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S p e a k e r O r i e n t a t i o n
Speaker placement and orientation are two of the most important considerations in
obtaining superior sound. The first thing you need to do is eliminate the sidewalls as a sonic
influence in your system. Speakers placed too close to the sidewalls will suffer from a strong
primary reflection. This can cause out-of-phase cancellations, or comb filtering, which will
cancel some frequencies and change the tonal balance of the music. A good place to start is
with the speakers about 18” from each wall and, if you need to move them relative to the
side wall, move them away from the wall, not closer.
A very important aspect of speaker placement is how far from the back wall to place
the speakers. The closer a loudspeaker is to the back wall, the more pronounced the low
bass energy and centering of the image will be. However, this comes at a definite reduction
in stage size and bloom as well as a deterioration of upper bass quality. You must find the
proper balance of these two factors, but remember, if you are partial to bass response or air
and bloom, do not overcompensate your adjustments to maximize these effects. Overcom-
pensated systems are sometimes pleasing in the short-term, but long-term satisfaction is
always achieved through proper balance.
The MAXX is designed for maximum phase coherence and pulse replication accuracy
when each speaker is aimed directly at the listener or microphone. Thus, your MAXX
should be “toed in.” In other words, the listener, when seated in the listening position look-
ing forward with his/her head in a rested position, should just barely see the surface of the
inner side of each MAXX. Toeing in the speakers provides meaningful improvements in res-
olution of low-level detail in the midrange as well as appreciable improvements in sound
staging performance.
S u m m a r y
In summary, for optimal tonal balance accuracy, resolution of low level detail, and
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