SVS Prime Bookshelf, Owner'S Manual

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SETTING UP YOUR PRIME SPEAKERS ACOUSTICS & ROOM PLACEMENT
Front Left/Right Loudspeaker Placement and Room Acoustics:
Proper placement of the front left/right speakers is essential to achieve the
smoothest frequency response, optimal stereo imaging and the most spacious,
three-dimensional soundstage.
Stereo imaging and soundstage are affected by loudspeaker location and the
listening position, relative to each other and room boundaries. Moving the
loudspeakers away from room boundaries will tend to improve stereo imaging and
spaciousness by attenuating and delaying boundary reflections, thus optimizing
direct sound and helping to preserve spatial information in the recording.
The amount of exposed glass, drywall and bare flooring in the room will increase
the amount of reflected sound and exacerbate problems like slap echo and ringing.
Conversely, furnishings like carpeting, drapes and upholstered furniture will reduce
the amount of reflected sound in the room. The ratio of direct-to-reflected sound
and the decay characteristics of the listening environment will have a large
influence on the ultimate sound quality of any loudspeaker system. Dedicated
room treatments like absorbers, diffusers and bass traps can greatly improve the
sound quality of any listening environment, and are encouraged to extract the
absolute best performance from any high-end loudspeaker system.
SVS recommends starting with the front loudspeakers located 30-degrees to the
left and right (i.e., a 60-degree total window) of the listening position.
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