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Setting up the loudspeakers
Setting up the
loudspeakers The loudspeakers are designed symmetrically. This means that there is a left
and a right loudspeaker. To get the best possible sound quality the
loudspeakers should be positioned with the electrostatic tweeters at the outward
facing side of the speakers (see fig. 5).
It is also recommended to adjust the loudspeakers slightly angled inwards to
your listening seat.
The new SOLITAIRE® loudspeakers are designed to act as Cylinder Wave
Transducers (CWT). The mid-range drivers form what is known as a Line Array,
and the electrostatic unit a Line - Source, with the net result that the sound field
is concentrated in the area between the top and bottom edges of the
loudspeaker. Above the cabinet and in the downward direction the effective
radiation of the speaker’s entire bass-mid-range and treble frequencies is low.
This results in greatly reduced reflections from ceiling and floor, and the virtual
elimination of the listening room’s influence on the sound image and the
speaker’s imaging characteristics.
The CWT SE are inclined slightly to the rear, so that the cylinder wave rises as
it moves into the listening space. The listener should therefore be positioned in
the area in front of the speaker baffles, and certainly not higher than the
cabinets.
The listening distance should be about 10% greater than the distance between
the loudspeakers, and should be no less than 3.5 metres.
Please bear in mind that the bass level is increased by about 3 dB if you
position the speakers against a wall, and by up to 6 dB if you place them in the
corner of the room. To avoid excessive bass response it therefore makes sense
to set up the speakers at least 0.5 metres from the side walls of the listening
room; if at all possible they should be free-standing, i.e. unobstructed by other
furniture etc. (see „
Level adjustment
“ section).
Hiding the loudspeakers behind furniture or curtains has a very marked adverse
effect on their treble reproduction.
Position the speakers in such a way that the terminals cannot be touched when
the speakers are operating - especially by children!
Fig. 5