Classic

Absolute

Wall

Speaker

Setup Guide

NHT's Classic Series represents our best efforts to date in passive loudspeaker design. Classic starts with the design fundamentals that have contributed to NHT's reputation for accuracy and high performance, and then adds new driver and cabinet technologies that reduce distortion and improve dispersion. The benefit to you is a more articulate and musical listening experience.

All Classic Series models share a similar "voice" or tonality so that you are assured a matched system no matter which models you decide to add while you build your system.

Use this Setup Guide to help you unpack, connect and place them your new Absolute Wall

Speaker system. If you are interested in more information about these and other NHT speakers, please visit our website at www.nhthifi.com

, you will find complete owner's manuals and other tips to make the most of your installation. If at any time during or after setup you require personal assistance, feel free to call our Customer Hotline at 1-800-NHT-9993 (800-648-9993).

Satisfaction and Warranty

We hope you enjoy the sound of your NHT

Classic speakers as much as we do. Warranty terms and conditions and service procedures varies by country of purchase. For USA and

Canadian customers (and any worldwide customers who make their purchase from the

NHT Web Store) please refer to the NHT website for warranty details and service procedure. If you bought from an NHT Authorized Dealer in North

America, think about registering your purchase

(and warranty) with us - not necessary for customers who purchase directly from the NHT

Web Store. For other countries, please refer to the dealer and distributor in your country for warranty terms, warranty registration and service needs – you can find them at www.nhthifi.com.

Once again, if you have any questions or problems, please call us at our Consumer Hotline

- 800-NHT-9993, or [email protected].

Wall Speaker Applications

There are a variety of placements and applications possible. You can find the full owners manual on line on the Absolute Wall

Speaker page or in the Service Center.

Unpacking your Speakers and

Assembly

As you unpack your Absolute Wall speaker, you will notice we have included some rubber pads with adhesive backing (Fig. 1). You will need to decide how you want to orient the speaker on the wall, tweeter up or tweeter down. That will determine where the keyhole bracket is to be located. Then peal off the backing and stick these near the two corners on the rear of the speaker on the opposite side of the Keyhole bracket as shown.

Mounting your speakers to the wall

The metal keyhole bracket (Fig 1.) on the back of the speaker is designed to hang the speaker off a single screw that sticks .20 inches (3/16") out of the wall. The key hole mount can be moved to the opposite end of the speaker if you need to invert the speaker to get the tweeter closer the ear level

– this is particularly beneficial when mounting the speaker higher on the wall.

WARNING! The speaker is HEAVY, be sure to find a stud (the wooden kind) to fasten the screw into. In absence of a stud – use suitable hardware rated to support the Absolute Wall

Speaker's weight. Consider hiring a professional to mount these speakers (and hide the wires).

Fig. 1

(2) Rubber

Bump-Ons

Model

Absolute

Wall

Speaker

Power RMS

100W

Nominal

Impedance

6 ohms

Designed and

Engineered in the USA

Made in China serial #

01 00000001 -XX

Now Hear This

Benicia, CA

Placement

The Absolute Wall speaker is designed for easy placement. It is important to know that small changes in speaker positioning can have an effect on sound quality. Placing the speakers closer to corners will increase bass output, but also may make them sound "boomy." Placing them farther away from corners and ceilings will tend to flatten response and improve the stereo imaging.

For stereo systems or when using the Absolute

Wall Speakers as front main speakers for your home theater system try to position the speaker

1.5 times as far away from you as they are from each other. (Fig. 2)

Here are some tips for incorporating your

Absolute Wall speakers in a surround system:

Place whatever center channel speaker you are using either immediately above or below the TV.

Mount the rear or back speakers in as close to an equilateral triangle as possible with the listening position and at the same height, or higher than, the front channels.

Please be sure to run your receiver's speaker setup and optimization system. Usually a microphone is included. Use it and check your work when possible. Sometimes small changes in microphone position and room furnishings can make huge changes in results.

Fig. 2

Connections

Before connecting your Absolute Wall speakers to your receiver/amplifier, turn off the AC power to avoid potential damage to your components.

Take a look at the terminals on the back of your speakers. They can accept raw wire, banana plugs, BFA, banana or spade lugs. Note that these terminals should be tightened only by hand, as excess force can break them. We recommend your speaker wire be at least 16 guage.

If connecting with bare wire, prepare the wires by stripping 1/4" - 3/4" of insulation from the ends and tightly twist the exposed strands. Make sure there are no loose strands that could touch the other terminal.

Finally, connect your speakers to your amplifier or receiver, making sure that the speakers are "in phase", see the online owner's manual for more detail.

Grilles

We have included grilles with the Absolute Wall speakers. To attach them, carefully line up the four pins on the back of the grille with the rubber grommets on the front of the speaker. Fig.3

Fig. 3

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