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Chronosonic
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of your Wilson Audio loudspeakers. The listening position should ideally be no
more than 1.1 to 1.25 times the distance between the tweeters on each speaker.
Therefore, in a long, rectangular room of 12’ x 18’, if the speaker tweeters are
going to be 9’ apart, you should be sitting 9’11’’ to 11’3’’ from the speaker. This
would be more than halfway down the long axis of the room.
Many people place the speakers on one end and sit at the other end of
the room. This approach will not yield the finest sound. Carefully consider your
listening position. Our experience has shown that any listening position that
places your head closer than 14” from a wall will diminish the sonic results of
your listening due to the deleterious effects of boundary interaction.
Speaker Orientation
Speaker placement and orientation are two of the most important consid-
erations in obtaining superior sound. The first thing you need to do is eliminate
the sidewalls as a sonic influence in your system. Speakers placed too close to
the sidewalls will suffer from a strong primary reflection. This can cause out-
of-phase cancellations, or comb filtering, which will cancel some frequencies
and change the tonal balance of the music. Adhering to the Wilson Audio Setup
Procedure outlined in the previous section is the best method with which to
position your loudspeakers.
A very important aspect of speaker placement is how far from the back
wall to place the speakers. The closer a loudspeaker is to the back wall, the more
pronounced the low bass energy and centering of the image will be. However,
this comes at a definite reduction in stage size and bloom as well as a deteriora-
tion of upper bass quality. You must find the proper balance of these two fac-
tors, but remember, if you are partial to bass response or air and bloom, do not
overcompensate your adjustments to maximize these effects. Overcompensated
systems are sometimes pleasing in the short-term, but long-term satisfaction is
always achieved through proper balance.
To make correct in-home set up of the Chronosonic XVX possible without
test equipment, Wilson Audio has measured the correct geometric time domain
alignment for different distance/ear height combinations. See the next section
for details. By measuring the distance from the bottom-front baffle of your
speaker to your ear when seated in the listening position, as well as height of
the listener’s ear measured from the floor, you will be able to align the system
for your listening position.
Summary of Contents for Chronosonic XVX
Page 4: ...S e c t i o n 1 C o n t e n t s a n d S t a gi n g W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
Page 9: ...S e c t i o n 2 A s s e m b l y W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
Page 21: ...S e c t i o n 4 F i n a l S e t u p W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
Page 27: ...S e c t i o n 5 S p e ci f ic a t i o n s W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
Page 33: ...S e c t i o n 7 W a r r a n t y W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
