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• Because surround speakers carry mostly ambience information and are influenced
by the listening room, and because they are also used differently by different
surround-sound decoding standards, you should experiment to find the best
locations and orientations for your particular installation. We suggest you try them
at various angles, and in various orientations (vertical, upside down, and even
sideways) to identify the location and orientation that work best with your room.
Some installations locate the surrounds facing sideways along the side or rear
wall. The best way is whatever works well for you in your room. Surrounds should
always, however, be positioned symmetrically (so, for example, if you locate your
left side surround on its side with the high-frequency transducer towards the rear
of the room, you should also locate it’s counterpart, your right-side surround, on its
side with the high-frequency transducer towards the rear of the room.
• While you should avoid mounting front speakers in the corner angles of a room,
corners are acceptable locations for surround speakers, but you may need to adjust
the Low-frequency Equalization for best results.
• Always leave several inches clearance behind your airmotiv powered monitors to
avoid blocking the rear-positioned port and to allow the amplifiers to dissipate heat
via the aluminum back plate fins, which will get warm in normal operation.
Positioning your
monitors as computer speakers
The Emotiva airmotiv also makes an incredible computer speaker. When choosing
optimum locations for computer speakers, most people prefer to position them as they
would near-field monitors. If your computer also provides music for your entire living
room or office, you may wish instead to position your airmotiv powered monitors as
you would for a small high-end home stereo system.
Positioning your
monitors for use with a music
client or portable music player
The Emotiva airmotiv will deliver beautiful high-quality sound when connected to a
music client or portable music player. Depending on your specific requirements you
may choose to position them as you would near-field monitors or as you would normal
stereo speakers. Please refer to the appropriate section for more details.
