Specifications

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ADVANCED POSITIONING TECHNIQUES
This section is to help you position Sanders Sound Systems speakers so they produce incredibly precise
images — far more precise than any other type of speaker. To do this, the speakers must be placed exactly
equidistant from you so that the sound from each speaker arrives at your ears at exactly the same time. Also,
each speaker needs to be aimed at your preferred listening location. This “sweet spot” or “focus” is where
the sound will be best, although it will be satisfactory anywhere in the room.
The following suggestions can help you achieve precise positioning. Although not essential, an assistant
will be very helpful during this process.
Place the speakers about where you want them and connect the speaker cables. The exact speaker position
and geometry are critical and can be disturbed by connecting the cables. So connect the cables now —
before you finalize speaker position.
Begin by adjusting the listening angle. H ow wide should the listening
angle (“sound stage”) be? Conventional speakers can only fill a listen-
ing-angle about 30° wide — their distance from each other can only be
about half their distance from you. If wider, they will produce the
well-known fault where there is a “hole-in-the-middle” of the sound image.
Because Sanders Sound Systems speakers are phase-coherent and have a dipole dispersion pattern, they can
be placed much further apart than most speakers and still completely fill the sound-stage. We encourage you
to take advantage of this fact and place them very widely so you can enjoy a huge sound stage.