Thiel Audio Products PowerPlane manual

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    OWNER INFORMA TION TH I E L Model PowerPlane ™ Coherent Source ® in-wall loudspeaker system[...]

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    C ongratulations on your purchase of the THIEL PowerPlane ™ in-wall loudspeaker . This fine product is the result of a dedicated effort to provide very accurate and realistic sound reproduction from a versatile, easy-to-place loudspeaker . W e have used very high quality components and taken great care in the PowerPlane’ s construction. Properl[...]

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    Vertical speaker mounting to the frame studs may require using two adjustable mounting adapters (shown at left), available in 16" and 24" lengths. These adapters can be ordered from THIEL. VERTICAL MOUNTING After the wall opening is cut using the template, place the adapter so that the metal side is flush with the bottom of the wall openi[...]

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    POWER REQUIREMENTS It is important to have enough power to play at the level you desire without distortion. If high sound levels are desired, the PowerPoint’s are designed to be used with amplifiers rated up to 200 watts per channel (into 8 ohms). If you play the speakers more loudly than the volume the amplifier can cleanly produce, the amplifie[...]

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    475 406 16" 356 4" 3-7/8" 14" 18-11/16" TOP/BOTTOM VIEW 1/2" REPLACING THE COAXIAL TWEETER MODULE In the unlikely event that your PowerPlane loudspeaker requires service, the entire coaxial driver can be removed from the front of the cabinet, or the tweeter module can be replaced separately without removing the woofer.[...]

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    06/00 TH I E L 1026 Nandino Boulevard Lexington, Kentucky 40511-1207 Telephone: 859-254-9427 • E-mail: mail@thielaudio.com • Web: www.thielaudio.com CONTRIBUTOR HARDWOOD FORESTRY FUND LIMITED 10 YEAR WARRANTY THIEL warrants every THIEL PowerPlane system against defects in materials and workmanship to the original owner for a period of ten years[...]