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Before setting up the Sophias, please read the following section. A basic
understanding of room acoustical information in relation to speaker placement will
be of benefit in achieving optimum performance from the Sophias.
S e c t i o n 3 . 0 - F i n a l L i s t e n i n g R o o m S e t u p ( V o i c i n g )
The Sophias will provide many years of musical satisfaction. However, their
high performance characteristics and abilities can only be fully appreciated with
the proper setup.
The following section will present some guidelines on room acoustics and
their interactions with loudspeakers. It will also offer some detailed suggestions on
the setup of Sophia, but it is strongly suggested that a Wilson Audio dealer per-
form the final speaker "voicing." Wilson dealers are specially trained in setting up
Wilson loudspeakers and will ensure that Sophia's maximum potential is realized.
R o o m S h a p e s
Standing waves are pressure waves propagated by the interaction of sound
and opposing parallel walls. This interaction creates patterns of low and high
acoustical pressure zones that accentuate and attenuate particular frequencies.
Those frequencies are dependent on room size and dimension.
There are three basic shapes for most rooms: square, rectangular, and L-
shaped (see Figure 2).
A perfectly square room is the most difficult room in which to set up speak-
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