Under these idyllic room conditions speaker placement is frequently a simple task. In an idyllic world the speakers would be well out in the room, typically about 1/3 the distance of the rooms front to back dimension. The listener would be at mid point in the room or slightly to the rear of mid-point. The listener and the speakers would form an equilateral triangle, such that the distance speaker to speaker would be identical to the distance from either speaker to listener. The distance from speaker to sidewall would be unequal to the distance from the speaker to the back wall. To solidify the acoustic image placement in stereo or multi-channel recordings at the listening position the speakers will typically be toed in slightly toward the listening position, rather than square with the rear and sidewalls. The tweeter height of the speaker will be either at the same height as the listener’s ear or in some way angled as to achieve equivalent result. The SR-1 cabinets have adjustable feet, front and rear to optimize apparent driver height.
Lucky are the very few listeners who have well placed equipment in a
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Of primary concern was a speaker that would be spectrally balanced throughout the room rather than only in a very narrow and defined “sweet spot”. The
Once the speaker position and upper cabinet tilt is optimized the listener will need to adjust the level controls for optimal results. In a symmetrical room, the adjustments for left and right cabinet would be identical, asymmetrical rooms may require disparate settings of level controls or left and right speakers. Optimal level settings will be arrived at only by careful listening to a variety of source material.
On the rear of the
/midrange cabinet. All controls are 3 position switches that select fixed values. Mid position is considered “Normal”, UP increases the
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