Speaker Placement; Speaker Height - Alesis Elevate 5 User Manual

Speaker Placement

The placement of your speakers has a huge impact on how well they will
perform in your studio. Although nearfield studio monitors are designed to
be more forgiving when it comes to placement, you should do your best to
make sure they form an equilateral triangle relative to your head. In other
words, make sure that each speaker is equally distant from both your head
as well as the other speaker. Once each speaker has been placed, rotate
the speakers slightly so that the drivers are pointing toward the listener.
Take a look at the diagram on the right. Notice that the distance from the
listener's head to each speaker is the same as the distance between the left
and right speakers. Also note that the speakers are turned slightly so that
the drivers are facing the listener. This is an ideal setup but if it is not
practical (or possible) to do this, try to match this setup as closely as
possible.

Speaker Height

The ideal height for Elevate 5 is so that the
speaker is parallel to the ground and that
the midpoint of the woofer and tweeter is at
ear-height.
The diagram to the right demonstrates the
ideal placement height of the speakers
relative to the listener. Notice that the
listener's ears are directly between the
woofer and tweeter.
The speakers and listener should
be at the three corners of a triangle
having equal length sides.
tweeter/woofer midpoint
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Left Speaker
Right Speaker
Listener