Positioning Your Speakers
Correct speaker placement is essential in achieving the best sound. It’s surprising how much impact even a
small adjustment to a speaker’s location can make. In the past, we’ve included some basic examples of
speaker positioning for home theater and stereo. However, since that time there have been many more op-
tions for home theater setups including Atmos
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, DTS:X
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, and Auro 3D
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, each of which consists of varia-
tions that are too numerous to mention in this manual. If you’re setting up one of the above systems, your
first stop should be the website for their placement recommendation.
We’re always happy to make personal recommendations for your particular needs. Many customers send us
photos of their rooms, and/or floorplans. Our email address is [email protected].
Are you planning on using the CG5’s or CG25’s in stereo? We suggest that, if possible, you put them on
stands and position them 2-3 feet away from the wall. This will allow them to provide the best depth of im-
age and soundstage. If you put them on stands, the ideal height of the stands should place the tweeters at
the listener’s ear level. If you can’t accomplish this, fear not. The CG5 and CG25 have excellent dispersion
and will still provide a satisfying image.
For home theater, the requirements are a bit different. Many people will wall mount the speakers or put the
speakers on shelves. In a surround system, you’ll still experience great sound imaging. That’s because the
surround speakers will pull the image out from the front and put you in an immersive 3-dimensional sound
environment.
If you are going to place the speakers on shelves or furniture, place them at the front edge of the surface.
The sound should be able to travel freely in all directions without being obstructed by large surfaces.
Putting speakers inside a cabinet can degrade their sound quality. Make sure to place them at the front edge
of the enclosure. If you still hear degraded sound, stuff the open areas surrounding the speaker with objects
such as books, magazines or acoustical absorbing material. When concealing the speakers behind cloth,
make sure the cloth is acoustically transparent. Also, remove each speaker’s grill and place the speaker as
forward as possible without actually touching the cloth.
Adjusting Phase With A Subwoofer— Very Important
The CG5 and CG25 have bass response at frequencies that overlap with the subwoofer, so it is important that
they are in phase and working with each other. If the speakers and subwoofer are out of phase, they will
work against each other. There will be degraded bass quality and the system will sound thin and harsh. To
avoid this, we suggest having someone operate the phase control of the subwoofer while you are listening in
your main listening position.
Wall Mounting Your Speakers—A Word Of Caution
Both the CG5 and CG25 come with threaded inserts on the back of the speakers. These will accommodate
wall mounting speaker brackets that are secured with a bolt. The CG25 has two threaded inserts, one for
horizontal and one for vertical mounting.
Please note: when using the threaded inserts, use only the
proper bolts with the proper lenths. Do not try to force or over-tighten any bolt into the threaded
insert!
Our use of underlined, bold type may be a hint that this is important.
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