Basic Stereo Setup - PROEL EIKON series User Manual

BASIC STEREO SETUP

Two way systems use a separate woofer and tweeter mounted
in a vertical line, so each device has a different distance to the
listening point. The effects of the driver offsets are increased by
the nearfield listening conditions, so when you are very close to
a speaker system, vertical head movements significantly affects
the sound. These problems are minimized if the woofer and
tweeter are stacked vertically, so we advise to put always EIKON
monitors in vertical position: in this way the mix
engineer can have the widest range of
movement in the horizontal plane without
significant changes in the acoustic response.
In order to obtain the smoothest and most
consistent sound with a good stereo image the
speakers should be placed so the position of the
listener and the two speakers form an
equilateral triangle. The distance between the
two monitors should be roughly the same as the
distance between one monitor and the listener.
The speaker axis (shown on the diagram) should
be aimed at the point of the furthest rearward
listening positions, as indicated by the two
heads on the diagram.
For the vertical axis you have to aim the
speakers at your ears level, trying to avoid the
first arrival reflection of the mixing console or
DAW desk: very practical in this case is the use
of nearfield monitor insulators (PROEL ISOBLOK)
and stands (PROEL KP MONITOR STAND).
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