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SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT
Do not place the subwoofer in a corner as it will result in a "boomy", unnatural
sounding bass.
Do not place the subwoofer directly against a wall or cabinet. There should be some
room around the subwoofer for the sound to develop and reflect itself around the
room.
Although bass is omnidirectional, a location in the front center is generally ideal.
Tip: One good way to determine the best initial location for the subwoofer is to first place
it at your ideal listening location. While playing music with solid bass content, walk around
the room until the bass sounds best, then move the subwoofer to that location and fine
tune from there.
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
Warning! To prevent possible personal injury and/or damage to your equipment,
turn off and unplug all equipment before making connections!
Preparation
Before attempting to make any connections it is best to look at the situation, get all the
necessary materials together, and then make all the connections at once.
First, look at the back of your amplifier or receiver to determine what options it offers for
making connections. Amplifiers and receivers typically employ either 5-way binding posts,
spring-loaded terminals, or push terminals for the speaker connections. For subwoofers,
many amplifiers and receivers offer one or two line level RCA connectors.
A 5-way binding post can accept bare speaker wire, spade plugs, pin plugs, and banana
plugs, while spring loaded and push terminals can accept either bare speaker wire or pin
plugs. Refer to the documentation that came with your amplifier or receiver to determine
the maximum size/gauge speaker wire the speaker terminals can accept.
