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Speaker Placement
Speaker placement is often a compromise between optimum performance, personal
preference, and site requirements. The following guidelines will serve as a starting
point to help you decide where to place your airmotiv powered monitors to achieve the
best possible performance.
Positioning your
monitors as
near-field monitors
The Emotiva airmotiv was designed primarily as a superlative near-field monitor. When
choosing optimum locations for near-field monitors, the goal is to locate them close to
the recording console, and far from any walls or other reflective surfaces, to maximize
direct sound while minimizing reflected sound.
• Mount your airmotiv powered monitors on separate stands, or mounts, if possible.
If you place them directly on the meter bridge or the same table as your console,
vibrations may be coupled to the console. You should consider using a decoupling
platform beneath each monitor.
• Locate your monitors close to the recording console, and away from walls or other
large reflective surfaces. If there are large reflective surfaces nearby, covering them
with commercial sound absorbing materials (or felt, or a tapestry) may improve
frequency response and imaging.
Listener
Typical near-field monitor placement
