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appears brighter with the
speakers close to the listening
area than with them across the
room. The fullness of the
sound, a function of mid-bass
rather than low bass, is greater
with the speakers against a
wall than with them out in
the room.
This is not to imply that “more
is better,” whether it be low-
bass, brightness or fullness.
The point is that a change can
be effected simply by moving
one or both speakers.
3. Program material varies
greatly
, so be sure to listen to a
variety of recordings. This will
prevent your being misled by
the particular characteristics of
a particular recording.
4.
Model Six’
s high-frequency
output has been chosen: a) to
take full advantage of the very
best program material, and b)
to accommodate the scattering
and reflecting of high-
frequencies by room surfaces
when the units are placed
across the room from the
listening area. If you find the
sound too bright on older,
noisy recordings and/or with
the speakers placed close to the
listeners, adjust your amplifier
or receiver’s treble control.
If it is necessary to place the
speakers close to the listening
area, try placing the units at
an angle so that listeners
aren’t directly on axis. In a
small room, you might try
aiming the speakers away from
the listeners altogether into the
corners of the room to scatter
the highs for a more natural,
spacious sound.
5. The subjective “fullness” of the
sound is not so much a
function of the low bass as it is
of the mid-bass. Similarly, the
subjective “openness” of the
sound is not so much a
function of the high treble as it
is of the lower midrange. Both
of these critical ranges are
affected by speaker placement.
The mid-bass and mid-range
balance of
Model Six
loud-
speakers, which are somewhat
subjective in the first place,
will usually be appropriate
with the speakers against a
wall. If you have them out
from the wall and the sound is
subjectively too “thin”
(particularly on vocal record-
ings), move them back against
a wall. If they are against the
wall and sound to “heavy” or
“boomy,” particularly on male
voices, try them out from
the wall.
We encourage you to experiment
with different locations for your
Model Six
loudspeakers within
your listening room. Of course, if
the system sounds satisfactory
from the moment you connect it
and first turn it on, you may wish
to go no further. But if you have
any doubts or wish to see if an
improvement can be made, we
suggest you experiment with
placement using
these guidelines.
1. Let your ears be your guide,
and trust them. When the
speakers sound right to you,
you’ve found the best
placement.
2. A relatively small change in
placement can have a rela-
tively large effect on the
sound. For example, low bass
increases as you move the
speakers closer to intersecting
room surfaces. The sound
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