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3 Setting up as Stereo Pair
3.1 Positioning
Used as a stereo pair, the G7.1c should be placed vertically at least 18
inches (0.45m) into the room as measured from the front wall (the wall
you look at as you are seated listening to the speakers), to the back of
the speaker. They should be placed on good, solid speaker stands
about 18 to 24 inches (60cm) high.
Start with the speakers five feet (1.5m) apart with the tweeters placed
closest together, and angled in (toed-in) towards the listener by about 3
degrees. You will want to sit 9 to 12 feet (3 to 4 metres) away from the
speakers (if you have the space). We will experiment with moving the
speakers around later.
As these speakers are dipolar in the high frequencies, they are pretty
room-friendly and you are free to move the speakers closer to, or further
away from the front and side walls. We do recommend, however, that
you give the speakers a little bit of breathing space behind them, so
don’t push them up tight against the wall.
If you have the speakers too close to the front wall, you will find that the
image depth is not as good - the soundstage becomes a little two-
dimensional. If you have the space to move the speakers away from the
wall, do so. You will be rewarded with the deep, broad soundstage that
this loudspeaker is capable of. You should be able to “see” the
soundstage behind, as well as in front of, the loudspeakers. The sound
stage will also extend outside the left and right sides of the speakers.
3.2 Loudspeaker Controls
3.2.1 Tweeter Control
The knob marked TWEETER on the plate on the back of the speaker
tailors the high-frequency response of the G7.1c. It is a subtle control,
but can make a great difference in gaining that last bit of additional
performance in tuning your speakers for the room in which you are
using them. It can turn your system from very good to exceptional, so
take the time to work through this process.
Turning this control clockwise will increase the level of the front tweeter.
Use this control if you need a bit more treble, or to increase the apparent
space of the soundstage. Too high a tweeter level, and you can feel that
crashing cymbals are leaping out at you, and nylon stringed guitars
sound steely. Start with this control at the 12 o'clock position. There is
about a ± one dB range for this control.