The Speaker Company Home Theater Speaker Speaker System User Manual


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TheSpeakerCompanyHomeTheaterSpeakerSystem Page5
Ifyou’reamoviefan,mountthesurroundspeakersontheside
walls flankingyourprimarylistening/v iewingposition.Makesure
they’reslightlybehindyourcouchorchairandatleast1.5to2’above
earlev el.
Trynottoplacefurniturebetweenyourspeakersandyour
listening/viewingposition.Makesureyoucanseeallyourspeakers
whenseatedthere.
SubwooferPlacement
Subwoofersarenotaseasytoplaceproperlyassomepeoplemight
haveyoubelieve.Althoughbassfrequenciesareomnidirectional(they
spreadevenlyintoaroom),youcannotplaceyoursubwoofervirtually
anywhereandenjoyqualitybassreproduction.
Herearesomepracticalhints.
· Formorebass,putthesubwooferinorclosetoaroomcorner.If
youdo,however,knowthattheresultingbassresponsewillmost
likelybeveryuneven.Somefrequencieswillbeemphasized.
Otherswillbesuppressed.Andthatpatternofexaggerationand
repressionwillchangeasyoumoveabouttheroom!
· Forabitl essbassbutmoreevenfrequencyresponse, movethe
subwooferawayfromthecorneralongonewall.
· Ifthatstilldoesn’tpleaseyou,thenmovethesubwooferfurtherout
intotheroom.You’llhavelessoverall“boom”butprobablyhigher
overallsoundquality.
Onceyou’vedecidedongeneralplacement,there’sanothertechnique
thatwillhelpyoufinetuneyoursubwoofer’sideal location.
1. Identifyyourfavoritelistening/viewingposition.
2. PuttheSubwooferthere.(Yes,wemeanputitonorinyourfavorite
chairorsofa.Don’tworry,thefurniturewillhandletheweight.)
3. Playsomemusicorasoundtrackwithalotofbasscontent.
4. Crawlaroundtheroomonallfoursuntilyoufindtheplacewherethe
basssoundsthebesttoyou.
5. PuttheSubwooferthere.
ConnectingYourSpeakerSystem
Nowthatyouhaveyourspeakersplacedproperly,it’stimetoconnect
them.
Beforeyoubeginconnectingyour
speakers,turnyoursystem
componentsOFF.Thatway,youwon’t
runanychanceof“shorting”your
amplifierandpossiblydamagingitas
you’rehookingupyourspeakers.And,
ofcourse,turnyoursystembackON
whenyou’redone!
Method1(LineLevelConnection)
IfyoursurroundsoundreceiverhasalinelevelLFE(LowFrequency
Effects)output–sometimescalleda“subwoofer”output–connectitto
thesubwoofer’srearpanelSubwooferInputviaashieldedRCAtoRCA
cable.Seeyourreceiver’sinstructionmanualformoredetails.
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