WILSON AUDIO AUTHENTIC EXCELLENCE Yvette, Installation And Care Manual

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reflect (echo) in front of you. This is caused by the return of the
room’s boundary contribution; your voice is now interacting
with the opposite wall. At the point where you begin to hear
the reflected sound of your voice, you have reached the outer
edge of the Zone of Neutrality. Place a piece of tape on the
floor and mark this location. The distance between the “inner”
and “outer” edge tape marks is usually between eight inches
(for small, interactive rooms) and three feet (for large, more
neutral rooms).
5. Now position yourself against the side wall perpendicular to
the intended speaker location. Stand between the two tape
marks. Using the same procedure as above, begin moving into
the room toward the opposite sidewall, progressing between
the two pieces of tape. As above, listen for the point in the
room where your voice transitions from bass-heavy and diffuse
to neutral. Mark this point with tape. Continue your progres-
sion until there is an obvious interaction with the opposite
wall in front of you and mark this point with tape. The four
pieces of tape now form a rectangle that establishes the Zone
of Neutrality for the loudspeaker to be installed on that side of
the room. Using the four marks as your guide, tape an outline
to define the boundaries of the rectangle.