Sonance SILHOUETTE II - Manual (Page 10)

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GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SONANCE SILHOUETTE SPEAKERS
When properly installed and operated with appropriate components, your Sonance Silhouettespeakers
will provide many years of entertainment pleasure. Your Sonance Silhouette speakers are capable of
delivering pristine sound quality, unparalleled clarity, and precise imaging. Your system also can
sustain reproduction of substantial continuous sound levels, with a large dynamic performance
margin. To realize the full potential of your new speakers, please read all instructions before starting
the installation process.
Pre-installation is critical to achieving the maximum performance of your Sonance Silhouette
speakers. Factors such as the location and height of seating and location of video monitor dictate the
proper placement and direction of speakers. As with any fine speaker, good room characteristics are
necessary to ensure the maximum sonic performance of which the Sonance Silhouette is capable.
Remember that the wall is part of the sound reproduction system. To the degree possible, the listening
room should be symmetrical both in overall shape, and with respect to furnishings (especially wall
treatments and hanging art). The best listening rooms exhibit low intrusion of ambient noise. In any
event, the Sonance Silhouette speakers should not be mounted with less than two feet of unobstructed
wall on either side (i.e., not in columns).
Optimum horizontal placement of left and right speakers is six to ten feet apart and at least 18" from
side walls (see Figure 2 below). All measurements are at the center of the tweeter.
Room Layout, top view.
8' - 12' from LCR speakers
18" min.
from
side wall.
18" min.
from
side wall.
6' to 10'
Range
Center
Surround
Right
Left
Slightly behind
Ear Center
40" Ear fr
om floor
Surround speakers
may be mounted
slightly behind the
listener's ear.
An alternate position
may be in the rear
walls spaced
identical with the
front left and right
speakers.
Due to weight,
Sonance Silhouette
speakers are not
recommended for
ceiling mounting.
Surround
Figure 2. In-wall speaker locations for optimum speaker performance.
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