This is nice because it doesn’t interfere with the rest of the satellite speakers in the chain, because the crossover happens in the sub’s circuitry and not in the wiring chain. You can put the subwoofer in at any point, as it takes both the right and left channels. Connect four of them together in parallel and you have a 7.5-ohm load-easy! Each of the satellites has an impedance of 30 ohms. Commonly known as “daisy chaining,” this allows you to simply tie all the positives and negatives for each channel together at their respective wire leads. In the recommended wiring specs I just had to strip the wire, take the channel where I was in the alternating pattern, and wire the speakers in parallel.
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Following the simple directions, I was able to run a single line of 14/4 outdoor-rated speaker wire and stop at each speaker to connect them. Included with the Sonarray system are outdoor-rated wire nuts that filled with outdoor-rated waterproofing silicone.
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Installation was simple, except for the part where I had to dig a hole. I was able to alternate between right and left and center my sub for a linear distance of 48 feet of even coverage and no dead spots over my outdoor entertainment space.
SONANCE OUTDOOR SPEAKERS REVIEW HOW TO
Sonarray comes with detailed instructions on how to install the system based on distance between speakers and alternating from right to left “with distance” to create and all-inclusive stereo experience. An all-in-one outdoor solution in a single box is something I hadn’t seen, but had always wanted.ĭesigning an outdoor audio system has never been this easy for me, and I’ve installed just about everything. Sonance pushed this concept further by incorporating the subwoofer crossover inside the actual sub, also eliminating the need of a separate subwoofer amp. I like how Sonance took most of the guesswork away by boxing a complete solution that, if wired to the specs, would deliver great spread-out coverage while maintaining wattage and impedance levels that are the norm for an outdoor audio solution. Included in the box were eight satellite speakers mimicking outdoor landscape lights and an in-ground subwoofer. Sonance’s new Sonarray SR1 outdoor speaker system stood out right from the packaging and continued to impress throughout their installation.
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As a custom electronics pro, I’ve tested, installed and designed just about every possible configuration of outdoor entertainment.