Speaker Placement - NHT A-10 Owner's Manual

POSITION CONTROL: Close in monitoring, sometimes referred to as "near-field"reduces the effect of room acoustics
on the signal, and provides great detail.
representative of end use. However, a speaker's upper frequency power response changes with distance, due to room
influences and air absorption. The A-10 may be adjusted for flat response at two listening distances. The maximum high
frequency output is obtained with the control in the "FF" (far-field) position. In the near-field, the control attenuates 20
kHz by 2.5 dB, with no effect on frequencies below 3 kHz. See Fig. 7 for the appropriate POSITION control setting
based on listening distance.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT:

The A-10 is intended to provide consistent performance over a wide range of placement situations. This is accomplished
through the use of electrical controls, wide dispersion drivers, advanced enclosure design and carefully chosen crossover
characteristics. Nevertheless, it is always worth investing time and effort experimenting with optimum loudspeaker
placement. In all cases, A-10 Monitors should be set up symmetrically equidistant from the listening position; the left
speaker and right speaker should be at the same relative positions with respect to the primary listening area. This is
important in order the hear a proper stereo sound stage. The speaker baffles angle in towards the listening position with
the loudspeaker backs parallel to one another. A good starting point can be found in Figure 8 below. Ideally, the tweeter
height should be on axis with your ears, or slightly above. Also, remember that nearby reflective surfaces can alter impulse
response and blur imaging and tonality.
Mid-field listening reveals aspects of recorded ambience and is more
Listening
Distance
A-20
Monitor
A-10
Monitor
Fig. 7 Position Control Settings Diagram
Listening Position
Fig. 8 Ideal Monitor Placement
< 1M
2 - 3 M
Mid-Field
Near-Field
MF MF
NF NF
POSITION
D
POSITION