Monoprice Alpha Ceiling Speakers 6.5in Carbon Fiber 2-way (pair)
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will these fit the 6.5 alphas? Product # 13684?
Eugene B
on Mar 21, 2017
Monoprice Alpha Ceiling Speakers 6.5in Carbon Fiber 2-way (pair)
Monoprice ABS Back Enclosure (Pair) for PID 4103, 6.5in Ceiling Speaker (Will not work for PIDs 4102 or 4104)
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. The ABS Back Enclosure PID 11941 will be designed for our Caliber 6.5" speakers (PID 4103). It will not fit the Alpha 6.5". I do apologize for any inconvenience. We would carry Metal Can Back Enclosures for the Alpha series, Product # 14364 would be for the 6.5". I hope this helps.
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- Mark P Staff on Apr 28, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. The ABS Back Enclosure PID 11941 will be designed for our Caliber 6.5" speakers (PID 4103). It will not fit the Alpha 6.5". I do apologize for any inconvenience. We would carry Metal Can Back Enclosures for the Alpha series, Product # 14364 would be for the 6.5". I hope this helps.
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- Mark P Staff on Apr 28, 2017
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The specifications on the Alpha Ceiling Speakers 6.5-Inch Carbon Fiber 2-way say the cutout is 8.66" x 3.43" (220 x 87 mm). Shouldn't it be a round hole? If it is should I assume that it would be an 8.66" round hole?
A shopper
on Apr 12, 2017
BEST ANSWER: it is round, there's a template
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- Jeff H on Apr 12, 2017
- Purchased on Aug 17, 2016
BEST ANSWER: it is round, there's a template
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- Jeff H on Apr 12, 2017
- Purchased on Aug 17, 2016
Honestly I'm guessing, but the 3.43" could refer to how "deep" the hole must be into the ceiling. For instance, I have a bulkhead under a heating duct with insufficient depth available.
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- Dennis H on Apr 12, 2017
- Purchased on Sep 25, 2016
Thank for youe interest in this in wall speaker. The cutout in the wall needs to be 8.66" total depth of the speaker into the wall is 3.43"
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- Dave L Staff on Apr 13, 2017
I believe the opening depth needs to be 3.43". The wording is confusing...
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- RANDY M on Apr 12, 2017
- Purchased on May 8, 2016
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Is the woofer itself actually 6.5" as listed in the specs? Or is the entire speaker diameter roughly 6.5" (with what, I'm guessing, would be about a 4" woofer)? Because that's what it looks like from the pictures. Also, what are the tweeter and woofers crossed over at?
Mahabeer S
on Apr 7, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Maha,
The number in the description is the diameter of the woofer, so for the 6.5" that is the diameter of the woofer and the cutout for mounting is roughly 8-inch diameter. There is a cardstock circle template in the box for the cutout. I however do not know the crossover specs.
Enjoy!
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The number in the description is the diameter of the woofer, so for the 6.5" that is the diameter of the woofer and the cutout for mounting is roughly 8-inch diameter. There is a cardstock circle template in the box for the cutout. I however do not know the crossover specs.
Enjoy!
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- Charles H on Apr 13, 2017
- Purchased on Nov 6, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Maha,
The number in the description is the diameter of the woofer, so for the 6.5" that is the diameter of the woofer and the cutout for mounting is roughly 8-inch diameter. There is a cardstock circle template in the box for the cutout. I however do not know the crossover specs.
Enjoy!
--C
The number in the description is the diameter of the woofer, so for the 6.5" that is the diameter of the woofer and the cutout for mounting is roughly 8-inch diameter. There is a cardstock circle template in the box for the cutout. I however do not know the crossover specs.
Enjoy!
--C
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- Charles H on Apr 13, 2017
- Purchased on Nov 6, 2016
Thanks for your interest in this in wall speaker. If you scroll to the specs section of the product page you will see that the "Cutout Diameter" is 8.66" and the "Crossover frequency" is 3 kHz.
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- Dave L Staff on Apr 13, 2017
Woofer is 6.5" The entire speaker is about 9" diameter.
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- Robert G on May 4, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 6, 2018
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What is the ideal enclosure size based on the port and the speakers thiele small parameters? Looking to get size for both the 8" and 6.5"
Matthew T
on Jan 30, 2019
BEST ANSWER: The Cutout dimensions in the full specs are right on. I used the circle cut-out template which came with ALL of my speakers which gave me an exact fit. I mounted my speakers between the joists in my basement with the greatest of ease.
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- Roger L on Feb 1, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 3, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The Cutout dimensions in the full specs are right on. I used the circle cut-out template which came with ALL of my speakers which gave me an exact fit. I mounted my speakers between the joists in my basement with the greatest of ease.
Roger
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- Roger L on Feb 1, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 3, 2018
The theile-small parameters are there for you to research the kind of tone you are looking for from your new speakers. We included the specs so you can get or build a box to your needs.
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- Dave L Staff on Feb 1, 2019
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How many of Product # 13684 can be wired in parallel and/or in series per channel?
Jonathan W
on Nov 10, 2017
Monoprice Alpha Ceiling Speakers 6.5in Carbon Fiber 2-way (pair)
Monoprice Commercial Audio 4x120W 4-Channel/4-Zone Mixer Matrix 100/70V with Digital Media Player (No Logo)
BEST ANSWER: It depends upon how many Ohms in total you are trying to accomplish. Identical speakers in series (similar to Christmas tree lights) add up with each speaker sharing the applied power. The other method of parallel connection of speakers lowers the total resistance as seen by the driving amplifier - a far more dangerous and damaging type of connection if too many are connected in parallel improperly draws excessive current from the amplifier. This would be the best application for a 'speaker selector/impedance matching" device. Those have 'transformers' that 'upscale' each speaker's impedance so that the driving amplifier is not overloaded. The downside of those devices is the labor and wiring necessary to bring each speaker's cables back to one location - a lot of attic work!
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- Hector J. R on Jan 16, 2019
BEST ANSWER: It depends upon how many Ohms in total you are trying to accomplish. Identical speakers in series (similar to Christmas tree lights) add up with each speaker sharing the applied power. The other method of parallel connection of speakers lowers the total resistance as seen by the driving amplifier - a far more dangerous and damaging type of connection if too many are connected in parallel improperly draws excessive current from the amplifier. This would be the best application for a 'speaker selector/impedance matching" device. Those have 'transformers' that 'upscale' each speaker's impedance so that the driving amplifier is not overloaded. The downside of those devices is the labor and wiring necessary to bring each speaker's cables back to one location - a lot of attic work!
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- Hector J. R on Jan 16, 2019
2 left 2 right per channel
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- Mike C on Nov 10, 2017
I need to run as many as 8 speakers per zone. How do I make that happen?
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- Jonathan W on Nov 10, 2017
I just want to confirm 4 speakers can be wired to each zone(or 2 speakers per channel). Each zone has a 4ohms, 70v, or 100v wiring option. 4 of these Alpha speakers wired in parallel would be 2ohms of total impedance, which to much for the 4ohms label. I don't see a connection for both left and right channels on each zones output, so I don't understand your prior answer of "2 left 2 right per channel". Just on the input do I see left and right options. If I understand it correctly, both the left and the right channels are combined on the output. How should I connect 4 of these speakers on a zone when the label says 4ohms is the impedance? In parallel? which terminal, 4ohms, 70v, 100v?
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- Jonathan W on Dec 8, 2017
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