User Manual

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English
You can infl uence the acoustics of your listening room in many ways.
E
very room has its own distinctive acoustics, which infl uence the way we
experience the sound from a speaker. In actual fact, it's a matter of how
the room accommodates the sound and then dampens it. You can in
fl
u
-
ence the acoustics of
y
our listenin
g
room in various wa
y
s.
S
ome of the sound you hear comes not from the actual speakers but from
re
fl
ections
f
rom
fl
oor, ceilin
g
and walls. These re
fl
ections are dampened
by objects such as furniture, plants and carpets. If the sound is bright, soft
i
tems such as curtains and carpets can help. I
f
the room has lar
g
e window
panes, drawing the curtains will prevent refl ections from the glass sur
-
f
aces.
B
oth the amount and qualit
y
of the deep bass depend on the size and
shape o
f
the room, and the position o
f
the speakers. I
f
positioned near
a si
d
e or
b
ac
k
wa
ll
, t
h
is wi
ll
accentuate t
h
e
b
ass. A corner
l
ocation wi
ll
accentuate it even more
,
but will also increase the re
fl
ections. The decision
i
s yours, so experiment with different positions to fi nd which provides the
i
deal sound
f
or
y
ou.
A
s a basic rule, tr
y
to avoid lar
g
e, hard and refl ective areas in the imme
-
diate vicinity o
f
your loudspeakers. In the same way that a mirror re
fl
ects
l
i
g
ht, the
y
will refl ect sound from the speakers in almost full stren
g
th but
w
ith a slight delay due to the relatively low speed o
f
sound. This will dis
-
turb the precision and spacial effect of sound reproduction. Try hanging a
so
f
t textile sur
f
ace behind the speaker, place a ru
g
in
f
ront o
f
it, or place
a large plant to the side and experience the surprisingly large effect doing
so will have on the qualit
y
and precision o
f
the sound
.
Once
y
ou are happ
y
with the positionin
g
of
y
our speakers, it is important
to ensure that they are completely stable. For
fl
oor models it is essential
that
y
ou use the accompan
y
in
g
spikes.
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