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Positioning
The positioning of your loudspeakers for a two channel, stereo system very
much depends on your listening environment. Ideally you would place your
speakers 2 – 3m (6 – 10 ft) apart in the middle of your wall and you would sit
approximately 2m away. However, the ideal listening position is not always
possible. Therefore, we would recommend that you try and position them as
close as possible to the ideal.
Start by playing some different pieces of music that are familiar to you. If you
have a rear ported speaker (BR1, BR5, BR6) try not to place them too close to
the wall. If they are too close you will find that the bass is very prominent.
Start by placing them approximately 20cm (8”) from the wall. If you find there
is too much bass place them further away from the wall. If, on the other hand,
you find there isn’t enough bass for your liking, place them slightly closer to the
wall. The same applies with placing you loudspeakers next to a side-wall. If
possible do not place your loudspeakers any closer than 50cm (20”) to your
side-wall.
Try varying the distance your loudspeakers are apart from each other. If they
are too close together, this may result in poor stereo imaging. This is when
sound moves from left to right or right to left, for example a car in a movie
sound track. But if you place them too far apart, there will be a big gap in the
imaging. When listening to music through your speakers, if you have them set
up correctly, you shouldn’t notice that the speakers are even there, the music
should sound as if it is coming from the centre of the two speakers.
For the positioning of a multi channel home cinema system, please refer to the
illustration below or your AV amplifier/receiver manual.
BR-LCR
BR5/6
BR1/2/LCR +
Stand *
BR-FX
BR-FX
BR5/6
BR1/2/LCR +
Stand *
BR-FX
Note to scale
* Not supplied
Subwoofer
. Please refer to
subwoofer owners manual.
