Positioning
General
Here are some general rules of thumb you can use for positioning
Sirocco Crossfire’s units. They are only recommendations – the
keyword is ‘experiment’, until you have a set-up and a sound
you like.
Amplifier
The amplifier fits neatly on top of the subwoofer, but if you want to
place it somewhere else, make sure it is well-ventilated. Try to put
it on a hard, even surface such as your desk, or a hi-fi stand.
Take special care to make sure the ventilation holes at the top
and bottom are not obstructed. If you obstruct these holes you
may cause the amplifier to overheat, which could damage it
and invalidate your warranty.
Satellites
3D positional sound
When using Sirocco Crossfire with a PC for 3D gaming, arrange
the speakers so that they form a square around you, with you in
the middle, as shown in Figure 5 opposite. If possible, try to have
the speakers at your head height as you are seated.
As shown in Figure 6 opposite, if you are placing the front
speakers on either side of your monitor, try to keep the satellites
level with or in front of the monitor, but not further back because
then the monitor may disrupt the 3D audio effect. The Sirocco
Crossfire satellites are magnetically shielded so they will not
damage your monitor if they are placed next to it.
Surround sound
If you want to use Sirocco Crossfire with a surround sound decoder,
such as VideoLogic’s DigiTheatre Decoder, position the speakers
according to the documentation included with the decoder.
Stereo
If you want to listen to music with Sirocco Crossfire, experiment
with moving the satellites further away from the monitor to
enhance the stereo effect. You can also listen to stereo surround
using the Quad switch, as explained in the next section.
Subwoofer
Low frequencies are non-directional, so you can place the
subwoofer virtually anywhere you want. Generally the closer a
subwoofer is to the walls or floor, the more bass it will generate.
We recommend placing it on the floor.
After placing the subwoofer, you can adjust the amount of bass
with the Sub control on the amplifier. For the best results, make
sure the bass reflex port (the hole at the front of the subwoofer)
isn’t obscured.
Figure 5: Listening position inside ‘square’
Figure 6: Monitor behind speakers
