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System Setup
Overall system setup is crucial to avoid unnecessary room acoustic interaction. A
room's natural acoustics may alter the sound level at various frequencies due to
abnormal damping or reflections. Follow the checklist below for more details.
1. The system setup (studio monitors and work desk) should be placed within the
front 1/3 of the room. Doing so will reduce reflection buildup of peak
frequencies.
2. The left and right sides of the system setup should be centered at an equal
distance from the left and right walls. Treat sidewalls with acoustic absorption at
the first reflection point. This will ensure a more even frequency response and
preserve stereo imaging.
3. Avoid a listening position (your ears) that is closer than 3 feet (1 meter) from any
wall. Also, avoid large objects (such as lamps or decorations) near the studio
monitor and listening position.
4. Diffusers and absorption material in the corners and back of a room will further
help remove destructive room modes.
5. Carpeting will help prevent reflections from hard floor surfaces.
6. Studio monitor isolators (foam or rubber pads) will help remove low-frequency
coupling between the stands and desk. Low-frequency coupling will cause the
stand or desk to vibrate, causing unwanted sounds.
7. A low noise floor in your room (no outside interference from refrigerators or fans)
is important to prevent the masking of low-frequency detail. Rattles due to
studio monitor playback should be fixed as well.
Within the system setup, the studio monitors and listening placement should be
positioned in a near-field configuration as follows: The left and right studio
monitors should be approximately 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 meters) apart and directed
at a 60-degree angle towards the listening location. Measure the distance between
the left and right studio monitors and sit in the listening position that is equal
distance to both sides. This will form an equilateral triangle. It is important that both
left and right studio monitors are level-matched (same volume).
The ROKIT G5 monitors are two-way studio monitor systems with a tweeter
(producing high frequencies) and a woofer (producing mid and low frequencies) in
one enclosure. In between the tweeter and woofer is the acoustic axis point. The
acoustic axis point should be directly pointed to ear level in the listening position.
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