Altec Lansing A7 Speaker User Manual


 
030519 A7 Owner's Manual 6
PLACING STEREO LOUDSPEAKERS
If the speakers are too closely spaced, as in a single enclosure that houses two
speakers only a few feet apart, the time and intensity difference is so small that
spatial quality is severely limited. Except in a very small room, eight feet is
considered minimum spacing between speakers for good stereo.
In a two-channel system, good stereo listening begins a distance in front of the
speakers equal to their separation, and continues for twice this distance. For
example, if the speakers are placed 8 feet apart, the best listening area extends
from 8 to 16 feet in front of the speakers.