Owners Manual

PRIME PINNACLE
SPEAKER
SETTING UP YOUR PRIME SPEAKERS
Acoustics & Room Placement:
Proper placement of the front left/right speakers is essential to achieve the smoothest frequency
response, optimal stereo imaging and the most spacious, three-dimensional soundstage.
Stereo imaging and soundstage are affected by loudspeaker location and the listening position,
relative to each other and room boundaries. Moving the loudspeakers away from room boundar-
ies will tend to improve stereo imaging and spaciousness by attenuating and delaying boundary
reflections, thus optimizing direct sound and helping to preserve spatial information in the
recording.
The amount of exposed glass, drywall and bare floor in the room will increase the amount of
reflected sound and can influence the sound quality of any loudspeaker system. Furnishings like
carpeting, drapes and upholstered furniture will reduce the amount of reflected sound in the
room. Dedicated room treatments like absorbers, diffusers and bass traps can also improve the
sound quality of a listening environment and only serve to enhance the performance of a speaker
system, sometimes dramatically.
SVS recommends starting with the front loudspeakers located 30-degrees to the left and right (i.e.,
a 60-degree total window) of the listening position.
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