Grill; Aligning The Speakers - Quested S8 User Manual

should be noted that there will be a reduction in its thermal performance of up to 25% if positioned
horizontally. (See section 5.2 Thermal, for implications.)
The S8 is tolerant of a variety of mounting positions including stand, shelf, table or wall
mounting. Which ever way is chosen, the support should be rigid and must not vibrate when the
monitor is driven. Vibrations will result in lack of low frequency definition. The optimum location for
the
monitors within a room is best determined by experimenting and placing the speaker in a variety of
positions. The shape of the room, normal listening position and room treatment will all
have an effect
on determining the speakers' final positioning. It is possible to soffit mount the S8, however it is
essential that adequate airflow be provided behind the soffit to ensure the amplifier is adequately
cooled.
4.2 Gril l
The S8 has the option of a cloth grill, which will offer some protection to the tweeter and bass driver.
It is not designed to protect the speakers during transit and it is recommended that the original packing
should be retained for this purpose. Like all types of speaker protection or covering, the grill makes a
small difference to the HF acoustic performance, which, for the majority of users, will not be
noticeable.
4.3 Aligni ng Speakers
The speakers should be positioned so that the axis (an imaginary line drawn from the acoustic centre
of the left and right monitor — see line drawing on page 13 of this manual) should cross between 0.5
and 1 metre behind the engineer's ear position, for the following reasons:-
a) To obtain the most accurate imaging, both front to rear and side to side and also to
achieve as large a listening area as possible so that the engineer can move and
operate the console without perceiving a change in character of the monitors.
b) To enable listening for long periods of time without suffering strain or fatigue.
For details of positioni ng and aligni ng the speakers for multi-channel systems s uch as 5.1,
7.1 etc.
s ee the detai l ed instructions contai ned in the SB.1 s eries sub-woofer us er manual.
Below is a sketch showing positioning of speakers. The S8 is suitable for a wide variety of applications,
therefore the distance apart may range from less than 1 m to 4 m. However, the principle of the
triangle and the axis of the 2 speakers crossing behind the listening position remains.
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