Loudspeaker Selection Guidelines

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Loudspeaker Selection Guidelines For AV
Presentation Systems
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Presentation System Scenario 1

• Conference room, single display, up to 30-ft long

• GOAL
• Provide high-quality music and speech for
  presentations.
• Minimize visual footprint of speakers
• Anchor sound to picture
• Attain clean 90 dB at back of room.
• SIMPLEST SOLUTION
• SF-4042 speaker mounted above or below display.
• Drive with displays built-in amplifier.
• OR drive with high-quality amplifier and
  high-pass at 80-100 Hz to maximize headroom and
  overall audio resolution

Up to 30 feet

• KEY BENEFITS
• Superior clarity and smoothness
• Sound firmly associated with picture
• Excellent performance, very low system cost
• Speaker visually blends into display

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Presentation System Scenario 2

• Conference room, single display, up to 30-ft wide

• GOAL
• Provide high-quality music and speech for
  presentations.
• Provide coverage angle over 100 degrees
• Minimize visual footprint of speakers
• Anchor sound to picture
• Attain clean 90 dB at back of room.
• SIMPLEST SOLUTION
• SF-Flex speaker pair mounted on display sides.
• Drive with displays built-in amplifier.
• OR drive with high-quality amplifier and
  high-pass at 80-100 Hz to maximize headroom and
  overall audio resolution

Up to 30 feet

• KEY BENEFITS
• Superior clarity and smoothness
• Wider stereo image and coverage pattern
• Sound firmly associated with picture
• Extremely simple low-cost installation
• Speakers visually blend into display

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Presentation System Scenario 3

• Boardroom, flat-panel plus projection screen, up
  to 40-ft maximum throw

• GOAL
• Provide high-quality, high-impact music and
  speech for presentations
• Wide angle coverage
• Minimize visual footprint of speakers
• Anchor sound to picture
• Attain clean 90 dB at max throw distance.
• SIMPLEST SOLUTION
• SF-Flex speaker pair mounted on flat-panel
  display sides (OK to use SF-4042 if coverage
  angle under 100 degrees)
• LA-1425 line-array speakers mounted adjacent to
  projection screen
• SB-110 or SB-112 subwoofer (optional)

Up to 40 feet

• KEY BENEFITS
• Very smooth, precise and articulate sound
• Minimize SPL drop from front to back
• Extremely sleek, clean look
• Simple low cost installation

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Presentation System Scenario 4

• Presentation room, single projection screen, up
  to 30-ft maximum throw

• GOAL
• Provide high-quality, high-impact music and
  speech for presentations
• Minimize visual footprint of speakers
• Anchor sound to picture
• Attain clean 90 dB at max throw distance.
• SIMPLEST SOLUTION
• SF-204 or SF-404 speakers mounted adjacent to
  screen
• OR use LA-1425 line array speakers adjacent to
  screen, to minimize SPL drop from front to back
  of room

Up to 30 feet

• KEY BENEFITS
• Very smooth, precise and articulate sound
• Extremely sleek, clean look
• Simple low cost installation

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Presentation System Scenario 5

• Videoconference room, dual displays, up to 30-ft
  long

• GOAL
• Provide natural, articulate speech across entire
  room.
• Minimize visual footprint of speakers
• Anchor sound to picture
• Attain clean 90 dB at back of room.
• SIMPLEST SOLUTION
• SF-4041 speakers mounted above or below display
  (one per display)
• Drive with displays built-in amplifier.
• OR drive with high-quality amplifier and
  high-pass at 80-100 Hz to maximize headroom and
  overall audio resolution

Up to 30 feet

• KEY BENEFITS
• Superior clarity and smoothness
• Sound firmly associated with picture
• Excellent performance, very low system cost
• Speaker visually blends into display

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Presentation System Scenario 6

• Large room, multiple displays, distributed audio

• GOAL
• Provide natural, articulate speech across entire
  room.
• Minimize visual presence of speakers
• Minimize hot spots
• Attain clean 90 dB at all listeners.
• SIMPLEST SOLUTION
• SF-104 or SF-204 speakers on walls or ceiling
• If needed, add SF-4042 speakers to displays for
  precedence/localization
• Keep maximum throw under 15 feet

• KEY BENEFITS
• Superior clarity and smoothness
• High direct/reflected ratio
• Surface-mount installation lowers cost vs
  flush-mount speakers
• Very sleek, modern, low-profile appearance

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How to Order Display-Mount Speakers from Innovox
Audio

• Decide on the make and model of flat-panel
  display you need speakers to fit
• Choose either Side-mount or Horizontal
  (top/bottom) mount speaker type
• Choose price/performance group
• Side-mount models
• Low cost SF Flexlite
• High performance SF Flex
• Horizontal-mount models
• Low cost SF-4031 / SF-4032 / SF-4033
• High performance SF-4041 / SF-4042 / SF-4043
• Horizontal-mount models only decide number of
  channels per speaker
• Last digit of model number denotes number of
  channels per horizontal-mount speaker
• Examples SF-4041 1 channel SF-4032 2
  channels SF-4043 3 channels
• Enter model number on your purchase order. ADD A
  NOTE OR DESCRIPTION WHICH GIVES THE MAKE AND
  MODEL OF THE DISPLAY FOR WHICH THE SPEAKERS ARE
  FITTED.
• Example SF-4042 for Panasonic TH-42PH10
• Your order will be built and shipped in 3-5 days