Elan TheaterPoint 525LS User manual

Going Right for Your Sweet Spot.™
Life Just Got Better®
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Hitting the Sweet Spot.
ELAN has been delivering the highest quality sound experience throughout the home for over
17 years. We’ve historically embraced a purposeful design obsession with audio. From a whole new
benchmark in high-performance digital amplifiers to our acclaimed M Series architectural speakers,
we’ve consistently released exceptionally innovative design, leading-edge features, and quality for
the price.
With the TheaterPoint Speaker line, our eye is firmly focused on steering the awesome ELAN
audio directly into the sweet spot within the home – the home theater.
When we took on TheaterPoint, we had a pointed goal – to be uncompromising in our
production of superior home theater speakers, and to provide explosive sound and the right
assortment of speakers to meet the needs of every home theater. We also set out to hit the best
price point in the business, filling a clear value gap in the market.
It began with a thorough assessment of every major brand and what was missing. Then we
ventured to our labs for listening, evaluating, comparing and carefully defining a radically new
kind of home theater speaker that set the bar higher. The result is an incredibly realistic, dynamic
sound that will shatter any preconceived ideas of home theater audio.
Unlike many companies today that source parts, or even the speakers themselves from other
manufacturers, our TheaterPoint (THP) line has been meticulously designed from the ground up,
with no off-the-shelf parts, and therefore no compromise on performance.
TheaterPoint.
Reaching a higher ground.
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Grilles and frames may be
custom-painted to match decor.
Crafted from the finest materials.
TheaterPoint —
where art meets
mind-blowing sound.
Experience them, then you’ll understand.
Experience them, then you’ll understand.
TheaterPoint. There is a Difference.
Unparalleled Flexibility
A family of speakers so precisely timbre-matched that any combination of free-standing,
in-wall, on-wall or ceiling speakers can be used to create the ideal Home Theater
listening environment regardless of a room’s size, shape or aesthetics.
Laser-Guided Calibration
A precision laser pointer, included with each pivoting tweeter model, fits snugly into
a notch built in to the tweeter’s housing, allowing meticulous calibration of high
frequencies into your Home Theater’s “sweet spot” in only minutes.
Innovative, Patent-Pending Designs
Angled and rotating baffles; woven Kevlar woofers, midrange drivers and tweeters;
footprints that take up minimal space yet deliver maximum sound – these are just some
of the groundbreaking innovations that set TheaterPoint apart from the competition.
Exceptional Sound, Exceptional Value
Designed in-house by some of the finest acoustical engineers in the business and
precision manufactured at ELAN’s own facilities, TheaterPoint brings you audiophile
Home Theater sound at a price you can afford.
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Radically Innovative Design.
Deeply committed to never taking shortcuts at the expense of
performance, ELAN engineers went outside the box when designing
the TheaterPoint line, coming up with new and exciting ways to
the apply principles of acoustic design to create in-wall and
in-ceiling
speakers with audiophile sound characteristics and
imaging comparable to the finest cabinet speakers.
“ELAN has somehow endowed this remarkable system
(TheaterPoint Home Theater Speakers) with unique
technology but managed to keep prices under control.
High-end speaker systems are rarely this affordable.”
Steve Guttenberg,
Home Theater Magazine, 2007
THP803C
Exploded view Call-Out
(from top to bottom)
Solid frame structure for
firm fit and easy installation
Cast aluminum basket
Woven Kevlar woofer
30° off-axis midrange/tweeter assembly
for precise soundstage imaging
Woven Kevlar, fluid-cooled,
pivoting Tweeter
Bright/Neutral/Warm Room
EQ switch
Woven Kevlar midrange driver
Vibration-free 360° rotating baffle
focuses mid/high sound field into
listening area
Paintable, narrow-frame/
low-profile grille
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The Right Assortment.
Create the perfect home theater package every time with TheaterPoint by ELAN.
Regardless of the room size, acoustics or aesthetics, our flexible, coherent designs and
awesome family sound allow you to configure the ideal system for every Home Theater.
Use all in-ceiling surround when space is at a premium, or select the in-wall surround
with on-wall plasmas for ultimate aesthetics. Or, mix and match with free-standing
models to fit the needs of larger Home Theaters. From 5.1 up to 7.1 Surround Sound,
TheaterPoint has you covered. And, with pointable, laser-directed tweeters and
meticulous family voicing, you're assured of the best possible performance, listening
experience and value, from entry level up to exceptional.
