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Away from walls:
Normal bass
Against walls:
More bass
In Corner:
Most bass
Away from walls:
Normal bass
Against walls:
More bass
In Corner:
Most bass
DRAWING 2 - V815/V1020/V1220 placement
the wall, it will produce more output
(about 3dB more). Putting the subwoofer
in a corner will increase output another
3dB (6dB more than when placed away
from walls and corners).
All this technical jargon may sound con-
fusing, but it basically means that you have a
number of options, each of which produces
a different amount of bass. For example, if
you like a lot of heavy bass, consider putting
the V815/V1020/V1220 into a corner. If you
like smoother, less-obvious bass, move the
subwoofer out into the room. The main
thing to remember is that there is no
“right” or “wrong” place to put the
V815/V1020/V1220(assuming it’s less than
ten feet from a wall receptacle). It all
depends on how much bass you want.
Another reason to experiment – because
low bass waves are very large (up to forty
feet or more across!), they tend to cancel
and reinforce each other, causing places in
the room where there is lots of bass and
others where there isn’t very much at all. If
you walk around your listening room while
playing music, you’ll probably discover
Connecting the
V815/V1020/V1220
to a wall plug
The V815/V1020/V1220 draws a moder-
ately high amount of current. We do not
recommend plugging it into a “conve-
nience” outlet (switched or unswitched)
that is often found on the back of receivers
and other stereo components.
Instead, connect the V815, V1020, or
V1220 ONLY to its own AC outlet. See items
8 and 9 in the Safety Instructions at the
beginning of this manual.
HOOKUP
Two basic
connection options
1. Amplifier/speaker hookup
If you own a receiver or integrated ampli-
fier that does NOT have a subwoofer out-
put or LFE output, use
Method A - Amplifier
Wiring Hookup
as shown in Drawing 3
(page 7). To determine whether your re-
ceiver has a subwoofer output, look on the
back for an RCA-type connector labelled
subwoofer out or LFE out.
If your receiver or integrated amplifier
doesn’t
have a subwoofer or LFE output,
use
Method A - Amplifier Wiring Hookup
Steps for Most Receivers
(Drawing 3).
2. Line level hookup
If you own a receiver or integrated amp-
lifier with a subwoofer or LFE output, you
would use
Method B - Line Level Hookup
as shown in Drawing 4.
these sorts of areas where bass is either
exaggerated or reduced. Needless to say, if
your main listening area ends up in a
“dead” space, you will need to move the
V815/V1020/V1220 so that bass is more
normal.
Incidentally, moving the V815, V1020, or
V1220 around won’t affect the stereo
imaging of your main stereo system, so feel
free to try various subwoofer positions.
