Triton Seven Owner’s Manual
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Triton Seven Manual
Po sitio ning Trito n a s Le ft/ Rig ht Fro nts
To e nsure the b e st p e rfo rma nc e p o ssib le , o b se rve the fo llo wing p la c e me nt
g uid e line s:
A c c ura te Tim b re :
Fo r the mo st a c c ura te a nd na tura l timb re , sp e a ke rs’
hig h-fre q ue nc y d rive rs sho uld b e a t a p p ro xima te ly e a r le ve l.
Ba la nc e d Ba ss:
Pla c ing sp e a ke rs in c o rne rs will o ve r-e mp ha size b a ss a nd
re d uc e o ve ra ll c la rity. If p o ssib le , p o sitio n sp e a ke rs 8 in (20 c m) o r mo re
fro m the wa ll b e hind the sp e a ke r a nd a s muc h a s p o ssib le fro m e ithe r sid e
wa ll. This will e nsure b e tte r b a ss p e rfo rma nc e a nd o p tima l mid ra ng e c la rity.
Be st Im a g ing :
Me a sure the d ista nc e fro m yo ur ma in liste ning a re a to the
le ft fro nt sp e a ke r (we ’ ll c a ll this d ista nc e “ X” ). Fo r o p tima l ima g ing a nd
la rg e st so und sta g e , p la c e sp e a ke rs “ X” d ista nc e a p a rt fro m e a c h o the r
(a nd no le ss tha n
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o f tha t d ista nc e —
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o f “ X” ). To furthe r o p timize ima g ing , turn sp e a ke rs inwa rd so the y p o int
to wa rd the liste ning p o sitio n with the ir a xe s c ro ssing just b e hind it.
Po sitio ning Trito n a s Surro und s
Whe n use d a s surro und sp e a ke rs, Trito n sp e a ke rs ma y b e lo c a te d o n the sid e o r b e hind the liste ne rs. Whe n use d
o n the sid e s, ta ke c a re ne ve r to lo c a te the sp e a ke rs fo rwa rd o f the liste ne rs (A). If the sp e a ke rs a re p la c e d a lo ng
the re a r wa ll a s surro und s, it is sug g e ste d tha t the y b e p o sitio ne d fa irly wid e a p a rt if p o ssib le . Fo r insta nc e , if the re
is a c o uc h in the c e nte r o f the re a r wa ll o n whic h the liste ne rs will sit, try to p o sitio n the sp e a ke rs wid e r a p a rt tha n
the c o uc h (B).
Sp e a ke r Bre a k- in
Yo ur ne w Trito n lo ud sp e a ke r syste m sho uld so und g o o d rig ht o ut o f the b o x; ho we ve r, a n e xte nd e d b re a k-in
p e rio d o f 40-60 ho urs o r mo re o f no rma l p la ying time is re q uire d to re a c h full a ud io p hile p e rfo rma nc e
c a p a b ility. Bre a k-in a llo ws the d rive r susp e nsio ns to wo rk-in a nd c ro sso ve r c o mp o ne nts to “ he a l,” re sulting
in fulle r a nd tig hte r b a ss, a mo re o p e n “ b lo sso ming ” mid ra ng e a nd smo o the r hig h fre q ue nc y re p ro d uc tio n.
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