From basic all in-ceiling 5.1 surround sound up to
premium, free-standing 7.1— and everything in between.
For 6.1 and 7.1 installation, simply install additional
in-wall or cabinet speakers. All models voiced to sound
perfect together in any surround sound application.
All In-Ceiling 5.1
Left/Right: THP803C • Center: THP803C
Surround Left/Right: THP803C • Subwoofer: THP1200SW
Estimated Package MSRP: $3,025
Standard In-Wall 5.1 Surround
Left/Right: THP525W • Center: THP525W
Surround Left/Right: THP650D • Subwoofer: THP1200SW
Estimated Package MSRP: $2,425
Premium In-Wall 5.1 Surround
Left/Right: THP650W • Center: THP525W
Surround Left/Right: THP650D • Subwoofer: THP1200SW
Estimated Package MSRP: $3,220
Standard Free-Standing 5.1 Surround
Left/Right: THP525LS • Center: THP525LS
Surround Left/Right: THP650SS • Subwoofer: THP1200SW
Estimated Package MSRP: $3,135
Premium Free-Standing 5.1 Surround
Left/Right: THP650LS • Center: THP650LS
Surround Left/Right: THP650SS • Subwoofer: THP1200SW
Estimated Package MSRP: $3,585
Design the perfect package
All speakers with pointable
tweeters come with ELAN
laser pointer for easy setup
and calibration.
TV TV
TV TV
TV
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3-way focused sound field
2nd order custom “Q” @ 250 Hz and 3 kHz
NA
Pivoting .75" (19mm) cloth dome,
neo magnet
8" mineral-filled polypropylene cone, inverted butyl
rubber surround, pincushion-stamped steel basket
2.5" mineral-filled polypropylene cone
42 Hz - 20 kHz
88db
6 Ohms
100 W
12-1/8" (Diameter)
11-1/4" (Diameter)
7"
3-way focused sound field
2nd order custom “Q” @ 250 Hz and 3 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm)
Pivoting .75" (19mm) open silk dome,
neo magnet
8" Graphite-reinforced polymer cone, inverted butyl
rubber surround, pincushion-stamped steel basket
2.5" injected Graphite polymer cone
40 Hz - 20 kHz
89db
6 Ohms
120 W
12-1/8" (Diameter)
11-1/4" (Diameter)
7"
3-way focused sound field
2nd order custom “Q” @ 300 Hz and 4 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm), bass limiting
Pivoting .75" (19mm) woven Kevlar dome,
neo magnet
8" woven Kevlar fiber cone, inverted butyl rubber
surround, cast aluminum basket
2.5" woven Kevlar cone
35 Hz - 22 kHz
90db
6 Ohms
125 W
12-1/8" (Diameter)
11-1/4" (Diameter)
7"
System Type
Crossover
Switches
Tweeter
Woofer
Midrange
Freq. Response
Sensitivity
Impedance
Rated Power
Frame
Cutout
Mounting Depth
THP801C
Front Stage In-Ceiling Speakers
3-way dipole
2nd order custom “Q” @ 300 Hz & 6 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm), phase
2 x .75" woven Kevlar dome, fluid
cooling, rear wave damping, neo magnet
6.5" woven Kevlar fiber cone, rubber
surround,cast frame
2 x 2.5" woven Kevlar fiber cone, rubber
surround, neo magnet
50hz - 22 kHz
87db
6 Ohms
75 W
8-3/8"(W) x 15-7/16"(H)
7-1/4"(W) x 14-3/8"(H)
4"
System Type
Crossover
Switches
Tweeter
Woofer
Midrange
Freq. Response
Sensitivity
Impedance
Rated Power
Frame
Cutout
Mounting Depth
2-way dual woofer, MTM design
3rd order custom “Q” and slope @ 2.4 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm), bass limiting
Pivoting 1" woven Kevlar dome, fluid cooling,
rear wave damping, neo magnet
2 x 5.25" woven Kevlar fiber cone, aluminum
phase plug, neo magnet, cast frame
N/A
55 Hz - 20 kHz
88db
6 Ohms
90 W
8-3/8"(W) x 15-7/16"(H)
7-1/4"(W) x 14 3/8"(H)
4"
2-way dual woofer, MTM design
3rd order custom “Q” and slope @ 2.2 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm), bass limiting
Pivoting 1" woven Kevlar dome, fluid cooling,
rear wave damping, neo magnet
2 x 6.5" woven Kevlar fiber cone, aluminum phase
plug, large voice coil, dual magnet, cast frame
N/A
40 Hz - 20 kHz
90db
6 Ohms
110 W
9-7/8"(W) x 16-3/8"(H)
8-5/8"(W) x 15-3/16"(H)
4"
System Type
Crossover
Switches
Tweeter
Woofer
Midrange
Freq. Response
Sensitivity
Impedance
Rated Power
Frame
Cutout
Mounting Depth
Front Stage In-Wall Speakers
Note: Installation of the THP801C, THP802C & THP803C requires a minimum ceiling joist height of 6 inches.
