SC3-IC6 Premium Toolless
Architectural Speaker

Overview

6.5" In-Ceiling
Speaker

Introducing Nice Premium Toolless Speakers:

Nice speakers are an evolution of Nice/SpeakerCraft™- the inventor of architectural speakers. Nice is proud to build upon this legacy, leveraging decades of expertise and innovation to produce some of the finest products on the market.

Innovative Solutions

Nice SC3
delivers outstanding performance and flexibility with six models, all featuring black Kevlar woofers, and 1.25 “aluminum magnesium tweeters, which are 56.3% larger than their 1” cousins. This results in more power at a lower crossover point, enhanced off-axis power response, and low- distortion. Kevlar is thin, stiff and light weight which improves transient response and dynamics, aluminum magnesium alloy has superior dampening properties, rigidity and strength- delivering impeccable detail. SC3 introduces a copper shorting ring (Faraday shield) into the design, which helps reduce distortion, improve efficiency while achieving a more consistent impedance across the frequency range. The asymmetrical crossover with a 3rd-order network encompassing 2nd-order LPF on woofer and 3rd-order HFP on the tweeter ensures superior integration between the woofer and tweeter. Compensation for inter driver time delay. A three- position tweeter level switch for fine tuning the high frequencies, and two position voice switch to allow fine tuning of the soundstage and vocal focus to taste. This combination is typical in high-end audiophile speakers, and yields an exceptional crisp, clear and dynamic musical performance. Nice Premium Toolless Speakers deliver elevated audio performance with advanced materials, toolless installation, and uncompromised design. Encompassing three levels of performance across 14 models, the series delivers a solution for most architectural speaker applications. From whole home music, and media rooms, to dedicated home theaters, and even high-moisture environments like outdoor patios or bathrooms. The speakers in each level are voiced to work coherently within the range delivering a complimentary balanced and dynamic sound across all applications throughout the home. The entire range boasts a suite of innovative features and benefits. Proprietary AccuAim technology enables precise, lockable tweeter positioning for enhanced phase accuracy, XmaG extended pole pieces for improved symmetry, meticulously engineered high-end crossovers for optimized driver performance, and time saving ViseLock™ designed by Swarm- the latest generation toolless system for rapid and secure installations- up to 75% faster!

AccuAim
allows the tweeter to click-lock into a fixed angle that can be precisely replicated on other speakers in the system. This improves phase accuracy to pinpoint the sweet spot, and fine tune the soundstage.

ViseLock™ designed by Swarm,
allows a rapid toolless install with the benefits of a patented clamping system of spring-loaded doglegs that snap into place instantly, securing the speaker. Thumb- levered cinches, lock and hold the installation for added stability- preventing spring sag for many years of service.

Go the extra mm
Traditional pole pieces allow a magnetic gap in which the voice coil leaves the primary magnetic field resulting in non linier response and distortion, especially at higher levels.

XmaG
precision pole piece extends significantly beyond the woofer’s voice coil travel path ensuring a consistent magnetic field- this results in a more linear response at all levels, lower distortion and clearer, more accurate sound reproduction. Lound AND Clear!

Metal is stronger than Plastic
Custom designed metal frames are stiffer more, stable, with less transmission loss through the ceiling than typical injection molded frames.

Rust Resistant Grills
All models include a paintable bezelless stainless-steel grill, which resists rust naturally. In-ceiling models include a round grill, with a square grill sold separately. In-wall models include a rectangular grill.

Key Features

• Nice SC3
  delivers outstanding performance and flexibility with six models, all featuring black Kevlar woofers, and 1.25 “aluminum magnesium tweeters, which are 56.3% larger than their 1” cousins. This results in more power at a lower crossover point, enhanced off-axis power response, and low- distortion. Kevlar is thin, stiff and light weight which improves transient response and dynamics, aluminum magnesium alloy has superior dampening properties, rigidity and strength- delivering impeccable detail. SC3 introduces a copper shorting ring (Faraday shield) into the design, which helps reduce distortion, improve efficiency while achieving a more consistent impedance across the frequency range. The asymmetrical crossover with a 3rd-order network encompassing 2nd-order LPF on woofer and 3rd-order HFP on the tweeter ensures superior integration between the woofer and tweeter. Compensation for inter driver time delay. A three- position tweeter level switch for fine tuning the high frequencies, and two position voice switch to allow fine tuning of the soundstage and vocal focus to taste. This combination is typical in high-end audiophile speakers, and yields an exceptional crisp, clear and dynamic musical performance. Nice Premium Toolless Speakers deliver elevated audio performance with advanced materials, toolless installation, and uncompromised design. Encompassing three levels of performance across 14 models, the series delivers a solution for most architectural speaker applications. From whole home music, and media rooms, to dedicated home theaters, and even high-moisture environments like outdoor patios or bathrooms. The speakers in each level are voiced to work coherently within the range delivering a complimentary balanced and dynamic sound across all applications throughout the home. The entire range boasts a suite of innovative features and benefits. Proprietary AccuAim technology enables precise, lockable tweeter positioning for enhanced phase accuracy, XmaG extended pole pieces for improved symmetry, meticulously engineered high-end crossovers for optimized driver performance, and time saving ViseLock™ designed by Swarm- the latest generation toolless system for rapid and secure installations- up to 75% faster!
• AccuAim
  allows the tweeter to click-lock into a fixed angle that can be precisely replicated on other speakers in the system. This improves phase accuracy to pinpoint the sweet spot, and fine tune the soundstage.
• ViseLock™ designed by Swarm,
  allows a rapid toolless install with the benefits of a patented clamping system of spring-loaded doglegs that snap into place instantly, securing the speaker. Thumb- levered cinches, lock and hold the installation for added stability- preventing spring sag for many years of service.
• Go the extra mm
  Traditional pole pieces allow a magnetic gap in which the voice coil leaves the primary magnetic field resulting in non linier response and distortion, especially at higher levels.
• XmaG
  precision pole piece extends significantly beyond the woofer’s voice coil travel path ensuring a consistent magnetic field- this results in a more linear response at all levels, lower distortion and clearer, more accurate sound reproduction. Lound AND Clear!
• Metal is stronger than Plastic
  Custom designed metal frames are stiffer more, stable, with less transmission loss through the ceiling than typical injection molded frames.
• Rust Resistant Grills
  All models include a paintable bezelless stainless-steel grill, which resists rust naturally. In-ceiling models include a round grill, with a square grill sold separately. In-wall models include a rectangular grill.