Contact your dealer if there are any missing items.
2POSITIONING
Stray magnetic fields
If you are using speakers in a home theatre
HTM1D
HTM2D
HTM3S
HTM4S
All other speakers in the Series should be placed at least 0.5m
Application | f Go to |
Front left and right | 2.1 |
Front centre | 2.2 |
Surround | 2.3 |
|
|
2.1FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT
If you're only interested in audio and not movies, space the speakers apart approximately the same distance as you sit from them. This means that the included angle is about 60º. This applies whether or not you are using a centre speaker.
Apart from the dedicated
If you are only concerned with
If you have to space the speakers further apart because of domestic constraints, the central image can often be improved if you toe the speakers in towards the centre of the listening area. This can also
help the perception of the central image for any listeners sitting away from the centre line of the installation. (figure 3)
If you are also using the speakers for movies, you should try to match the audio image to the size of the screen. That generally means that the speakers should be closer together. A good starting point is to put the speakers about 0.5m
Bookshelf or
fGo to section 3.
2.2FRONT CENTRE
If you have an acoustically transparent screen, place the speaker behind the centre of the screen. Angle it towards the listeners if the tweeter is more than 5º from ear height. (figure 5)
If you have a normal screen, place the speaker immediately above or below the screen, whichever is nearest ear height. Angle it towards the listeners if the tweeter is more than 5º from ear height. A stand with tilt adjustment is available for the HTM2D, HTM2S and HTM4S. Consult your dealer for details. (figure 6)
If you are just listening to audio, place the speakers centrally and mount bookshelf or wall mount speakers with the tweeters at ear height. (figure 7)
fGo to section 3.
2.3SURROUND
Surround speakers generally fall into two main types – those that one might describe as 'normal' speakers – so- called monopoles, where the sound comes from a set of drive units mounted on the front of the enclosure – and those that give a more diffuse sound field, such as dipoles. Each type has its advantages.
Most
although the formation of such images is never quite as precise as it is between the front speakers.
Most films are originally balanced for cinemas, where a large number of speakers spread around the auditorium are used to create the surround sound field. In that case there are more surround speakers than there are discrete channels of information and a less precise image is created that gives an
You may well receive conflicting advice from different sources on the best type of surround speaker to use. The truth is that there is no one perfect solution for all situations and the final choice for any given application will be influenced by several criteria, some of which may have a degree of conflict.
DS8S only
Within the 800 series, the DS8S is the only speaker to offer dipole operation. In fact, this specialist surround speaker has the advantage of offering a choice of both monopole and dipole operation, either via a switch located on the front baffle, behind the removable grille, or remotely, using a 12V trigger from the surround processor. You may therefore choose whichever type of operation best suits the conditions of the listening room, the size of audience and the type of programme being played. Indeed, you may even change the characteristic for different types of programme and, as the total energy into the room is the same in both modes, no recalibration of the installation is necessary when switching between them.
In monopole mode, only the two drive units on the front face operate. In dipole mode, the front tweeter is disconnected; the side firing drivers are brought into operation and the crossover frequency to the bass unit is lowered. The drive units on opposing sides are connected out of phase with one another, which creates a wedge- shaped null zone, approximately 60º wide, at right angles to the wall. If the listeners sit within this zone, they become less aware of the location of the speakers and hear more reflected sound; hence the diffuse nature of the sound field.
2