Infiniti OMEGA 9301297-001 - Manual (Page 9)

Omega – Owner’s Manual ◆ 9
P
OSITIONING
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PEAKERS
Locating your Omega speakers in the proper position within your listening
room is of primary importance if you wish to obtain the best possible perfor-
mance from your audio system. Depending on room size and acoustics, mov-
ing the speakers as little as an inch (2.5cm) forward, rearward or sideways can
result in noticeable sonic differences. We urge you, therefore, to experiment
with placement until your speakers deliver their full musical potential.
As a useful starting point for best stereo imaging, place your speakers at least
seven feet (2 meters) apart. Try to locate the speakers as far away as possible
from walls and corners of the room to reduce reflections, which generally
result in sonic anomalies. Our experience has shown that speaker placement
too close to a wall or corner can create hardness, smearing of the sound, lack
of bass detail and, at times, other forms of sonic distortion that reduce clarity
and change the harmonic structure of music. Often as not, these sonic anom-
alies are blamed on the speakers but are really due to poor room placement.
We cannot stress too strongly the importance of room placement and the role
it plays in achieving excellent musical balance. (See figure 5.)
When the speakers are moved inward (toward each other) this generally
achieves better focus of instruments and vocalists; however, moving the
speakers too close together can reduce the front-to-rear stage effect and you
may need to experiment with the trade-off between focus and imaging. If your
listening room is larger than average and your listening position is relatively
far from the speakers, wider placement of the speakers may be required
(approximately 10 feet or 3 meters apart). Try angling the speakers inward for
better projection of midrange and high frequencies; however, do not angle the
speakers too sharply because this may reduce stereo imaging as well as front-
to-rear depth. The exact angle of toe-in must be determined by careful experi-
mentation. There is no formula to follow because rooms differ in acoustics and
the listener’s position may vary considerably. (See figure 6 on page 12.)
3 FT
.(1M)
3 FT
.
(1M)
7 – 10 FT
.
(2 – 3M)
Figure 5.
Suggested starting placement
for Omega speakers.
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