WILSON AUDIO Sasha WP, Owner'S Manual

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W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s
S e c t i o n 1 . 5 – Y o u r R o o m
located on a couch, you should center the loudspeakers on the center position of the
couch.
If the seating area consists of multiple rows of chairs, the second row should be
optimized for the best sound quality. Odd numbers of chairs arranged in rows work
best as this will allow a single chair to be positioned in the center. This approach will
also provide the best overall sound for the greatest number of seats.
Speaker Placement Versus Listening Position
The location of your listening position is as important as the careful setup of Sa-
sha W/P speakers. 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, rect-
angular 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 po-
sition. Our experience has shown that any listening position that places your head
closer than 14” from a room boundary will diminish the sonic results of your listening.
Sitting directly in the center of the room will noticbly reduce the perception low fre-
quencies.
Decide where you want your favorite listening position to be. Please remember
that Sasha W/P will fill almost any room with the most beautiful sound available. Be-
cause the propagation delay is adjustable on the Sasha W/P, if you take care in placing
your new speakers, you will optimize Sasha W/P’s performance in your room.
Speaker Orientation
Speaker placement and orientation are two of the most important considerations
in obtaining superior sound. The first thing you need to do is eliminate the sidewalls