Infiniti 9301297-001 owner manual Positioning Your Speakers, Performance

POSITION WITHIN A ROOM

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PERFORMANCE...

Figure 5. Suggested starting placement for Omega speakers.

POSITIONING YOUR SPEAKERS

Locating your Omega speakers in the proper position within your listening room is of primary importance if you wish to obtain the best possible perfor- mance from your audio system. Depending on room size and acoustics, mov- ing the speakers as little as an inch (2.5cm) forward, rearward or sideways can result in noticeable sonic differences. We urge you, therefore, to experiment with placement until your speakers deliver their full musical potential.

As a useful starting point for best stereo imaging, place your speakers at least seven feet (2 meters) apart. Try to locate the speakers as far away as possible from walls and corners of the room to reduce reflections, which generally result in sonic anomalies. Our experience has shown that speaker placement too close to a wall or corner can create hardness, smearing of the sound, lack of bass detail and, at times, other forms of sonic distortion that reduce clarity and change the harmonic structure of music. Often as not, these sonic anom- alies are blamed on the speakers but are really due to poor room placement. We cannot stress too strongly the importance of room placement and the role it plays in achieving excellent musical balance. (See figure 5.)

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When the speakers are moved inward (toward each other) this generally achieves better focus of instruments and vocalists; however, moving the speakers too close together can reduce the front-to-rear stage effect and you may need to experiment with the trade-off between focus and imaging. If your listening room is larger than average and your listening position is relatively far from the speakers, wider placement of the speakers may be required (approximately 10 feet or 3 meters apart). Try angling the speakers inward for better projection of midrange and high frequencies; however, do not angle the speakers too sharply because this may reduce stereo imaging as well as front- to-rear depth. The exact angle of toe-in must be determined by careful experi- mentation. There is no formula to follow because rooms differ in acoustics and the listener’s position may vary considerably. (See figure 6 on page 12.)

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