Emotiva Airmotiv 4s User Manual page 20

• Because surround speakers carry mostly ambience information and are influenced by the
listening room, and because they are also used differently by different surround-sound
decoding standards, you should experiment to find the best locations and orientations
for your particular installation. We suggest you try them at various angles, and in various
orientations (vertical, upside down, and even sideways) to identify the location and
orientation that work best with your room. Some installations locate the surrounds facing
sideways along the side or rear wall. The best way is whatever works well for you in your room.
Surrounds should always, however, be positioned symmetrically (so, for example, if you locate
your left side surround on its side with the high-frequency transducer towards the rear of the
room, you should also locate it's counterpart, your right-side surround, on its side with the
high-frequency transducer towards the rear of the room.
• While you should avoid mounting front speakers in the corner angles of a room, corners are
acceptable locations for surround speakers, but you may need to adjust the Low-frequency
Equalization for best results.
Always leave several inches clearance behind your airmotiv 4s powered monitors to avoid
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blocking the rear-positioned port and to allow the amplifiers to dissipate heat via the
aluminum back plate fins, which will get warm in normal operation.
Positioning your airmotiv 4s monitors as computer speakers
The Emotiva airmotiv 4s also makes an incredible computer speaker, either using the computer's
internal sound card or, better yet, a good quality external DAC (like our DC-1). When choosing
optimum locations for computer speakers, most people prefer to position them as they would
near-field monitors. If your computer also provides music for your entire living room or office, you
may wish instead to position your airmotiv powered monitors as you would for a small high-end
home stereo system.
Positioning your airmotiv 4s monitors for use with a music client or
portable music player
The Emotiva airmotiv 4s will deliver beautiful high-quality sound when connected to a music
client or portable music player. Depending on your specific requirements you may choose to
position them as you would near-field monitors or as you would normal stereo speakers. Please
refer to the appropriate section for more details.
NOTE: Virtually all computers and hardware music clients use a digital volume control, which
can adversely affect sound quality at some settings. If this is the case, you will improve sound
quality, especially at lower settings, if you use a passive volume control (like our Control Freak)
between your source and your airmotiv 4s monitors.
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