Avalon Acoustics AVALON ASCENDANT manual Listening Room Example

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of depth enhances the feeling of involvement when listening, due to the three-dimensional solidity of images. Therefore, it is more important to have a greater distance from the speakers to the rear wall than to the side walls. Typically, this is easier to achieve if the speakers are placed along the short wall of the listening room.

8.6 A Listening Room Example

In order to make these points more clear, an example of a room layout is given in Figure 8.9, illustrating the principles we have given.

Figure 8.9 - Example listening room. The area around the speakers is free of objects that would produce early reflections. A tapestry is hung opposite the draperies to absorb the reflection from the side-wall and to help maintain left right symmetry. The area behind the listening position contains items which help break-up standing waves and flutter echoes. Heavily upholstered sofas will help avoid low-frequency standing waves, while a carpet absorbs early reflections from the floor.

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Contents Page Page Table of Contents Page Introduction Unpacking Instructions ContentsIntroduction Opening the Crate Installing the Grilles Orientation of the Felt Anti-Diffraction MaskReplacing Grille Pins Page Wiring Instructions Connecting the Speaker to the AmplifierBreak-in Period Speaker Placement and Symmetry Maximizing PerformanceBreak-in Grille AssembliesToe-in Apex CouplersFirst Reflection Points Corner TreatmentCare of Your Avalon Loudspeakers CabinetWarranty Warranty StatementPage Room Acoustics and Speaker Position IntroductionAn Optical Analogy Standing Waves Early Reflections Flutter EchoAvoiding Early Reflections Page Bass reinforcement Page Summary of Recommendations Speaker Placement Listening Room Example Accuracy of Bass Reproduction Sensitivity to Time-Related InformationRationale Anechoic Frequency Response vs. In-Room Frequency ResponseMeasurements of Audio Equipment Correlation with Amplifier MeasurementsLoudspeaker Measurements Designing for Accurate Bass ReproductionFrequency Response Effects Listening QualitiesListening for Size Distortions Conclusion Transient Response EffectsFeatures Specifications
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