KOI TIGER Powered Speaker System manual Placement, Amplifier, Satellites, Woofer

Placement

The advanced acoustic design of the Tiger makes component placement non-critical: Any reasonable location of the satellites and subwoofer will yield superb stereo reproduction in most listening rooms.

Amplifier

Place the amplifi er unit on any convenient fl at surface near your source component(s).

Satellites

There is no “rule” as to which should be left and right. In critical monitoring applications, you may notice subtle differences, depending on the listening environment and source material. For example, facing the passive radiators “inward” toward each other may result in a more focused stereo image. Con- versely, facing the passive radiators “outward” toward the side walls, may result in a wider, more spacious soundstage presentation.

You are encouraged to experiment.

Woofer

The compact KOI Tiger satellites can be placed in just about any available space in your room. Ideally, they would be placed along a common wall at the same height. For critical monitoring (near-fi eld) applications, the satellites should be approximately at ear level. The satellites can be placed on shelves, on equipment racks, in wall units, over mixing consoles, etc. They can be placed as near or far from room boundaries as desired.

The Tiger satellites are supplied in mirror-image pairs. Notice that each satellite speaker has a passive radiator along one side, protected by a grille. Although the contribution of the passive radiator to the overall sound is minimal com- pared to the main HQ drivers at the front of the satellites, they do produce some acoustic output.

HQ Driver

Greatest room boundary bass reinforcement

Partial room boundary bass reinforcement

Like the satellites, the Tiger woofer can be placed within the listening room with great fl exibility. As the acoustic output from the woofer is nondirectional, it is not necessary to have it centered between the two satellites.

The bass performance will be affected by the location of the woofer within your room, especially with regard to distances from room boundaries. Usually, the closer the subwoofer is placed to a room corner, the greater the perceived bass output. You should experiment with its location—in conjunction with adjust- ment of the BASS LEVEL control on the front panel of the amplifi er—to achieve the most natural bass reproduction and overall balance.

Passive Radiator Passive Radiator

Least room boundary bass reinforcement

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