S E T U P D E T A I L S
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Aim slightly less toed in than directly at your listening position, so that their
axes cross a foot or two behind you.
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Position close to the front wall, with the rearmost corner between 24 and 36
inches [60 to 80 cm] out. Correct proximity to the front wall can be very
important for bass reproduction, because these speakers are designed to rely
on wall reinforcement, but not too much or too little. When the speakers are
also close to the side walls, however, better bass might be had with a bit more
distance from the front wall. Also, changes to the distance from the walls can
be used to decrease excitation of a problematic room mode.
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Position each a different distance from the side walls as from the front wall, to
prevent overlap of the reinforcement spectra. For smoothest bass, the side wall
distances should be asymmetrical, with the pair shifted a foot or so to one side,
and for the very best imaging, symmetrical, although the reduced wall splash
minimizes the imaging blur from an asymmetrical setup.
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Tilt back the right amount for facing upward directly at each of your shoulders.
They ship set up for a listening distance of 2.5 to 4 meters [8 to 13 feet] at a 1
meter [39 inch] height.
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AirLayer at -12 dB to -10 dB.
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Tips:
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Too much bass? Try moving the speakers away from walls, and particularly out
of corners.
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Not enough bass? Try moving them closer to walls or corners or setting the
woofer switch to a higher position.
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Lumpy bass? Try making the side to side position asymmetrical.
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Imaging problems?
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If your back wall is closer than about 10 feet [3 meters] behind you, try
adding some absorption (if your room is lively) or diffusion (if you
room is already well damped) to that wall.
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If your listening seat has a high back, change to a seat with a back that
does not come higher than your shoulders.
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Try moving them farther from the front wall, while realizing that the
trade-off will be less bass.
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Experiment the amount of back-tilt.
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Add absorption or diffusion at the side wall first reflection points.
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Make the side to side position symmetrical
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Upper treble response can be rolled off to taste by reducing toe-in.
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Experimenting with the back-tilt can also tailor the response, but will produce
changes that are more radical than from changing the toe-in; in particular, a
severe midrange dip will be created when significantly off the ideal tilt angle.