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5. Speaker Placement
Positioning your monitors correctly in the studio is critical to their performance. Typically, they should be
placed so that the listening position is fully “covered” with all monitors resting on the same horizontal
plane. A great way to test a monitor for its imaging capability is to play back a CD or DVD recorded
acoustically in stereo (or one recorded in surround sound if you have a surround sound set up). We
recommend acoustic music because it represents the spectrum of sound. You can adjust the angle of
each monitor by listening for dead spots. Keep in mind, changing the angle or position of a monitor will
change the sound.
Without Subwoofer:
With Subwoofer:
Subwoofer
Left
Right
Listening Position
ListeningPosition
60°
60°