Surround In-Wall Dipole
THP650D
THP802C THP803C
THP525W THP650W
Note: The THP650W cannot be installed horizontally in a standard 16 inch off-center stud bay.
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2-way dual woofer, MTM design
3rd order custom “Q” & slope @ 2.4 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm), bass limiting
Pivoting 1" woven Kevlar dome, fluid
cooling, rear wave damping, neo magnet
2 x 5.25" woven Kevlar fiber cone,
aluminum phase plug, dual magnet,
cast frame
58 Hz - 20 kHz
88 db
6 Ohms
80 W
6-7/8"(W) x 19-1/2"(H) x 8-1/2"(D)
Piano Black, High Gloss
2-way dual woofer, MTM design
3rd order custom “Q” & slope @ 2.2 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm), bass limiting
Pivoting 1" woven Kevlar dome, fluid
cooling, rear wave damping, neo magnet
2 x 6.5" woven Kevlar fiber cone,
aluminum phase plug, large voice coil,
dual magnet, cast frame
50 Hz - 20 kHz
90 db
6 Ohms
110 W
7-3/4"(W) x 19-1/2"(H) x 12-1/2"(D)
Piano Black, High Gloss
System Type
Crossover
Switches
Tweeter
Woofer
Freq. Response
Sensitivity
Impedance
Rated Power
Dimensions
Finish
Front Stage Cabinet Loudspeakers
3-way, closed box, dipole
4th order custom “Q” @ 250Hz & 7 kHz
EQ switch (bright, neutral, warm) & phase
2 x .75" woven Kevlar dome, fluid cooling, rear wave damping, neo magnet
6.5" woven Kevlar fiber cone, rubber surround, cast frame
2 x 3" woven Kevlar fiber cone, rubber surround, neo magnet
50 Hz - 20 kHz
88 db
6 Ohms
75 W
12"(W) x 11"(H) x 6-7/8"(D)
Piano Black, High Gloss
System Type
Crossover
Switches
Tweeter
Woofer
Midrange
Freq. Response
Sensitivity
Impedance
Rated Power
Dimensions
Finish
THP650SS
Surround On-Wall Dipole
THP525LS THP650LS
12" cast frame, 3 layer honeycomb composite cone (Kevlar fiber skin/aluminum honey comb/Kevlar fiber skin), large half roll
rubber surround, copper cap on magnetic pole (distortion reduction), large 2.5" fiberglass voice coil, vented spider and
magnetic pole, large double-magnet design
22 Hz -150 Hz
300 W
50 Hz -150 Hz, 24db per octave
15-3/4"(W) x 15-3/4"(H) x 17"(D) without feet • 15-3/4"(W) x 17"(H) x 17"(D) with feet
Piano Black, High Gloss
Woofer
Freq. Response
Built-In Amp
Crossover
Dimensions
Finish
THP1200SW
Powered Subwoofer
“For once, you can design
your theater, mixing in-wall,
in-ceiling, and free-standing
speakers, to ensure domestic
tranquility without
forfeiting sonic satisfaction
That’s convergence of the
audiophile kind.”
Steve Guttenberg,
Home Theater Magazine, 2007
Going Right for Your Sweet Spot.™
Going Right for Your Sweet Spot.™
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Life Just Got Better®
1300 East New Circle Road, Suite 150 • Lexington, KY 40505 • 859-269-7760 • www.elanhomesystems.com
THB Rev D
“ELAN Home Systems’ foray
into Home Theater speaker
design is not only a rousing
success, the TheaterPoints
converge on the sweet spot in
the market by offering flexible
solutions, adaptable to the
widest possible range of
home theaters.”
Steve Guttenberg,
Home Theater Magazine, 2007
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