Installation; Positioning - Quested VH3208 User Manual

4. Installation

4.1 Positioning

The VH3208 is designed to be mounted vertically and should not be turned on its side
into a position where the high & mid drivers are aligned vertically. This would result in a
degradation of the speakers stereo imaging performance.
The VH3208 can either be sofit mounted or positioned on speaker stands, but 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. Its positioning close to
or away from the rear wall and proximity to any room corners is best determined by
experimenting and placing the speaker in differing positions. The shape of the room,
normal listening position and room treatment will all have an effect on determining the
speakers positioning.
Placing the cabinet against a wall will reinforce the bass performance of the speaker
and up to an additional 3dB may be obtained. Placing the monitors in a corner will
further reinforce the bass performance and gains of up to 6dB may be achieved, but
be very careful about siting the monitors in a room corner because it can excite stand-
ing waves and create an unpleasant boominess.
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 12 of this
manual) should cross between 0.5 and 1 meter behind the engineers position, for the
following reasons:-
a) To obtain the most accurate imaging, both front to rear and side to side, and to
obtain as large as possible listening area 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.
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