EMP Tek E3 Series Speakers - Manual (Page 6)

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Room Setup Suggestions
To obtain the best possible sound quality from your Eb and Ec speakers, it is important
to place the speakers where they will sound best in your listening room. Your room
will influence the balance, imaging and overall sonic quality of the system, so you may
want to experiment with speaker placement to determine which location offers the best
overall sound for each speaker. As a general guide, use the room layout diagram and the
following descriptions when setting up a home theater system. Some speakers shown
in the diagram may not always be applicable to your individual system.
Front Main Speakers
As a starting point, place your left and right speakers at least 1 inches from the wall and
7-feet apart from each other. The distance from the listening position to each speaker
should be close to the distance that separates the two main speakers. Angling the
speakers inward towards the listening position may give a more spacious and realistic
sound stage.
Center Channel Speaker
The center channel speaker should be placed in the center between both left and right
main speakers. Often this positioning dictates placing the speaker either directly above
or below a television monitor. The center channel speaker may be placed in a horizontal
(lying down) or vertical (standing) position.
Rear Surround Speakers
The speakers may be placed either above, behind or to the sides of the listening position.
The listening position should be centered between the surround speakers. For best
performance you may want to experiment with angling the surround speakers either
towards or away from the listening position.
Subwoofer
In order to obtain the best possible sound from your subwoofer, it is important to
determine where the subwoofer will sound best in your listening room. Sound reflections
from the floor, ceiling and side walls influence the balance, imaging and overall sonic
quality at the listening position. Experiment with subwoofer placement to determine
which location offers the best overall sound.
Placement of the subwoofer will largely determine quality, quantity and extension of the
bass frequencies within your listening room. Bass frequencies are reinforced by close
room boundaries. Placing the subwoofer in a corner will make the subwoofer sound
louder and boost the very lowest frequencies.
Placing the subwoofer away from walls will provide the least reinforcement, making the
bass sound subjectively thinner than if the woofer were closer to a wall. Good results
can usually be obtained by placing a subwoofer along a wall 1- feet from a corner.
Experiment with placement of the subwoofer and the sub-amplifier controls to achieve
the proper bass balance.