WILSON AUDIO WATCH SURROUND, 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 , I N C .
Our testing has shown that a floor or stand mounted center channel inte-
grates best when placed centered between the left and right speaker and either
aligned horizontally with the front inner edge of the left and right speakers or slight-
ly behind the front inner edge. You will want to experiment with the center channel
distances and find the location that offers the smoothest left, right and center chan-
nel integration. We will step you through this process in Section 7.
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URROUND
C
HANNEL
Wilson Audio has done everything possible to eliminate the boundary inter-
actions caused by mounting a speaker onto the wall. The mounting bracket allows
for significant improvements in detail, speed, and clarity. The surround channels
will perform well in almost any location they are placed. The mounting bracket and
the careful design of the surround channel has eliminated most of the sonic prob-
lems encountered when placing a standard speaker too close to a boundary. Nev-
ertheless, we have performed extensive testing on the surround channel and found
that significant improvement on speaker linearity and integration can be achieved
by careful selection of the surround channel mounting location.
We realize that the location of the surround channel is generally set by the
architecture of the room. However, if you have some flexibility in the wall mount-
ing location we suggest that you perform the zone of neutrality test, as outlined on
page 4-2. Find the area along the wall where your voice sounds the most natural
and has the least amount of reflections or standing waves. Be sure to listen for
room modes and frequency response peaks or dips.
S
UB
W
OOFER
The subwoofer will perform very well in any location in the room. In general,
the closer you place the subwoofer to a wall or corner, the greater the augmen-
tation of the bass. However, the increase in bass comes at a cost of perceived
speed, dynamics and bass clarity. We recommend that you experiment with the
placement of the subwoofer to find a balance of the above mentioned items with
which you are satisfied.
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