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Component Speaker System OWNER'S MANUAL[...]
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1 Component Speaker System INTRODUCTION AND REGISTRATION Congratulations on your purchase of the Soundstream EXC Component Speake r System. You now own one of the finest car audio speaker systems available. A s with all high quality car audio components, professional installation is recommended. Your dealer's knowledge and experience can ensur[...]
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2 The EXC Component Speaker System is the result of highly focused engineering effort. Each element of the EXC system repres ents several advances in automotive speake r technology. When the EXC project was initiated, the following goals were established: • High performance sound reproduction in the automotive environment. • Ease of installatio[...]
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LOCATION AND MOUNTING 3 The first step in a successful installation is thorough planning. Choose the location for your speaker components carefully. Follow these suggestions to ensure proper imaging and the best performance: • Select a location where each tweeter and midrange/woofer can be mounted close to each other. A good rule of thumb is a ma[...]
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TWEETER SURFACE MOUNTING 4 1) Remove the tweeter's plastic backplate by separating the plate from the tweete r housing with your two thumbnails at one of the 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 dril[...]
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INSTALLING THE EXC MIDRANGE- WOOFER 5 The EXC Midrange/Woofer can be mounted on the front or rear of a panel; gaskets are provided for both options. The bolt-hole configuration will fit a variety of standard OEM patterns making it ideal for direct replacement. Best performance is achieved when the speaker is securely mounted to a door panel or rear[...]
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MOUNTING THE EXC CROSSOVER 6 The EXC Passive Crossover can be mounted in virtually any location inside the vehicle. Be sure not to mount the EXC system crossover outside the vehicle, or in a location where it may be exposed to dirt or moisture (e.g., the engine compartment, inside a wheel housing, inside a door, at the bottom of a leaky trunk). TWE[...]
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WIRING 7 EXC System Wiring Diagram Figure 8 shows a diagram illustrating the wiring of the EXC Component Speake r 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 an[...]
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8 NOTES ON BI-AMPING Bi-Wiring The EXC component system includes the EXC passive crossover which is optimized for the speakers. The EXC crossove r 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 EXC .6 system. The benefit of this is added [...]
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NOTES ON BI-AMPING ( CONTD. ) 9 Bi- A mping True bi-amping can also be accomplished with an external electronic crossover. See Figure 10. Even greater dynamics can be 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 o[...]
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SPECIFICATIONS EXC System Specifications Frequency Response 70 Hz - 20,000 Hz +/-3dB 60 Hz - 20,000 Hz +/-3dB 50 Hz - 20,000 Hz +/-3dB Sensitivity 90 dB SPL at 1 meter (2.83v) 96 dB SPL at .5 meter (2.83v) 91 dB SPL at 1 meter (2.83v) 97 dB SPL at .5 meter (2.83v) 92 dB SPL at 1 meter (2.83v) 98 dB SPL at .5 meter (2.83v) Continuous Power Handling [...]
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1550 Maple Ave., Montebello, CA 90640 US A Phone: (323)724-4600 Fax: (323)722-8125 www.soundstream.com[...]