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Congratulations! Thank you for choosing a Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeaker ® from Niles. With proper installation and operation, you'll enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry's most complete line of custom installation componentsand accessories for audio/video systems. ...

Page 3 - Introduction

Introduction The CS or Contractor Series group of Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeakers ® offers speakers expressly designed for flex-ibility of use. They function well as prima-ry speakers in bedrooms, dens or livingrooms; as main or surround speakers inhome theaters; or in large arrays in com-merc...

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Features and Benefits Hi-Polymer Woofer The CS525 and CS650 models feature au n i q u e w o o f e r c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o c e s scalled Hi-Polymer Bonding that combinesa waterproof nylon layer with a traditionalpulp-based long throw woofer with atreated foam rubber surround. Both mod-els fea...

Page 5 - Installation Considerations

Installation Considerations Recommended Amplifier Power For satisfactory performance, we recom-mend an amplifier with a power rating off i v e t o f i f t y w a t t s f o r t h e C S 5 2 5 a n dCS650. Curiously, most speakers are notdamaged by large amplifiers but by smallamplifiers. If your system ...

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light switches and dimmers). Volume con-trols are connected in line with the speak-er, so you must connect the wire from theamplifier to the volume control and thenfrom the volume control to the speaker. Speaker Wire Use 2-conductor speaker wire when con-necting CS speakers to your receiver or ampli...

Page 7 - Speaker Placement

Speaker Placement Placement for Critical Listening If you like to imagine that the band ororchestra is playing in front of you as youlisten to music, or you are very consciousof clarity, detail and the textures of theindividual instruments, you are a criticallistener. In a home theater, the intellig...

Page 8 - Speak

The Boundary Effect Corners can affect the bass response ofthe speaker powerfully! This is called theboundary effect. You will emphasize par-ticular bass frequencies and cancel outother bass frequencies when you placespeakers close to the wall/ceiling bound-ary or a corner wall boundary. This canm a...

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Speaker Phase Speaker wire has two conductors. Oneconductor is attached to the negative (-)terminals and one conductor is attached tothe positive (+) terminals of both yourspeaker and your amplifier. Usually, thewire is marked for your convenience.There are different ways wires are marked:a stripe o...

Page 17 - Operation

Operation Listening at Higher Volumes It requires more power to achieve a rea-sonable volume of sound in a large roomthan it does in a small room. It is possi-ble (even if you are not a teenager) toturn the volume so high that the amplifi-er runs out of power. This creates “clip- ping” distortion. C...

Page 18 - Specifications

17 Specifica tions Specifications Model CS525 Driver Compliment5-1/4” Hi-Polymer laminate woofer 1” polycarbonate tweeter Design PrincipleInfinite baffle for large and varying air volumes Recommended Amplifier Power5 to 50 watts Nominal Impedance8 Ohms Frequency Response65Hz-15kHz, +/-3dB Sensitivit...

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Model Purchased___________________________________ _________________________________________________ Serial Number____________________________________________________________________________________ Date Purchased (month/day/year)__________________________________________________________________ Dea...

Page 21 - Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty Niles Audio Corporation ("NILES") warrants its loudspeaker products to the original purchaserto be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of five yearsfrom date of purchase. This Warranty is subject to the following additional conditions and l...