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KHARMA HIGH-END PRODUCTS BEYOND IMAGINATION
Room acoustics
A good listening room has just the right amount of reflection and
absorption. The performance of any loudspeaker depends upon the speaker’s lo-
cation in the room and the acoustical conditions in that part of the room. Furnish-
ing, size and proportions all effect tonal balance, imaging and bass characteristics.
In order to test the sonic balance of your room, stand in the location where the
speakers will be installed and clap your hands two or three times. If the room is
reverberant, you will hear a sharpness or echo. If the room is dull, the sound of the
clap will decay rapidly and there will be little or no echo.
Large areas of glass, mirrors and wood-panelling will reflect sound waves and of-
ten result in brittleness and extreme brightness. You can correct this by breaking
these sound waves with softer surfaces; for instance, draperies or wall hangings.
In general try to create random reflections.
We advise you to take your time positioning the speakers.
Experimenting will be well worth the effort.
Subwoofer placement
