Owner's Manual

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Loudspeaker
Owner’s Manual
LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT FOR S16
Loudspeaker fidelity depends on the following three factors: loudspeaker
accuracy, loudspeaker placement and listening room acoustics.
Advanced Revel design features allow the S16 to achieve exceptional
acoustical precision, and the ability to seamlessly blend with other
Revel Concerta2-series speakers in 5.1- and 7.1-channel systems.
PLACEMENT IN 5.1-CHANNEL SYSTEMS
The most common 5.1-channel home theater system configuration uses
a pair of Concerta2 S16 surround loudspeakers, placed on the side
walls above the listening area, as shown in the illustration below. The
loudspeaker’s radiation pattern is optimized for use at 90 degrees to the
sides of the primary listening area. This occurs when the loudspeakers
are placed along the side walls, directly to the sides of the prime
listening position (90 degrees to the prime listeners’ ears). The ideal
height is located at 10 to 15 degrees above the prime listener’s ears.
Top View
90°
10°-15°
S16
Wall
Prime
Listener
Prime
Listener
Surround
Left S16
Sub
LF
RF
Sub
Center
Screen
Surround
Right S16
Prime
Listener
Front View
PLACEMENT IN A 7.1-CHANNEL SYSTEM
7.1-Channel surround-sound controllers can independently drive two
pairs of surround loudspeakers: a pair of Surround Left/Right speakers
and a pair of Surround Back Left/Right speakers.
• The recommended configuration is with the Surround Left and
Surround Right S16 loudspeakers placed on the side walls as in a
5.1-channel system, and the Surround Back Left and Surround Back
Right S16 loudspeakers placed on the rear wall, as shown in the
illustration below.
Top View
90°
10°-15°
S16
Wall
Prime
Listener
Surround
Back
Left
S16
Surround
Back
Right
S16
Prime
Listener
Surround
Left S16
Sub
LF
RF
Sub
Center
Screen
Surround
Right S16
Prime
Listener
Front View