Tips For Installation And Placement - XTZ 80.1 FRONT Owner's Manual

Tips for installation and placement

What room will
provide the best
sound reproduction?
Reflections
/Absorbing
Amplification of bass
frequencies
Furniture
Room dimensions
Placing your
loudspeakers
This chapter contains general information
about installing and placing your speakers.
These are general hints and tips, so there may
be exceptions.
Even the most competent HiFi equipment will
sound mediocre in the wrong environment.
There are a few basic rules concerning
loudspeaker placement and installation:
Carpets, curtains and some furniture absorb
midrange and high frequency sounds, which is
preferable. In contrast, big empty areas reflect
these frequencies producing a hard,
unpleasant and blurry sound. Apart from
colouring the sound, the stereo perspective
will deteriorate. Reflections from a room can
roughly be compared to the reflections
causing "ghost" images on a TV screen.
If a loudspeaker is placed near a wall, ceiling
or floor the lower frequencies will be amplified
by the room. Sometimes this is desirable,
sometimes not (it may lead to indistinct bass
reproduction).
The bass amplification becomes more obvious
if the speaker is placed near a corner. Thus,
for a clear sound the speaker should be placed
at least 30 cm (about 12 inches) away from the
wall.
However, there are exceptions room this rule.
For some types of walls/rooms it may be an
advantage placing the loudspeaker closer to
the wall.
Be aware that some furniture may vibrate,
causing rattling noises at high sound levels.
Quadratic rooms or rooms where the length is
close to twice the width should be avoided.
These rooms tend to cause unwanted
resonances and room modes.
The angle of the speakers according to the
listener is of great importance.
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