Behringer ULTRAWAVE B300 - Manual (Page 8)

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ULTRAWAVE B300
2. SETTING UP THE B300
The sound of your B300 largely depends on the room acoustics. Please observe the following hints to get the
most out of your B300.
2.1 Tweeter
High frequencies are the very part of the audio spectrum that ensures a clear sound and speech intelligibility.
Although these frequencies can be located most easily, they are also the first to be blocked acoustically. We
therefore recommend that you set up your speakers on speaker stands, so that the tweeter radiates its signals
slightly above the heads of the audience. This will ensure both an optimum dispersion of the high-frequency
content and a considerably improved speech intelligibility.
2.2 How to avoid feedback
Always place the microphones (viewed from the audience) behind the B300, never in front of it:
Fig. 2.1: Dos and don’ts of speaker positioning
Use professional floor monitors (e.g. BEHRINGER EUROLIVE F1220 or F1520), so that the musicians on
stage can hear themselves. You can also use your B300 as a monitor speaker, because it can also be set up
at an angle (as shown below), which depends on the microphone(s) used. When microphones with a cardioid
polar pattern are used, the B300 must be positioned as shown below (right, center speaker). When you use a
microphone with a hyper-cardioid polar pattern, you can place either one or two B300’s at an angle of 45° on
the microphone axis (as shown by the shaded speaker boxes to the left and right of the microphone).
Fig. 2.2: B300 as a monitor speaker
2. SETTING UP THE B300