AudioControl Richter Scale Series III, Руководство для удовольствия владельца

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Owner’s Enjoyment Manual
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MAKING IT EQUAL -
GETTING YOUR SYSTEM IN ORDER
There are three main areas of adjustment when optimizing
a sound system. They are:
1. Placement of speakers.
2. The acoustic environment.
3. The system electronics.
Work on items 1 & 2 before fine tuning with the Richter
Scale. Here are some tips to get the most out of your speaker
placement and acoustic environment.
Speaker Placement
We (and every speaker manufacturer we’ve ever talked to)
can’t over-emphasize the importance of proper speaker
placement. Some speakers require very particular placement
in relation to the back and side walls; all speakers demand
careful placement in relation to your audio systems’ charac-
teristics. Start by consulting the speaker’s owner’s manual
and don’t be afraid to experiment...a lot. Pull the speakers out
from the walls. Toe them in. Move them closer or further
apart. The variation in imaging and response that different
placement can make is astonishing. Especially with the
subwoofer.
The Acoustic Environment
Every room affects speakers differently. Reflective and
absorbent surfaces, room shape and volume, even placement
of furniture can significantly change a speaker’s sound. It is
very helpful while investigating various possibilities to use
the warble tone analyzer built into the Richter Scale.
Hint...Place the subwoofer in your listening position and
move the microphone around to different locations you are
thinking about placing the sub. Look for a location that has
the highest reading on the relative sound level meter.
Doing The Deed
The Equalization Process
An important fact to remember when equalizing a system
is that the human ear is much more sensitive to abrupt
changes in frequency response than to the overall curve. Your
ear is also more sensitive to having too much of something
than too little. With this in mind, try and make most of your
equalization changes by cutting frequencies, rather than
boosting them.
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