General Features
•Fully enclosed rear housing
•Poly treated paper cone woofer
•Treated foam surround
•1" pivotal dome tweeter
•Color coded push terminals
Specifications Model 50-9060 Model 50-9061
Woofer Size 6½" 8"
Power Capacity 25W/60W RMS/peak 30W/80W RMS/peak
Frequency Response 74Hz ~ 20KHz 70Hz ~ 20KHz
Nominal Impedance 8Ω8Ω
SPL 91dB W/M 91dB W/M
Dimensions
Overall Front Frame Diameter 9.45" (240.0mm) 11.02" (280.0mm)
Required Cutout 8.0" (203.0mm) 9.57" (243.0mm)
Mounting Depth 5.7" (145.0mm) 6.97" (177.0mm)
Speaker Placement
Careful consideration should be made when determining the desired location of the speaker pair.
As these are referred to as ceiling speakers, this is the intended mounting location. However,
there is no electronic or physical reason these cannot be mounted in other locations, such as
walls. Note that careful consideration should be given to appearance in these situations.
In typical 8’ ceilings, speakers should be placed approximately 8’ feet apart for proper stereo
imaging, slightly further for higher ceilings. For the sake of appearance, they should also be
placed the same distance from room corners, with less than 2’ between the speaker and the
corner. In cases where these measurements conflict, compromises may be made in any
measurements. In rooms with length or width measurements exceeding 15’, two pairs of
speakers should be considered.
It is important to note that more speakers in a given listening area do not necessarily equate to
higher sound levels. With more speakers, the desired listening level for a given area is attained
with lower output from each speaker. This creates a much more pleasant listening environment
as the sound source can be uniformly heard through the entire room, regardless of location and
with less interference with sounds such as conversation.
Speaker Wire
It is important that good quality wire is used in the installation. Installed speakers generally have
much longer wire runs than normal home theater speakers, hence heavier gauge wire is
recommended. Note: There are numerous manufactures in the market offering “high-end”
esoteric speaker wire, with claims of exotic materials and superior performance. Truthfully, this
type of product has been found to provide little or no benefit to installations of this type. Good
quality 16AWG CL2 rated in-wall wire, such as MCM #24-5775 (two-conductor), #24-5820 (four-
conductor) or similar, provide outstanding performance in this application.
When running this cable, a few simple guidelines must be followed
•All speakers should be home-run. That is, wire should be run directly from each speaker,
back to the sound source
•Speaker wire should be kept away from AC wiring to prevent noise. If AC wiring and
speaker wire must cross paths, it is best to have them cross at a 90º angle, minimizing
the common surface area between the two
•Speaker wire and AC lines should NEVER pass through the same hole in studs or joists
