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• If possible, try to make the room acoustically symmetrical from side to side; doing so
will usually significantly improve imaging. (If you have something reflective, like a large
window, on one side, have a large picture or bare wall on the other. If you have a large
absorptive couch on one side wall, balance it with a tapestry on the opposite wall.)
• If possible, stereo speakers should be placed symmetrically, and the listening position
located equidistant from both speakers.
• If bookshelf speakers like the Airmotiv B1+ or B2+ are placed on a table or shelf, they
will usually sound best if positioned at the front edge of the shelf (so sound doesn't
reflect from a flat surface directly in front of them). If they must be placed towards the
rear of a deep shelf, consider covering the surface directly in front of them with a felt
pad or towel.
Guidelines for home theater / surround sound speaker placement:
• It's best to use speakers that all use similar technology, and that are "timbre matched"
to each other. If this is impossible, then at least the front left, front right, and center
speakers should be well matched.
• In a typical 5.1 channel installation, the surround speakers should be located directly to
the sides of the primary listening position.
• In a typical 7.1 channel installation, the side surround speakers should be located to the
sides, and slightly forward or behind the listener; the rear surrounds may be located on
the rear wall, or far back on the side walls and angled forward.
• In a typical immersive surround sound system, the surround speakers are often
mounted at or about the head height of a seated listener, and height speakers mounted
either high on the wall or the ceiling. Airmotiv A1 height channels may be mounted
high on the side walls, or placed on top of your main front and surround speakers,
and configured to fire vertically, with their output reflecting off the ceiling. For best
results with immersive surround sound formats like Dolby Atmos, if you are mounting
A1's on top of other speakers to fire upwards, we recommend positioning them with
the tweeter closest to the listener, with their directivity control grills installed, and the
tweeter level switch set to +3 dB.
• Remember that the goal is to produce a consistent sound stage that surrounds you,
where sounds associated with moving objects move smoothly from left to right and
from front to back.
• While many pre/pros offer automatic room correction, you will get the best results if you
start with your speakers in locations that offer good imaging and sound to begin with.
AIRMOTIV SPEAKERS
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