Engineered to the highest sonic standards, the new EX66 monitor addresses the needs of the most critical professional users. Furthermore, the speaker’s “midwoofer- tweeter-midwoofer” (MTM) configuration is particularly well- suited for multichannel monitoring and for rejecting vertical early reflections.
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“sweet spot” (where you position yourself at the apex of an isosceles triangle with the speakers). By contrast, a stereo pair of EX66 monitors provides a wide sweet spot, creating a proper stereo image even when you are not exactly equidistant from each speaker.
Figure 4: Horizontal Orientation—BAD General considerations In deciding where to place the EX66 monitors, the goal is to excite as few standing waves as possible—but the exact way to do this depends on the specific geometry and setup of your listening environment.
EX66 monitors react in your environment. Rear Panel Connections and Adjustments Now you should be ready to hook up your EX66 monitors. Here, we’ll give you some guidelines for connecting your audio signal and making adjustments (if necessary) to the EX66s’ frequency response in order to match them to their location and your room’s...
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Volume knob. Important - When shutting down your equipment, it’s always best to power off the EX66 monitors first in order to prevent a “pop” noise from coming out of the speakers when you power down your mixing board, computer, or sound card. Likewise, you should always power up the EX66 monitors last to prevent a “pop”...
EX66 will start up again. If your EX66 happens to overheat and activate the thermal protection circuit, you probably need to examine your speaker placement and setup to make sure there’s...
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