Unpacking Your StudioMonitors
Please Inspect For Shipping Damage
Each loudspeaker leaves our plant in perfect condition. Any visible or concealed damage most likely occurred in handling after it left our plant and should be reported at once to your Definitive dealer or the delivery company that delivered your loudspeaker. Please unpack your system carefully. Save all cartons and packing materials in case you move or need to ship your system. Record the serial number found on the back of the StudioMonitors in the appropriate place on your warranty card.
Positioning the StudioMonitors in Your Room
The StudioMonitors are very flexible in terms of their positioning and placement requirements. They can be placed on a bookshelf, on or in an entertainment cabinet (in the open or enclosed behind a grille or door with appropriate opening to the room), on a stand, or mounted on the wall. They can be positioned vertically or horizontally (just be sure that if you position them horizontally that the side of the speaker where the woofer is located under the grill cloth — you can tell by feeling the cloth
—faces up). The side of the speaker where the pressure coupled sub- woofer is located should not be pressed right up against a wall or another object but should have at least 1 to 2" of clearance (the subwoofer side of the speaker can be very close to a side wall, just not pressed against it).
Please remember that although these recommendations are usually valid, all rooms and listening
The speakers should usually be placed a minimum of 5 to 7 feet apart and kept away from the side walls and corners if possible. A good rule of thumb is to place the speakers separated by one half the length of the wall they are positioned along, and each speaker one quarter the length of the back wall away from the side wall.
Speakers may be angled in toward the listening position or left par- allel with the rear wall. Angling the speakers in (pointed directly
at the listener) will result in a somewhat brighter, clearer sound with a sharper focus and a more solid central image (generally, we recom- mend this), while leaving the speakers parallel with each other will result in a less bright, more diffuse sound.
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