Crystal Audiovideo SmArt - Manual (Page 6)

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2.1 PPlacement oof SSmArt-TTower ffor FFront RRight aand LLeft CChannels
Always follow the rule of thumb as is shown in figure 1 (page 5)
1. Place your SmArt speakers equidistant from the TV/Projector screen.
2. Measure the distance between your Left and Right speakers (LR).
3. Measure the distance between your listening position and the middle point between your
Left and Right speakers (PM).
4. The difference in length of the above distances should be no more than 15%.
5. Angle your speakers inwards and towards the listeners. Find the optimum angle that pro
duces the best sound.
6. Adjust your speakers so that the tweeters are at about the same height as your ears when
sitting at the listening position - if possible.
7. To reinforce lower frequencies move the speakers towards the room boundaries. To reduce
lower frequencies do the opposite
8. Do not spread your speakers too far apart otherwise you get a hole in the center image.
9. Do not place your speakers too close together otherwise the sound stage collapses into a
fuzzy mono sound.
2.2 PPlacement oof SSmArt-44 ffor ccenter cchannel
$ TV sscreen: Place your SmArt-4 speaker directly above or below the screen wherever is
closest to ear level.
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Projector sscreen: Place your SmArt-4 behind or in front of the centre of your screen
whether the screen is acoustically transparent or not.
2.3 PPlacement oof SSmArt SSpeakers ffor SSurround RRight aand LLeft CChannels
Your SmArt speakers are also used for the surround channels and are optimized to offer an
enveloping surround field .
1. Place the speakers slightly behind the primary listening position.
2. Adjust the speakers to fire towards each other behind the seating area.
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