4
Speaker Placement
The placement of your speakers has a huge
impact on how well they will perform in your
studio. Although nearfield studio monitors
are designed to be more forgiving when it
comes to placement, you should do your
best to make sure they form an equilateral
triangle relative to your head. In other
words, make sure that each speaker is
equally distant from both your head as well
as the other speaker. Once each speaker
has been placed, rotate the speakers
slightly so that the drivers are pointing
toward the listener.
Take a look at the diagram on the right.
Notice that the distance from the listener’s
head to each speaker is the same as the
distance between the left and right
speakers. Also note that the speakers are
turned slightly so that the drivers are facing
the listener. This is an ideal setup but if it is
not practical (or possible) to do this, try to
match this setup as closely as possible.
Speaker Height
The ideal height for Elevate 3 is so that the
speaker is parallel to the ground and that
the midpoint of the woofer and tweeter is at
ear-height.
The diagram to the right demonstrates the
ideal placement height of the speakers
relative to the listener. Notice that the
listener’s ears are directly between the
woofer and tweeter.
Speaker Orientation
If possible, place the Elevate 3 monitors in
their upright position and avoid laying the
speakers on their sides. The Elevate 3
woofer and tweeter are vertically aligned
and will provide the best performance when
the speakers are placed upright. Placing
them on their sides may create strong
reflections from nearby surfaces resulting in
spectrally unbalanced sound.
If your Elevate 3 monitors must be oriented
horizontally due to space or line-of-sight
considerations, place the speakers so that
their tweeter is on the “inside” to improve
imaging.
The speakers and listener should
be at the three corners of a
triangle having equal length sides.
Listener
Left Speaker
Right Speaker
tweeter/woofer midpoint
