Specifications

Speaker placement is critical for correct imaging, frequency

balance, low frequency performance, and efficiency.

The LFT-8b speakers are a mirror image pair and should be set up

with the tweeter panels to the inside.

Low frequency performance in particular can be determined by

the shape of the room and the speaker's distance from the wall

immediately behind them. Typically, the optimal distance

between the LFT’s and the rear wall is 1 to 5 feet in an average

room.

The overall frequency balance of the LFT-8b is somewhat

affected by the degree to which the speakers are toed in toward

the central listening position. The on-axis frequency response of

the LFT-8b is essentially flat, and it is often best to position the

speakers so that the main listening position is about on axis with

each speaker. Slight mid-range frequency balance changes can be

obtained by pointing the speakers slightly away from the listening

position. Adjusting the speakers’ degree of vertical tilt with the

pointed feet can also alter this balance.

Overall imaging depends primarily on the distance separating the

two speakers relative to their distance from the preferred listening

position; it is also affected by the degree of toe-in. We cannot

accurately predict what will work best in your listening room, and

can suggest only that you begin with the drawing on the previous

page as a starting point or general guideline. Keep in mind that

the parameters that affect frequency balance also tend to affect

imaging properties, and vice versa, so it is best to adjust speaker

placement in small increments and to note carefully all of the

changes effected by each shift in position before proceeding

further.

Positioning

the Speakers

in the

Listening

Room

Imaging