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Use and Placement
For each room, think about what kind
of listening is going to be going on
there most of the time. In a Great Room,
you want to be bathed in smooth even
coverage through the room. In a Home
Theater set-up, you want the breadth and
depth of the imaging to be as much like
that in a movie theater as you can.
If your Russound speakers are going to be
your primary listening source in a room,
you need to consider some other factors
to ensure proper imaging. The term "stereo
imaging" refers to a speaker system's ability
to project music so that it sounds like the
performers are in a three-dimensional
space between the speakers.
Russound's Architectural Series Speakers
are designed to provide full-sounding
dispersion out to well-off the primary axis,
so that listeners throughout the room are
treated to full, rich music reproduction.
Speaker Placement in the Room
Your speaker's low frequency bass
reproduction is "helped" when ceiling
speakers are placed close to a wall or
ceiling. This is known as the boundary
effect. Each nearby surface helps to
amplify the perceived sound output.
Avoid placing one speaker in a corner and
another on a long flat surface. Better audio
performance will result if both speakers
are placed in similar positions and face a
similar type of surface.
Ceiling speakers for surround sound
purposes should be placed directly to
the sides or behind the prime listening
position, yet aimed toward the listener. This
configuration is also suitable for TV/movie
and music usage.
If the prime purpose of the surround
system is to listen to music, the ceiling
speakers should be aimed at the prime
listening position.
In-ceiling speakers may be used for rear
surround sound channels by placing them
just behind the viewers.
Russound Architectural Series of In-Ceiling and In-Wall Loudspeakers
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PREPARATION / SPEAKER PLACEMENT
Refer to the details at below for sample
In-ceiling placement options.
• Good placement for serious listening:
Stereo pair In-ceiling. 6' to 8'
(1.8m-2.4m) apart, on the long wall of
a rectangular room, centered on the
listening area.
• Best placement for serious listening:
Stereo pair In-ceiling. 6' to 8'
(1.8m-2.4m) apart, on the short wall of
a rectangular room, centered on the
listening area.
• Good placement for background
listening: Stereo pair behind, above or
to the sides of the main listening area. 6'
to 8' (1.8m-2.4m) apart, centered on the
listening area.
• Surround sound: The multiple surround
locations can all be made to work
as long as the speakers are properly
positioned so that the listener is
equidistant from the rear speakers - so
they get a balanced representation of
the audio.
Good Placement
Serious Listening
Good Placement
Background Listening
Best Placement
Serious Listening
Home Theater
Surround Sound
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