
- Page 2 WWW.LISTEN-SPEAKERS.COM). THE TOP OF THE SQUARE CUTOUT SHOULD BE 12 1/4" ABOVE EAR LEVEL IN THE LISTENING POSITION. THIS PLACEMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THE VOICE POINT SOURCE DRIVER IS IN THE IDEAL POSITION; SLIGHTLY BELOW EAR LEVEL. NOTE: TAKING THE TIME TO ENSURE CORRECT SPEAKER PLACEMENT WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE.
- Page 3 STEP 3: Frame the sides of cutout to frame the speaker. FIRST, DETERMINE WHERE THE EXISTING STUDS ARE. IN MOST CASES, YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO FRAME ONE SIDE OF THE CUTOUT, AS THERE WILL BE A STUD CLOSE TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.
- Page 4 STEP 4: Fasten side frame wood to the back side of drywall. INSERT WOOD THROUGH THE CUTOUT INTO THE WALL. USING DRYWALL SCREWS, FASTEN THE 45" LENGTH OF WOOD TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE SHEETROCK. NOTE: THE STUD SHOULD RUN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CUTOUT, FLUSH WITH THE SIDE TO ENSURE A PROPER FIT.
- Page 5 STEP 5: Repeat for opposite side as necessary. REPEAT STEP 4 FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE FRAME IF NECESSARY. IF THERE IS AN EXISTING STUD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, CONTINUE TO STEP 6.
- Page 6 STEP 6: Cut two (2) pieces of 2x4 wood to 14.5" length for supporting cross braces: CUT TWO (2) PIECES OF 2x4 STANDARD FRAMING WOOD TO 14.5" TO FRAME IN THE SPEAKER. THESE PIECES OF WOOD WILL SERVE AS SUPPORTING CROSS BRACES THAT BEAR THE WEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER AND FRAME THE WALL AROUND THE SPEAKER FOR AN ACOUSTICALLY CORRECT INSTALLATION.
- Page 7 STEP 7: Install supporting cross braces: INTALL CROSS BRACES BETWEEN 16" ON CENTER STUDS. THIS STEP WILL SERVE TO FRAME THE LOUDSPEAKER. THE UPPER CROSS BRACE SHOULD BE PLACED SO THAT THE BOTTOM IS 12 1/4" ABOVE THE IDEAL LISTENING POSITION - OR FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE CUTOUT IN STEP 2.
- Page 8 STEP 8: Install foam mounting tape: SUPPLIED WITH EVERY VOICE SPEAKER IS A SMALL SECTION OF FOAM DAMPING TAPE. THIS FOAM IS DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ACOUSTIC BARRIER BETWEEN THE LOUDSPEAKER AND THE LOWER CROSS BRACE. PEEL OFF ADHESIVE BACKING AND ADHERE THE FOAM DIRECTLY TO THE STUD.
- Page 9 STEP 9: Connect speaker cable to top terminal: THE WIRE TERMINALS ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE SPEAKER ENCLOSURE. CONNECT THE RED TERMINAL TO THE POSITIVE WIRE. CONNECT THE BLACK TERMINAL TO THE NEGATIVE WIRE.
- Page 10 STEP 10: Place speaker inside of stud cavity: CAREFULLY LIFT THE SPEAKER INTO THE FRAMED STUD CAVITY. THE SPEAKER SHOULD SIT SOFTLY AND SECURLELY ON THE DAMPING FOAM.
- Page 11 ALL SCREWS. STARTING WITH THE 4 CORNERS, INSTALL EVERY OTHER SCREW WHEN TIME DOES NOT PERMIT INSTALLATION WITH ALL 40 SCREWS. 2) DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOUNT VOICE LOUDSPEAKERS USING DRYWALL ANCHORS. THE RESULTING MOUNTING WILL NOT BE ADEQUATELY RIGID. BOTH INSTALLATION INTEGRITY AND ACOUSTICAL CLARITY WILL BE...
- Page 12 STEP 12: There is no step 12, YOU'RE FINISHED! ENSURE YOUR ROOM IS ADDRESSED ACOUSTICALLY AND SIT BACK AND ENJOY YOUR MUSIC AND MOVIES. WE HOPE YOU FIND THE EXPERIENCE TO BE BETTER THAN MOST YOU HAVE BEEN ACUSTOMED TO.