Background & Wall Speakers

Decide first how the speakers will be driven, then where they will be mounted.

8 Ohm pairs or a 100 volt line

Low impedance speakers such as the Adastra BC series 100.904UK are 8 Ohm and come in pairs for connection from a stereo amplifier. 100V line speakers such as the 952.714UK have a rotary selector for 100V line tappings or 8 Ohms operation. The BM-series 952.504UK offers four 100V power tappings, 3.75W, 7.5W, 15W and 30W, and the BM-series SK952.506UK suits multi-speaker installations.

Indoor and outdoor

Indoor BC series speakers such as the 100.910UK have ABS enclosures and a powder coated steel grille, and the trapezoidal 100V models such as the 952.712UK can sit neatly in a corner. For outdoor areas, BH series pairs such as the 100.921UK and BHV models such as the 952.617UK are rated IP44, BG and BP series models such as the 952.625UK and 952.814UK are rated IP54, and the LX-series 952.954UK is rated IP66. The FC series 952.965UK has an equalisation switch that boosts high frequencies outdoors.

Active and network speakers

Active sets have an amplifier built in: the Adastra 170.166UK pairs a powered speaker with a passive one and has volume, treble and bass controls, and the BG5A 170.161UK runs from a 12Vdc adaptor with RCA and 3.5mm inputs. The BPA-series 952.824UK is a 12V weatherproof active speaker for CCTV or background music. On a network, the Hanwha SPA-W100B is a PoE wall speaker with a built-in 10W class D amplifier.

In-wall and voice alarm

For flush fitting, the Vanco IW5-BSC in-wall speaker has a 5.25" polypropylene woofer, a swivel silk dome tweeter and 50W RMS power handling. Penton cabinet speakers such as the APC4T/ENC are EN54-24 certified for voice alarm and evacuation systems.

Related categories

See also Horn Speakers and Adastra Weatherproof Speakers. See ceiling speakers for flush installs, 100V audio amplifiers to drive the line and outdoor speakers to take sound outside.

Brands we stock in Background & Wall Speakers

Adastra, AV:Link, Bose Professional, CIE Group, Hanwha Vision, Honeywell Commercial Security, Netgenium, Penton, TOA and Vanco.