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iC1 In-ceiling Speaker (pair)
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Product Information
The NHT iC1 is NHT's most affordable in-ceiling loudspeaker, useful for almost any distributed sound application in home, office or commercial installations. It is suitable for bedrooms, hallways, entry ways, waiting rooms and secondary rooms where high quality music and speech are desired and budgets are tight.
The iC1 is a very high quality 2-way system, employing a 6.5" polypropylene woofer and a coaxially mounted 1" silk dome tweeter managed by a very high quality 2nd order crossover network. The drive units are moisture resistant, all the hardware is stainless steel and the frame is polypropylene and the mounting lip is gasketed which allows use in bathrooms, patio and other high moisture areas. A proprietary diffuser is also included for the inside grill center which provides a smooth response when a listener is located directly under the speaker.
The IC1, like all NHT architectural speakers is designed for easy installation and is ruggedly built. A convenient cardboard template for the cutout is included to make installation location and retrofit cutting easier. The iC1 has a fail-proof, 4-point spring-loaded, dog ear clamping system that grabs the ceiling material like a politician at a BBQ, even when the mounting surface is uneven, with integrity and simplicity. The springs maintains the pressure and seal with the ceiling surface and therefore eliminates the speaker from coming loose and paint lines from cracking over the life of the installation. This feature is important because typical sheetrock compresses when clamped - non-spring loaded, rigid clamping systems will become loose over time and begin to vibrate and the air seal can leak causing the speaker to loose bass and crack the paint line. The speaker terminals are easy to use spring loaded push to open types which will also maintain contact with the speaker wire over the life of the installation.
The iC1 is painted with a neutral white primer and may be painted to match with typical latex paints. When painting, the grill and speaker frame is painted separately. A convenient cardboard paint shield is included to protect the drive units in the speaker frame.
For new construction, NHT makes the ICB6 - a new construction framing bracket which allows you accurately place the iC1/2/3 speakers location during the framing stages of construction much like a recessed lighting fixture. The iCB6 provides a lip that the sheetrock or wall finishing crew flushes up to to provide perfecting mounting for the iC1, 2 or 3. Note: the iCB6 is NOT required for retrofit installations in existing ceilings and walls.
The iC1 and all other NHT iC speakers models are sold in stereo pairs only.
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Specifications
System Type - 2-way in-ceiling loudspeaker
Woofer - 6.5" long-throw polypropylene cone
Tweeter - 1" soft dome coaxially mounted
Crossover - 2.2kHz, 18dB/octave HP, 12dB/octave LP
Response - 60Hz - 20kHz, +/- 3dB
Sensitivity - 86dB (2.83V at 1M)
Impedance - 8 ohms nominal
Recommended Amplifier Power - 10W/ch min., 100W/ch max.
Inputs – 2 each professional grade, gold plated spring posts
Shipping weight - 11 lbs.
Cutout Dimensions - 8 13/16" dia.
Bezel Dimensions - 9 11/16" dia.
Depth Behind Wall - 4 13/16"
Finish - Matte white (paintable)
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