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piano…anything that can easily display tendencies to a
nasal
or
pinched
sound. The “nasality” is what you want to dial out.
Slide the loudspeaker slowly sideways away from the closest wall.
While sliding, the positioning individual and stationary listener should
notice the female voice transition from nasal-and-masked to open-
and-natural. The “good to bad to good…” transition cycles often
happen within a few centimeters. There may be several spots within
the good-sounding-bass area that have good mids and highs.
Occasionally, one spot may not be better than the other so choose one
and move on.
Treble:
Once a midrange position is selected, angle the loudspeaker
face toward the seated listener; stopping when the listener can see
just a sliver of the inside edge. Now that the loudspeaker is “toed in”,
listen again for voice openness and intimacy, minor left / right changes
of a few millimeters will most likely be necessary. This creates more of
an “absolute” high-frequency balance; however, some listeners may
be accustomed to more of the laid-back balance that comes from a
“straight on” speaker placement.
Once individually positioned, slight changes may need to take place—
while listening in stereo—in order to obtain good focus and imaging.
Note:
After significant run-in time, we recommend you perform the
room & loudspeaker integration again as outlined. Midrange and treble
fine-tuning is also recommended anytime a component in the system
is changed and/or burned-in.
Break-in, correct loudspeaker placement, and a good match with
associated equipment all help to contribute to an even, harmonically
correct balance.
Spiking & Leveling
Once in the desired location, install the stand’s spiked feet. Before
removing the speaker to install the spikes, you may want to mark your
new reference speaker position first. (Masking tape works quite well
for this.)
Because most floors are not exactly level or smooth, it is usually
necessary to adjust each spike so all four make good contact. When
properly done, the loudspeaker will be level and stable. (Fastidious
listeners may wish to use a bubble level to ensure best performance.)
Note:
Spiking and leveling the loudspeakers will provide solid
mechanical grounding. Such “grounding” improves bass definition,
reduces high-frequency modulation, and increases dynamic resolution.
Spiking will improve the performance regardless of the flooring
