Owner's Manual

SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT

Bass is less and less directional as it goes down in frequency. For best sonic integration,

locating your subwoofer between your front speakers or beside one of them and close to

the back wall will usually provide the best bass performance. If this location is not possible

your subwoofer may be placed anywhere in the room without affecting the stereo image

of your front speakers or the soundstage of your multichannel speaker system.

Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b (see page 8), highlight how bass output is generally affected by room

placement. When seated in a typical listening area of your room, placing the subwoofer

inside the “shaded” areas will typically result in bass performance as follows:

Fig. 1a: Corner placement provides the most bass, but sometimes at the expense

of accuracy.

Fig. 1b: A subwoofer placed near a wall usually provides a good balance of quantity

and accuracy.

Controls are provided to align your subwoofer’s output to the other speakers in your

system, follow the “Fine Tuning” instructions (see page 15).

THE ADVANTAGES OF USING TWO SUBWOOFERS IN YOUR LISTENING ROOM:

When using two subwoofers, placing one in the front of the room and the other in

the rear of the room (Fig. 2) usually provides the best bass performance and sonic

integration. Consult the “Fine Tuning” section of this Owners Manual for more

information on adjusting phase settings. If those locations are not possible, or if you

want to experiment with placement options using two subwoofers, the following

procedure will be a helpful guide to achieving better bass performance. Refer to

“Subwoofer Connection” (below) then proceed as follows:

1. Temporarily turn all speakers off (either by turning your amplifier off or

disconnecting them).

2. Connect and place one subwoofer in the central area of your listening room.

Follow directions for connection, as outlined in the following section.

3. At a moderately loud level, play music or a video soundtrack with extended bass

that is repetitive or continuous.

4. Walk around your room and note where the bass sounds louder and where it

sounds quieter.

5. Place the first subwoofer within a louder bass area of your room; then place the

second subwoofer within a quieter bass area of your room.

6. Connect both subwoofers and switch all speakers back on; and switch the

amplifier on, or reconnect it.

SAFETY PRECAUTION: Before proceeding with this section,

be sure to read and follow all safety precaution notices at the

beginning of this manual.