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Aon Series Owner’s Manual
Po sitio ning Ao n a s Le ft/ Rig ht Fro nts
To e nsure the b e st p e rfo rma nc e p o ssib le , o b se rve the fo llo w ing p la c e me nt
g uid e line s:
Ac c ura te Tim bre : Fo r the m o st a c c ura te a nd na tura l timb re , sp e a ke rs’
hig h-fre q ue nc y d rive rs sho uld b e a t a p p ro xima te ly e a r le ve l.
Ba la nc e d Ba ss: Pla c ing sp e a ke rs in c o rne rs will o ve r-e mp ha size b a ss a nd
re d uc e o ve ra ll c la rity. If p o ssib le , p o sitio n sp e a ke rs 8 in (20 c m) o r m o re fro m
the wa ll b e hind the sp e a ke r a nd a s muc h a s p o ssib le fro m e ithe r sid e w a ll.
This will e nsure b e tte r b a ss p e rfo rma nc e a nd o p tima l mid ra ng e c la rity.
Be st Im a g ing : Me a sure the d ista nc e fro m yo ur ma in liste ning a re a to the le ft
fro nt spe a ke r (we ’ ll c a ll this d ista nc e “ X” ). Fo r o p tima l ima g ing a nd la rg e st
so und sta g e , p la c e sp e a ke rs “ X” d ista nc e a p a rt fro m e a c h o the r (a nd no
le ss tha n
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/ 4 o f tha t d ista nc e —
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/ 4 o f “ X” ). To furthe r o p timize ima g ing , turn
sp e a ke rs inwa rd so the y p o int to wa rd the liste ning p o sitio n with the ir a xe s
c ro ssing just b e hind it.
Po sitio ning Ao n a s Surro unds
Whe n use d a s surro und sp e a ke rs, Ao n sp e a ke rs ma y b e lo c a te d o n the sid e o r b e hind the liste ne rs. Whe n use d o n
the sid e s, ta ke c a re ne ve r to lo c a te the sp e a ke rs fo rwa rd o f the liste ne rs (A). If the sp e a ke rs a re p la c e d a lo ng the
re a r w a ll a s surro und s, it is sug g e ste d tha t the y b e p o sitio ne d fa irly wid e a p a rt if p o ssib le . Fo r insta nc e , if the re is a
c o uc h in the c e nte r o f the re a r wa ll o n w hic h the liste ne rs w ill sit, try to p o sitio n the sp e a ke rs wid e r a p a rt tha n the
c o uc h (B).
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