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Positioning your
monitors as
stereo speakers
The Emotiva airmotiv works beautifully as a full-range speaker in a moderately sized
audiophile two-channel system, and as a satellite speaker in a larger two-channel
system with the addition of a sub-woofer. When choosing optimum locations for
speakers in an audiophile home stereo system, the goal is usually to optimize the
frequency response and imaging.
• Mount your airmotiv speakers on separate stands, or using brackets if possible.
Locating your speakers away from the front wall will usually result in better imaging
and frequency response. Placing them directly on a (sturdy) wall-mounted shelf
may also produce satisfactory results. If possible, mount your airmotiv speakers
upright (with the high-frequency transducer on top), vertically (not angled upwards
or downwards), with the middle of the front baffle at approximately the same
height as the listener’s seated head height, and toe in each speaker so the front is
directly facing towards the listener’s head.
• Locate your airmotiv speakers so that the distance between them is approximately
the same as the distance between each speaker and the listener’s head
(the speakers and the listener should form an equilateral triangle).
• In larger rooms, or if you wish to optimize speaker performance for several listeners
or a wide listening area, mounting the speakers with no toe-in will result in a wider
sweet spot with a slightly wider soundstage.
Listener
Typical stereo speaker placement
