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Positioning
It is recommended that your Noble & Noble speakers are unboxed, installed and
adjusted by an authorized Noble & Noble dealer.
To get the best from your Noble & Noble speakers, it is important that they are
positioned and leveled correctly. This part is about the positioning. The leveling
part will follow next.
Note:
- Each Noble & Noble speaker has a spike coming from the 7th side (please see
the pictures) which must not be obstructed. This spike is only put in at the last
moment. Please see point 5 for further information. To get the maximum sound
quality and to avoid operational problems it is mandatory that you put the
speakers on a flat and rigid floor.
The single most important factor in getting the optimum sound quality from
your speakers is the positioning of the speakers in combination with the main
listening position. Just by moving your speakers around you can dial-in the
speakers overall tonal balance, the quantity and quality of bass, sound-stage
width and depth, midrange clarity, and imaging. As you make large changes in
the speakers’ placements and then fine-tune these positions with smaller and
smaller adjustments, you’ll hear in the sound a newfound musical rightness and
seamless harmonic integration. When you get it right, your speakers will come
alive even more.
Here are four simple techniques that will make your speakers come alive.
Please note: The below mentioned techniques are a matter of trial and error.
There are no shortcuts.
1.
The relationship between the speakers and the music lover is of paramount
importance.
- The music lover and the speakers should form an equilateral triangle; without
this basic setup, you’ll never get the maximum result regarding sound-staging
and imaging. It is strongly suggested that you, the music lover, sit exactly
between the two speakers (called the “sweet spot”), at a distance away from each
speakers that’s slightly greater than the distance between the speakers
themselves. If you don’t have this fundamental relationship, you’ll never get the
maximum result regarding good sound-staging.
Setting the distance between the speakers is a trade-off between a wide sound-
stage and a strong center or “phantom” image. The further apart the speakers
(assuming the same listening position), the wider the sound-stage will be. As the
speakers are moved farther apart, however, the center image weakens, and can
even disappear. If the speakers are too close together, the sound-stage narrows.