Earthquake Sound 846X Speaker User Manual


 
Correction switches provide
the ability to correct imperfections
found in your system amplifier and
even human hearing.
Long excursion rubber Surround
Electro-plated Carbon Fiber cone
Powder Coated Phase Plug
Speed
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Thank you for choosing Earthquake as your In summarizing our company story, one word
primary source for audio excellence and home theater pops up: Value; but it does not stop there… Performance,
solutions. The Imãge line of in-wall and ceiling speaker Advanced Technology, and the Highest Quality best
systems is the recipient of numerous design and describe the Imãge speaker systems. As a high-end audio
engineering awards since it’s conception, including the manufacturing company, we focus our attention on details.
prestigious “1998 CEMA Design and Engineering
Excellence Award” and the “2000 Design and Engineering Reviews:
Showcase Award”, just to name a few.
for years, Earthquake products enjoyed - and still
The Imãge speakers are designed and suited to are enjoying- rave reviews from the industry leading
use in any home theater application you could possibly publications. Home Theater Magazine, Widescreen
think of. All In-wall and ceiling speakers are crafted to fit Review, Stereophile Guide, Digital Home Entertainment
flush - nearly invisible, and to bring a more comfortable and and many other notable magazines had nothing but praise
un-ubstructed feel to your home. These speakers can be when testing the Earthquake products. When it comes to
painted to match interiors , if the stock white is not your speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers, Earthquake
“cup of tea”. established leadership in performance and in value
ranking it the #1 product in the industry.
Imãge speaker systems deliver unmatched
performance. Their ability to reproduce the full range of
music with no strain or distortion earns them high marks in Awards:
multitasking. Imãge speakers gently lend them selves to
the interior of any home. They bring the excitement and the The prestigious Consumer Electronics
drama of crisp clean music to your kitchen, bedroom, or Manufacturers Association CEMA bestowed several
any other room. Design and Engineering Excellence awards on the Nova
products. This was no accident, it is the natural result of
Earthquake is a subsidiary of the Hohmann years of accumulated R&D in the mobile audio arena; a
International group - manufacturers of fine home and massive knowledge of audio and electronics that was
mobile audio products - well known in the mobile audio applied to home audio products. Suffice to say, Hohmann
industry by Earthquake Sound Corporation. International and its subsidiaries have accumulated over
20 awards in Design & Engineering Excellence.
IMÃGE-846X
Features, Sound Quality and High Performance
Wide Dispersion
Clarity
* Sold in pairs only.
Imãge-846 Specifications
Bandwidth
Sensitivity
Nominal Impedance
Power Recommendations
Woofer
Tweeter
Midrange
Grill Frame Dimensions
Cut Out Dimensions
Mounting Depth
Model
White Finish
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18 to 22kHz
89 dB @ 1W/1M
5-500 watts
One 8” Carbon Fiber
One 1” pivoting Silk Dome
One 4 x 6 ” (101.6 x 152.39mm)
15 3/4 x 10 1/2” (400.5 x 266.7mm)
14 3/4” x 9 1/2” (374.65 x 241.29mm)
8-Oohm
Paintable
3 3/4” (95.25mm)
* Easy to use TURN-N-LOCK™ installation
mechanism.
* One eight inch woofer with powder
* Includes 1/8” thick non-resonating back
coated phase plug.
box
* One 4x6 elliptical mid-range, for wider
* Paintable to match any decor
sound dispersion (first in class).
* One inch (1”) Silk dome swivel tweeter
with neodymium magnet.
* Elaborate filter network:
- High pass 18dB/Oct. @ 1kHz
- Low pass 18dB/Oct. @ 1kHz
* ±3dB woofer and tweeter level
adjustments.
* Corrective ON-AXIS tweeter positioning
for better staging and imaging.
* Electroplated carbon fiber cones
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