Sonance VP67R User Manual

SONANCE VISUAL  PERFORMANCE

®

6” IN-CEILING

Painting The Grilles

N

OTE

: V

ISUAL

P

ERFORMANCE

SPEAKER

GRILLES

COMPLETELY

COVER THE SPEAKER FRAME

, 

SO ONLY THE GRILLES

(

NOT THE

SPEAKERS THEMSELVES

) 

REQUIRE PAINTING

. T

HE SPEAKERS ARE

FITTED WITH PAINT PLUGS TO PROTECT THEM IF THE CEILING IS

PAINTED AFTER THE SPEAKERS ARE INSTALLED

.

To paint the grilles, first remove the scrim cloth that is attached
to the backs of the grilles. (The adhesive that holds the cloth in
place is reusable.) Paint the grilles with very thin paint (5 parts
thinner to 1 part paint), being careful not to plug the holes.
When the paint has fully dried, re-attach the scrim cloths to the
backs of the grilles and re-install the grilles on the speakers.

Speaker Adjustments

All Visual Performance Series 6” in-ceiling speakers have a 
pivoting tweeter and all except the VP65RTL have a pivoting
woofer assembly. These pivoting drivers allow you to direct sound
towards or away from the listening area, depending on how the
speakers are being used: 

• If you’re using the speakers in stereo or as the front left/center/

right speakers in a home theater, pivot the woofer and/or
tweeter directly towards the listening area. This will help the
sound from the speakers blend into a solid soundstage even if
the speakers are widely separated.

• If you’re using the speakers as surround channel speakers in a

home theater, you can create a more diffuse, spacious 
surround effect by pivoting the woofer and/or tweeter towards
a wall or window, away from the listeners.

To Pivot the Tweeter:

Apply light pressure to the plastic ring around the outside edge
of the tweeter dome, as shown in 

Figure 7 (left). Take care not to

touch or apply pressure to the tweeter dome itself. 

To Pivot the Woofer:

Apply pressure on the outer edge of one of the tweeter support
brackets, as shown in 

Figure 7, (right). Do not touch or apply

pressure to the woofer cone.

Specifications

Tweeter:

1" (25mm) Ber yllium dome, Ferrofluid-
cooled, pivoting, in acoustic back chamber

Woofer:

6½" (165mm) Beryllium cone with a rubber
surround, pivoting

Frequency Response:

40Hz – 20kHz ±3dB

Impedance:

6 ohms nominal; 4 ohms minimum

Power Handling:

5 watts minimum; 150 watts maximum

Sensitivity:

90dB SPL (2.83V/1 meter)

Grille Material:

Per forated Steel

Dimensions (Dia. x D):

9¾" x 5

3

/

16

" (248mm x 132mm)

Cutout Dimensions (Dia):

8

5

/

32

" (207mm)

Shipping Weight:

12 lbs (5.45kg) pair

Tweeter:

1"  (25mm) Aluminum dome, Ferrofluid-
cooled, pivoting, in acoustic back chamber

Woofer:

6½" (165mm) Coated carbon fiber cone with
a rubber surround, pivoting

Frequency Response:

43Hz – 20kHz ±3dB

Impedance:

6 ohms nominal; 4 ohms minimum

Power Handling:

5 watts minimum; 140 watts maximum

Sensitivity:

90dB SPL (2.83V/1 meter)

Grille Material:

Per forated Steel

Dimensions (Dia. x D):

9¾" x 5

3

/

16

" (248mm x 132mm)

Cutout Dimensions (Dia):

8

5

/

32

" (207mm)

Shipping Weight:

11 lbs (5.0kg) pair

Tweeter:

1"  (25mm) Silk dome, Ferrofluid-cooled, 
pivoting, in acoustic back chamber

Woofer:

6½" (165mm) Carbon fiber cone with a 
rubber surround, pivoting (VP65R, VP65S)

Frequency Response:

44Hz – 20kHz ±3dB

Impedance:

8 ohms nominal; 6 ohms minimum

Power Handling:

5 watts minimum; 130 watts maximum

Sensitivity:

90dB SPL (2.83V/1 meter)

Grille Material:

Per forated Steel

Dimensions

VP65R (Dia. x D):

9¾" x 5

3

/

16

"

(248mm x 132mm)

VP65S (H x W x D):

9¾" x 9¾” x 4

13

/

16

" 

(248mm x 248mm x 122mm)

VP65RTL (Dia. x D):

9¾" x 3

1

/

32

" 

(248mm x 77mm)

VP65STL (H x W x D):

9¾" x 9¾” x 3

1

/

32

" 

(248mm x 248mm x 77mm)

Cutout Dimensions

VP65R, VP65RTL (Dia):

8

5

/

32

" (207mm) 

VP65S/VP65STL (W x H):

8

5

/

32

" x 8

5

/

32

" (207mm x 207mm) 

Shipping Weight:

10 lbs (4.5kg) pair

F

IGURE

7:P

IVOTING THE

T

WEETER

(

LEFT

) 

AND

W

OOFER

(

RIGHT

)