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Triton Seven Manual
5
The Rig ht A m o unt o f Po we r
A p o we r-ra ng e ra ting is g ive n in the sp e c i
fi c a tio ns a s a g uid e to ind ic a te the a p p ro xima te minimum a nd
ma ximum p o we r inp ut o f yo ur G o ld e nEa r Trito n sp e a ke rs. Amp li
fi e rs tha t me e t o r e ve n e xc e e d the sp e a ke r’ s
p o we r-ra ng e ra ting a re re c o mme nd e d a s the ir g re a te r p o we r re se rve s p ro vid e b e tte r so und . But a lwa ys use
the sp e a ke rs within the ir p o we r-ra ng e ra ting to p re ve nt d a ma g e — tha t is, ke e p liste ning le ve ls b e lo w the p o int
o f o b vio us a ud ib le d isto rtio n.
Speaker
Placement
G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Trito n sp e a ke rs a re d e sig ne d to a llo w
fl e xib le p la c e me nt while p ro vid ing a ve ry
la rg e wind o w o f so und thro ug ho ut yo ur liste ning ro o m. Ple a se re me mb e r tha t a ltho ug h the fo llo wing
re c o mme nd a tio ns a re usua lly va lid , a ll ro o ms a nd liste ning se ts-up s a re so me wha t uniq ue , so d o no t b e
a fra id to e xp e rime nt with the sp e a ke rs. Re me mb e r, wha te ve r so und s b e st to yo u is c o rre c t.
Ro o m A c o ustic s
G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Trito n sp e a ke rs a re d e sig ne d to p ro vid e e xc e p tio na l so und in a wid e va rie ty o f
d o me stic se tting s. It is imp o rta nt to no te ho we ve r tha t liste ning ro o m c o nstruc tio n, d ime nsio ns a nd furnishing s
a ll p la y a p a rt in the q ua lity o f so und yo u will ultima te ly a c hie ve fro m yo ur ne w sp e a ke rs. The liste ning ro o m
will imp o se its o wn c ha ra c te r o n the p e rfo rma nc e c a p a b ilitie s o f the sp e a ke r syste m. Re g a rd ing the ro o m,
p le a se no te tha t:
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Mid a nd hig h fre q ue nc ie s a re a ffe c te d b y the a mo unt o f so ft furnishing s in yo ur ro o m — c urta ins,
c a rp e ts, so fa s, wa ll c o ve ring s, e tc . An e xc e ss o f suc h ite ms c a n re sult in a so me wha t d ull so und .
The sa me ro o m witho ut a ny so ft furnishing s c a n p ro d uc e a n o ve ra ll b rig ht so und . The typ ic a l q ua ntity
o f so ft furnishing s fo und in mo st living e nviro nme nts p ro vid e s the rig ht a c o ustic c ha ra c te ristic s to a llo w
the sp e a ke rs to so und b a la nc e d ;
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C o nc re te
fl o o rs a nd wa lls te nd to a g g ra va te lo w-fre q ue nc y sta nd ing wa ve p ro b le ms a nd
a re
le ss
p re fe rre d ;
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Ro o ms whe re he ig ht, wid th a nd le ng th a re simila r sho uld b e a vo id e d a s the y c a n e xhib it sig ni
fi c a nt
lo w-fre q ue nc y sta nd ing wa ve p ro b le ms. This ma y re sult in re d uc e d c la rity. If no o the r ro o m is p o ssib le ,
e xp e rime nt with sp e a ke r p la c e me nt to minimize a c o ustic p ro b le ms.
The e xtra c a re yo u ta ke in c o rre c tly p o sitio ning the sp e a ke rs will re sult in g re a te r liste ning e njo yme nt.
So , ke e p the fo llo wing g uid e line s in mind whe n d e c id ing o n the b e st sp e a ke r p la c e me nt (se e p a g e 6):
