Niles SW-800 - Manual

T E C H N I C A L D A T A S H E E T

SW-800 WOOFER

S PE C IF IC AT IONS

FREQUENCY
RESPONSE

35 Hz to 150Hz +/- 3 dB

RECOMMENDED
AMPLIFIER POWER

10 to 150 watts

SENSITIVITY

88 dB 2.83V @ 1 meter.

IMPEDANCE

6 Ohm nominal

HEIGHT X WIDTH
(With frame)

14-1/4" H x 10- 3/16" W

HOLE CUTOUT

13-1/8" H x 9-1/8" W

DEPTH BEHIND WALL

(Assumes 1/2” drywall )
Without In-Wall
Enclosure
SW-800 3-1/8"

CONNECTIONS

Accommodates up to
12 gauge wire

INTRODUCTION

The SW-800/SA-100/SW-800 Enclosure,
together comprise an in-wall powered
subwoofer system. This system is ideal
anywhere additional bass response is
desired, but bulky traditional floor stand-
ing subwoofer enclosures just won't
work. Because of it’s modular design the
system can be configured for the exact
requirements of your application.

CONTINUED OTHER SIDE

Component System
Design

A system can consist of up to four
S W - 8 0 0 i n - w a l l s u b w o o f e r s ,
each with SW-800 in wall enclo-
s u r e s , a n d o n e S A - 1 0 0 s u b -
woofer amplifier. Vary the num-
ber of SW-800’s to the size of the
room. For example, in a large
Home Theater you would place
three or four SW-800’s and one
amplifier. In a small room like a
den you would place one SW-
800, controlled by one SA-100
amplifier.

Mica-Filled Polypropylene
Woofer

The mica-filled polypropylene
cone achieves new standards in
t r a n s i e n t s p e e d a n d d y n a m i c
range because of its phenomenal
rigidity and high stiffness to mass
ratio. The inverted butyl sur-
round, the BumpBack

TM

magnet

and the rigid steel basket are all
optimized for large excursions of

the cone. In this way, an SW-800
delivers exceptionally deep and
detailed bass at realistic sound
p r e s s u r e l e v e l s , w i t h o u t t h e
mechanically induced limiting
and distortion of typical designs.

X-Matrix™ Reinforced
Baffle

The X-Matrix baffle design uses
specially molded ribs to add rigid-
ity to the baffle. Rigidity reduces
resonance and coloration, result-
ing in more detail and more real-
ism at high volume levels.

Absolutely Flush to the
Wall Appearance

The unique mounting system of
the SW loudspeakers powerfully
clamps the frame to the bracket,
sandwiching the wall material
b e t w e e n t h e m . B e c a u s e t h e
clamping action is totally uniform
around the frame, there are no
shadows or gaps between the
wall and the frame.

Weather-Proof
Construction

The subwoofer, the frame and
the baffle are all weather-proof.
The MicroPerf

™

aluminum grille

is rust proof and the mounting
screws are all stainless steel.

Three Stage Installation
System Prevents Theft and
Simplifies Painting

You install only the parts you
need for a particular stage of
construction. When the framing
a n d w i r i n g a r e f i n i s h e d , y o u
i n s t a l l t h e S W - 8 0 0 i n - w a l l
enclosure and bracket. After the
drywall is up, but before the
p a i n t e r b e g i n s t o p a i n t , y o u
install the frame and provide the
rustproof aluminum grilles to
the painter so that they can be
painted to match the surround-
ings. Only when construction is
completely finished do you put
the valuable SW-800 subwoofer
in the wall.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

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L E N D I N G

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F

I D E L I T Y

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R C H I T E C T U R E

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SW SUBWOOFER — Designed for low frequency enhancement.

REAR

FRONT

SA-100

MAIN

IN

OUT

RANGE

FULL

OUT

SUB

SENS

SPEAKER LEVEL

INPUT

OUTPUT

FULL RANGE

OUTPUT

SUB WOOFER

MAIN C.B.

3.0 AMP

POWER

LEVEL

B Y P A S S

PHASE

NORMAL

REVERSE

PROTECT

ACTIVE

B Y P A S S

RAILS

3.0 AMP

HI

P A S S

OUT

IN

AMP

GAIN

SW

800

S U B W O O F E R

INTRODUCTION

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

SW-800 Subwoofer

SW-800 In-wall

Enclosure

SA-100 Subwoofer Amplifier

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