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SETTING UP AND POSITIONING
Although position and suitability will have been considered prior to purchasing the Apex
speakers, this section will guide you through optimising their positioning and set up. An
illustration is provided on page 7 to show optimum positions. For instructions on assembling
the brackets and securing them to a wall or ceiling, please refer to pages 8-15.
Positioning - Front Speakers
The tweeter of the centre channel is best pointed towards the listener’s ears to help direct
the sound and should be the first speaker you position in your home theatre room. The
centre channel’s job is to anchor dialogue and other on-screen sounds to the screen.
Typically, As much as 60% of a movie sound track comes through the centre channel .
The centre channel can be placed either above or below, and as close to your TV screen as
possible. If positioned in/ on a cabinet or sitting on top of the TV itself ensure that the front
edge of the speaker is aligned with the front edge of the TV or shelf. Where possible, the
height of the centre channel’s tweeter from the floor, should be close to the height of your
front speakers’ tweeter as possible — ideally, within about 600mm.
When placing the loudspeakers on the wall around a plasma/ LCD TV, the left and right
speakers ideally need to be between 22 & 30° to the left and right of the listening position,
with the tweeters at approximate ear level, or at least aimed towards the listening position.
The Apex 40 can be rotated left/ right (when mounted vertically) or up/ down when mounted
horizontally. The Apex 10 can be adjusted in all directions regardless of mounting position.
Refer to pages 13 & 15.
Positioning - Surround Speakers
Ideally, the primary pair of surround speakers should be placed to the left and right of the
listening position — either in line with it, or just behind it (90 - 110°). If it is a 6.1 channel
or 7.1 channel system with more than two surround speakers, or if side placement isn’t
available in a 5.1 channel system, consider placement behind your listening position, facing
the front of the room (135 - 150°).
Surround speakers should be placed high enough so that the drivers do not fire directly at
the listening position — one rule of thumb is to place them at ear level while standing. If
the surround speakers fire directly at the listening position, they can overpower your front
speakers.
If the surrounds are mounted on the side walls on brackets, experiment with the direction
they aim in. You may obtain good results from pointing them at the ceiling (Apex 10 only) or
toward the rear corners of the room, for example.
Surround speaker placement ideal for home theatre may not necessarily be perfect for
multichannel music listening, where a precisely focused rear soundstage is optimal. If both
types of listening are important to you, then we recommend positioning your surround
speakers as a compromise between the two.
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