Multi-Channel Setup; Center Speaker - XTZ SPIRIT Series Manual

Distance to back
and side walls
Room and furniture
influence
Multi-Channel
Setup
Note
Loudspeakers for
multi-channel
setups

Center speaker

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If a loudspeaker is placed near a wall, ceiling or floor the lower frequencies will be amplified by the room.
Sometimes this is desirable, sometimes not (it may lead to indistinct bass reproduction).
The bass amplification becomes more obvious if the speaker is placed near a corner. Thus, for a clear
sound the speaker should be placed at least 20 cm (about 8 inches) away from the wall. However, there are
exceptions room this rule. For some types of walls/rooms it may be an advantage placing the loudspeaker
closer to the wall. The Spirit 2 is designed to work hanging on a wall.
The sound quality of any loudspeaker is influenced by the furniture, wall materials and other objects in the
listening room. For example, large rooms without much furniture and many clean, hard wall surfaces can
give a bright and diffuse sound with diverse echoing frequencies. A room with thick carpet, curtains and soft
furniture surfaces will give a warmer and darker sound.
XTZ loudspeakers are designed to offer the most advanced performance in both stereo and multi-channel
applications. When connecting a loudspeaker to a multi-channel setup, in general the same guidelines as
mentioned in the text above will apply.
When setting up a home theatre system, the loudspeakers should create a realistic sound stage with similar
sound characteristics on each channel. It is therefore important that all speakers should match the same
quality level. This is especially important with regards to the center channel loudspeaker, as this is the most
critical aspect of any multichannel sound stage.
For a multi-channel setup, in addition to the two main (stereo) loudspeakers, additional channels (speakers)
may be added to reproduce dialogue and surround effects. With the center channel and compact models, it
is possible to achieve the same high level of performance and sound on every channel.
The center speaker is responsible for the information directed from the middle of the screen and should
be positioned between the right and left main loudspeakers. In a home theater/surround setup, the center
supports the images and should be placed close to the screen.