Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
Spea
ker
positioning - room effects
Every loudspeaker radiates sound energy
not
only forward
but
also
to
the side and, particularly at
lower
frequencies,
to
the rear. As a result, reflections from the room boundaries
occur
that interfere with
the
speaker's forward radiation.
When loudspeakers are positioned
too
close
to
room boundaries their performance is affected.
Even with your speakers placed away from room boundaries,
the
material and acoustic character
of
the
boundaries will
still have an effect on the sound. Try
to
ensure
that
immediate surroundings
of
each speaker have similar acoustic
qualities. Different acoustic
qua11ties
would
be
heavy curtains and bare walls, for example. The sound of any speaker
will also
be
influenced
by
the
furniture and other large objects within
the
listening room, and
the
material
of
its
construction and wall covering. For example, a large room with
li
t
tle
furniture and hard wall surfaces will result
in
a
bright, diffuse sound, while a room with carpet, curtains and
soft
furnishings will result
in
a more focussed and less
lively sound.
Dynaudio speakers are designed
to
perform at their best when positioned as far from any walls as possible. Ideally, try
to
aim for a minimum distance
of
50
cm
(18 in) from each speaker
to
any wall. Diagram 3 illustrates room boundary
distances.