Legend Big Red 4, Owner'S Manual

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Setting up the speakers
Spikes
So that the speakers are firmly grounded to the floor and won’t wobble we have
provided spikes under the base of the Big Reds to penetrate your carpet without
damage. If you have a sensitive floor covering the spikes can be placed on small
coins to prevent damaging it.
With the speakers lying on their sides, insert the spikes by about 1/4 of their length
into the holders under each corner of the speaker base. With the locking nuts not yet
tightened, place the loudspeakers in their listening position and adjust the length of
the spikes for the speakers to be vertical. Tighten three of the locking nuts firmly and
then adjust the length of the fourth spike so that the speakers do not ‘rock’. Finally
tighten the fourth locking nut.
Positioning in your room
To enjoy the Big Red 4s to their fullest, you must also set them up correctly in your
listening area. For best results, they should be placed at least 0.5m from any
reflecting surface (wall, cupboard etc) to minimise the confusion caused by reflected
sound.
To create the best acoustic images and soundstage, you should sit near the apex of an
equilateral triangle formed by the speakers. But you should also try to avoid sitting
on the diagonals between the opposite corners of the room where ‘standing waves’
will muddle the bass performance. Ideally, your listening room should not be square
but if it is you can improve its performance by judicious use of cupboards, curtains
etc to break-up or absorb these standing waves.