Specifications

listeners' heads is very important, with the cabinet's bottom at least two feet above a seated listener's head. In

fact, if at all possible, the speakers should be located above a standing listener's head, approximately 6 to

7 feet off the floor, so that people walking around the room will be unable to localize them.

c. WALL LOCATION

The surround speakers can be mounted on either the side walls or on the back wall, or even directly in a

corner. They can be flush on the wall, on shelves, on brackets, etc. The Tripole’s

great flexibility makes it very

forgiving of room placement that is less than optimum.

The Tripole

will give you a combination of an enveloping sound with directionality. You will hear directional

effects, and even imaging when the recording has these qualities. yet at the same time, you will also hear a

diffuse sound from the Dipole drivers mounted on the left and right cabinet baffles.

If the sound lacks the directionality you desire, point the front baffles directly at the main listening position.

Either M&K ST-wall brackets or Omnimount

brackets are very useful for this. If the sound is too directional,

angle the speakers towards the back wall or the side wall surface directly behind them. By reflecting sound

behind the listening position, you may increase the sense of envelopment in the sound.

d. USING MULTIPLE PAIRS OF SURROUNDS

Some listeners prefer multiple pairs of surround speakers. In very large rooms, this may even be

necessary. Also, some surround processors and receivers have both side and rear surround channel outputs.

Multiple pairs of surrounds can make a dramatic improvement and provide a deeper and broader surround

effect. When using multiple pairs of surround speakers, a symmetrical installation pattern works best. For

example, one pair could be mounted on the back wall of the room, mounted equidistant from the back corners,

wit the other pair mounted on the side walls of the room, equidistant from the same back corners.

e. USE WITH SURROUND-EX AND OTHER 6.1 CHANNELS SYSTEMS

When using the Tripole

surround speaker with a 6.1 channel system, we strongly recommend using two

speakers to reproduce the back surround channel. See Figure 6. These speakers should be mounted on the

TRIPOLE

SURROUND SPEAKER

FIGURE 6