Monitor Audio GR10 owner manual Final Position & Adjustments

Final Position & Adjustments

It’s time to sit down, play some music and listen a little more closely. If the positioning is broadly correct, the loudspeakers should effectively “disappear”, the sound stage extending beyond the outer edges of the cabinets. There should also be a real sense of depth with images appearing behind the plane of the speakers as well as in front. Try to imagine the sound as a picture. It should have realistic scaling and 3D perspectives. Ask yourself if the tonal colours and textures seem natural

-they shouldn’t be saturated or pale. If you’re listening to the music rather than the speakers, that’s a good sign.

Remember, these observations need to hold true with different types of music and recording. Don’t use just an audiophile-standard recording of, say, a jazz trio as it will almost certainly flatter the sound of the system - though it may be useful for fine-tuning the bass performance. Use a cross section of the music you regularly listen to. The more consistently musical the results the better.

Modifying the in-room bass response of the loudspeakers is relatively simple. For more bass, position the speakers closer to the rear wall; for less, move them further into the room - especially if the bass is boomy and/or uneven.

If your Monitor Audio loudspeaker has an internal rear chamber you can further modify bass response by adding dry sand or lead shot.

The chamber is accessed at the back via a removable panel close to the bottom of the speaker. Adding sand or lead shot damps cabinet resonances and gives the bass a tauter, more controlled quality.

Important: only use dried sand. The sand or lead shot should be placed in a plastic bag and firmly knotted. Damp sand must not be used as it may eventually rot the wood. The amount of additional loading will vary from room to room. If possible, discuss this with your dealer.

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