Wilson Audio WATCH Center Series 3 User Manual
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• Mounted on a stand with longer spikes in the front of the stand and shorter
spikes in the back, allowing the stand and speaker to be rotated up toward
the listener.
• Mounted upside down on the ceiling above the screen, angled down to-
wards the listener.
With the exception of Center channels mounted on the ceiling, each of these op-
tions allow for some fine-tuning of the Center channel placement. If you are mounting the
Center channel on the ceiling, be sure to choose the location carefully as, except for the
tweeter adjustment, you will not be able to easily adjust the Center once it is mounted. A
poor placement of the Center channel will hamper its integration with the rest of the sys-
tem. As a general rule, the distance from the main Left and Right channels, as well as the
Center channel (as measured from the tweeters) should be equal in their relationship to
the listening position. This maintains the time coherence of the three front loudspeakers.
Ultimately, the Center channel phase delay correction will be made via the sliding tweeter
module.
Wilson recommends that the Center channel be positioned as centrally between the
Left and Right speakers as possible. Using the Wilson Audio Setup Procedure, experiment
with the fore to aft placement of the Center channel. This process will help you find the
location that offers the smoothest left, right, and center channel integration.
Surround Channel
Wilson Audio has done everything possible to eliminate the boundary interactions
caused by mounting a speaker onto the wall. The mounting bracket allows for significant
improvements in detail, speed, and clarity. The Surround channels will perform well in al-
most any location in which they are placed. The mounting bracket and the careful design
of the Surround channel have eliminated most of the sonic problems encountered when
placing a standard speaker too close to a boundary. Nevertheless, we have performed ex-
tensive testing on the Surround channel and found that significant improvement on speaker
linearity and integration can be achieved by careful selection of the Surround channel
mounting location.
We realize that the location of the Surround channel is generally set by the archi-
tecture of the room. However, if you have some flexibility in locating your Surrounds, we
suggest that you use WASP to find the Zone of Neutrality. Be sure to listen for room modes
and frequency response peaks or dips.
WATCH Dog Passive Subwoofer
Because the WATCH Dog’s frequency range is limited to the sub-frequency bass
range, its placement requirements are slightly different than for a full frequency speaker.
The ideal position of the WATCH Dog passive subwoofer is somewhat dependent on its
primary use. In home theaters, where the WATCH Dog is used as the Low Frequency Ef-
fects (LFE) channel, it may be located in a variety of positions, depending on architectural
considerations. In general, the lower frequency range will be reinforced by room boundar-
ies and corners. Since most of the information contained in the LFE channel is in the sub-
frequency bass range, with little information in the mid and upper bass, there are some ad-
vantages to placing the WATCH Dog near the room boundaries or near a corner. Some care
is needed to avoid introducing upper-bass colorations caused by corner placement. While
surround processors provide the low frequency equalized signal for the LFE Channel, it has
been our experience that in some systems it is desirable to use the Low Pass crossover (via
the Wilson Controller) to additionally limit upper bass range. This is particularly important
and useful when the WATCH Dog is placed in the corner. Since all Wilson Audio Speakers
are phase and time coherent, it is very important to time align the WATCH Dog in the room
using the Phase Control on the Controller (see Controller owner’s manual).
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