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Once one side of the grille is located, the other side of the grille can

be forced into place. This requires a bit of pressure because the

grille must be forced back into its curved contour. When both edges

of the grille are seated against the face, the socket head screws of the

clamps can be re-tightened. If they were loosened five full turns to

remove the grille, then five full turns will be sufficient to re-clamp

the grille. The clamps should not be over-tightened; they should

only be tightened sufficiently to engage and secure the grille. This

can be checked by hooking the short arm of the key through the

grille near the clamp and pulling upward. Once the screw is

tightened to the point that the grille does not move when it is pulled

up with the key, the clamp is sufficiently tightened.

WHAT AMPLIFIER SHOULD YOU USE?

There are several things you should keep in mind when selecting an

amplifier. First, you need an amplifier with enough output power.

Even if you are not planning to run your system very loud, an

amplifier needs to have enough power so that the dynamics of

speech and music will not cause "clipping." An amplifier that is

pushed beyond its output power capability will clip signals. Not

only does this sound bad, but the effect on a low frequency speaker

or mid or high-frequency driver is similar to hitting the cone or

diaphragm with a hammer. Because of this, too small an amplifier

can be more damaging to speakers than one that seemingly has too

much power. Peaks in speech or music signals can easily exceed the

average power levels by a factor of ten. If your amplifier is not big

enough, these peaks become clipped and distorted.

So how many watts can this baby handle?

You've heard this question a thousand times. The answer is "it

depends on the thermal/mechanical limits of the drivers and

crossover components." It also depends on the input signal, its

peak/average ratio, rise times, and spectral (frequency) content.

Actually the question is not what is the power handling, but what is

the OPTIMUM power to use? For Community loudspeakers the

best answer lies in the PROGRAM power rating. This is the size

amplifier you should use. If you can't find an amplifier with that

exact rating, multiply the PROGRAM power rating by .80 and again

by 1.25 to find the recommended power range. For example, the

range for a 500W PROGRAM power rating is from 400W (.80 X 500)

to 625W (1.25 X 500). Anything larger is potentially excessive.

Anything smaller can cause damage. The amplifier will clip before

activating the Thermal-Link™ thermal protection circuits.

Our RMS rating represents the thermal power limit for the

loudspeaker. It is also a standard number for comparing to other

products. The impedance or speaker load the amplifier "sees" is very