Choosing Where To Install Your Speakers - Emotiva airmotiv vaulta AVL-6.5 User Manual

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AIRMOTIV VAULTA AVL- 6.5

Choosing Where To Install Your Speakers

Your Airmotiv Vaulta AVL - 6.5 loudspeakers are designed to sound great no matter where you

install them. But, of course, room acoustics will affect how they sound and how they interact

with the rest of your system. For example, if you're installing a pair of Vaulta AVL - 6.5 speakers to

add stereo sound in a second zone or playroom, certain locations will enable them to deliver the

most balanced sound, and the best stereo experience, for most of the listeners in the room. And,

if you're installing a set of Vaulta speakers as height speakers for use with the immersive sound

system in your home theater room, the locations you choose will largely be determined by the

requirements of the immersive sound system you've chosen.

Choosing Where To Install Vaulta Speakers In An Immersive Home Theater System

If you plan to use your Airmotiv Vaulta AVL - 6.5 speakers as part of an immersive audio system

that features Dolby Atmos® or DTS-X™ then where you install them will be determined by the

requirements of the system you choose. If you have an immersive sound system, controlled by

a surround sound processor or home theater receiver, you should set the size selection for your

Vaulta AVL - 6.5 speakers to "small", and leave the crossover setting set to 80 Hz, which is the

default for most systems.

Choosing Where To Install a Stereo Pair of Vaulta Speakers

When installing a stereo pair of Vaulta speakers in a second zone or playroom, the location you

choose will depend to some extent on how you use the room. For example, if you're installing

your Vaulta speakers in your den, and your normal listening position is seated on a couch in front

of the TV... then the best location for your speakers, which will deliver the best stereo image for

listeners seated on the couch, will be in front of the couch, equidistant from it, and separated

as widely as possible. However, if there is no specific preferred listening position, then simply

positioning them as far apart as possible will give the best stereo experience to the largest

number of listeners. And, if you have a large or irregularly shaped room, you may consider

installing two pairs, to provide more complete coverage. The Vaulta AVL - 6.5 is rated at 8 Ohms.

Therefore, if your amplifier is rated to handle 4 Ohm speakers, you can safely connect a pair of

Vaulta speakers, wired in parallel, to the speaker output of each channel.

The bass response of the Airmotiv Vaulta AVL - 6.5 extends to below 70 Hz, which blends smoothly

with most subwoofers. However, if you plan to use them without a sub, you can increase their bass

output by mounting them close to a corner of your ceiling.

A Few Words On Wall Installations

While we consider the Airmotiv Vaulta AVL - 6.5 to be an in-ceiling speaker, they can safely operate

at any angle, and there is no specific restriction against mounting them in an angled ceiling,

or even in a wall. Note, however, that the fully enclosed walls in most modern homes DO NOT

provide sufficient depth clearance for the AVL - 6.5.

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