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SONANCE MERLOT
®
M
Preparing the Installation Location
Building a Back Box into the Wall Stud Bay
Sonance Merlot M-series speakers are designed to provide exceptionally musical performance in a wide variety of enclosure
volumes. You can get the very best performance from your speakers by partitioning a section of the stud bay to form a
sealed back box with a specific internal volume. Building such an enclosure will create a dramatic improvement in your
speakers’ bass performance and power handling. The ideal back box volume for the Merlot 423
M
and 422M is 0.25 ft
3
.
Optional Merlot M-Series Speaker Enclosures
For installations where it isn’t possible to partition the stud bay into a back box, installing optional Merlot M Acoustic
Enclosures (part #92444) will noticeably improve your speakers’ bass performance and power handling and will
significantly reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms and spaces. These enclosures are made from ½”-thick MDF
and are designed to be installed in new construction only.
To reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms in installations where it isn’t possible to install a Merlot M Acoustic
Enclosure (such as when you’re retrofitting the speakers into an existing wall), you can fit the speakers with optional Merlot
M-Series Retrofit Enclosures (part #92442). This enclosure is designed specifically to be used with Merlot M-series
speakers, and will noticeably reduce sound “spillover” from the rears of the speakers into adjacent rooms and spaces.
Insulating the Wall Cavity
You can also reduce sound transmission to adjacent
rooms and improve speaker performance by
inserting a sheet of unfaced fiberglass insulation
over the back of the speaker. To reduce mechanical
noise produced by unsupported drywall, install
fiberglass insulation in the stud bays adjacent to
the speaker location.
Sonafill
®
Sonafill (part #91698) is a retrofittable acoustical
treatment system consisting of two pillows and four
tiles that virtually eliminates noises produced by
resonating drywall. The tiles have pressure-
sensitive adhesive and are installed on the back of
the drywall on either side of the speaker between
the wall studs; the pillows are then stuffed in place
behind the tiles. The system dramatically improves
midbass sound quality and reduces sound
transmission into adjacent rooms.
Optional Accessories
MMeerrlloott MM FFlleexxBBrraacckkeett ((ppaarrtt ##9911997700))::
Plastic template to reserve a
mounting hole for Merlot M-series speakers in new construction. Designed
for use with the RotoLock
®
mounting system.
MMeerrlloott MM MMaassoonnrryy BBrraacckkeett ((ppaarrtt ##9922006677))::
Thin plastic bracket for
walls constructed of brick and finished with plaster. Provides surface in
brick walls that can accommodate RotoLock
®
mounting system.
MMeerrlloott MM AAccoouussttiicc EEnncclloossuurree ((ppaarrtt ##9922444444))::
½” MDF enclosure that
provides ideal acoustic performance and maximum reduction of sound
transmission into adjacent spaces. Designed for use only in new
construction.
MMeerrlloott MM RReettrrooffiitt EEnncclloossuurree ((ppaarrtt ##9922444422))::
Molded enclosure that
reduces sound transmission into adjacent rooms and spaces. Can be used
in both new construction and retrofit installations.
SSoonnaaffiillll
®®
IInn--WWaallll SSyysstteemm ((ppaarrtt ##9911669988))::
Retrofittable acoustical treat-
ment consisting of two pillows and four tiles that virtually eliminates nois-
es produced by resonating drywall. Dramatically improves midbass sound
quality and reduces sound transmission into adjacent rooms.