Owner's Manual

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Installation
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Recommended power amplifiers
Selecting the proper amplifier size for a given loudspeaker requires analysis of the transducer long-term (or RMS) power
rating, dynamic range of the input-source material (crest factor), desired sound pressure levels, and other factors. As a
general guideline, the following table provides recommended power amplifier ranges for Bose
®
Panaray
®
loudspeakers:
Model Nominal Impedance Required Channels Amp Power Rating
802
®
Series IV
8 ohms 1
250 – 500 Watts
402
®
Series IV
125 – 250 Watts
502
®
A
150 – 300 Watts
CAUTION: Failure to follow these guidelines may result in damage to the loudspeaker!
Please refer to the specifications listed on the pro.Bose.com website for PowerMatch
®
amplifiers and compare with the
table above to determine which PowerMatch model is best for your particular Panaray loudspeaker system design.
Recommended DSP settings
Bose Panaray loudspeakers require active equalization for optimal sound quality. The recommended equalization is
contained in the preset libraries of the Bose PowerMatch
®
configurable power amplifiers, ControlSpace
®
engineered
sound and loudspeaker processors. EQ values can be downloaded using the Hardware Manager feature in ControlSpace
Designer
TM
software.
The following table contains recommended loudspeaker parametric EQ values that have been confirmed with Bose
ControlSpace Designer software and Bose Engineered Sound Processor (ESP) hardware. Results may vary with other
brands of DSP hardware.
Panaray 802 Series IV recommended EQ settings
Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 Band 9
Type
PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ HiShelf PEQ
Frequency
80 160 300 619 979 1322 2845 6200 —
Gain
4.0 4.0 -4.5 -5.7 1.2 -5.6 -0.5 5.2 —
Bandwidth
1.400 1.200 1.000 1.500 1.388 1.000 1.000 — —
Panaray 402 Series IV recommended EQ settings
Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 Band 9
Type
PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ
Frequency
100 160 500 1544 3390 6024 12000 14400 —
Gain
2.0 1.6 -4.0 -5.2 -1.3 3.9 4.0 2.8 —
Bandwidth
1.000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.888 —
Panaray 502 A recommended EQ settings
Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 Band 9
Type
PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ PEQ
Frequency
150 206 338 655 1021 1367 4072 6282 12361
Gain
1.0 -4.7 -5.0 -4.8 -1.4 -5.1 0.2 6.2 3.8
Bandwidth
0.688 0.400 0.700 1.000 1.018 1.000 0.700 1.000 1.388