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 .
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The location of your listening position is as important as the careful setup
placement of your speakers in your room. The listening position should ideally
be no more than 1.1 to 1.25 times the distance between the left and right channel
tweeters on each speaker. Therefore, in a long rectangular room of 12ʼ x 18ʼ, if the
speaker tweeters are going to be 9ʼ apart, you should be sitting 9ʼ11ʼʼ to 11ʼ3ʼʼ from
the speaker. This would be about halfway down the long axis of the room. Some
people place the speakers on one end and sit at the other end of the room. Need-
less to say, this will not yield the finest sound. Carefully consider your listening posi-
tion for optimal performance. Our experience has shown that any listening position
which places your head closer than 14” to a room boundary will diminish the sonic
results of your listening.
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Wilson Audio has done everything possible to eliminate the boundary interac-
tions 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 problems
encountered when placing a standard speaker too close to a boundary. Neverthe-
less, 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 mounting
location we suggest that you perform the zone of neutrality test, as outlined on page
5-2. 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.