Positioning Your Monitors - KRK V6 User Manual

If the fuses blow immediately upon power up, this indicates a fault condition and the monitor should be
returned to KRK for repair.
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NEUTRIK COMBO CONNECTOR
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The Neutrik Combo connector accommodates ¼" phone plugs, XLR, TRS. Please note that PIN 2 is hot! If you
are using an unbalanced connection make sure and wire PIN 1 and PIN 3 together at the source end.
Installing Your Monitors
The close-field monitor, by definition, reduces room interaction. This can be compared to the conventional
stereo configuration or the large monitor arrangement in a recording studio where sounds emanating from the
monitor or reflecting off ceilings, walls, and floors greatly affect the sound quality. By shortening the path to
the ear, the close-field monitor offers a tremendous amount of flexibility, allowing the sound to become less
susceptible to differing room conditions.
Placing the monitor close to a rear wall, sidewall, or a corner will reinforce the low frequencies. Generally
speaking, if you move them two to three feet away from walls and corners, you'll hear less low frequency
interaction (excluding any interaction with the mixing console).

Positioning Your Monitors

Positioning your monitors correctly in the studio is critical to their performance. Typically, they should be
placed so that that the listening position is fully "covered" with all monitors resting on the same horizontal
plane. A great way to test a monitor for its imaging capability is to play back a CD or DVD recorded acoustically
in stereo (or one recorded in surround sound if you have a surround sound set-up). We recommend acoustic
music because it represents the spectrum of sound.) You can adjust the angle of each monitor by listening for
dead spots. Keep in mind, changing the angle or position of a monitor will change the sound.
2-CHANNEL SET-UP
Close-Field Configuration - In a control room situation, the monitors are often times placed on the meter
bridge or in a close-field listening position. Initial placement starts by measuring out a simple equilateral
triangle (all three sides equal in length) with the apex at the center of the listening position (as shown in Figure
1) as an "overlay" for the stereo installation. In this configuration, the Left and Right monitors are each placed
at a 60º angle equidistant from the listening position.
Figure 1
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