StudiophileTM CX8 | User Guide |
About the Rear-Panel EQ Contour Switches
These switches allow you to tailor the EQ curve of your CX monitors to complement the frequency response of your studio.
Since studio monitors (including the CX series) are designed to
have a flat frequency response, you may be wondering why these speakers include additional EQ switches. These switches are included for three reasons:
1. Size, shape, and acoustical treatment of your specific studio:
CX monitors are tested and tuned in an anechoic chamber to be as linear (flat) as possible. This means that leaving the switches set to their default settings will closely resemble the printed acoustic frequency response graph (see Appendix) when monitoring takes place in an “ideal” environment similar to those found in high- end recording studios. In these studios, acousticians carefully determine the size and shape of the control room, placement of the studio monitors and large furniture, construction materials of the walls and ceiling, as well as all acoustical treatments that must be applied to various parts of the room. All this ensures that studio monitors will sound as flat and accurate as possible at the “mixing position.”
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2. Placement of the CX monitors within your studio:
The proximity of your CX monitors to the walls (and floors/ceilings) may adversely affect the frequency response of what you hear at the mixing position. This is because all speakers radiate
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