Wilson Audio WATCH Dog Subwoofer Series-2 - Manual (Page 30)

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Section 4.1 - Choosing a Listening Position
Home Theater
Decide where you want your listening position to be. Please remember that
your WATCH System can fill most rooms with beautiful sound. However, we want to
ensure that you enjoy the benefits of the group delay adjustment features that are built
into all Wilson Audio products.
Speaker Placement vs. Listening Position - Main Speakers
The location of your listening position is as important as the careful setup
placement of your speakers in your room. The listening position should ideally be no
more than 1.1 to 1.25 times the distance between the left and right channel tweeters
on each speaker. Therefore, in a long rectangular room of 12’ x 18’, if the speaker
tweeters are going to be 9’ apart, you should be sitting 9’11’’ to 11’3’’ from the speak-
er. This would be about halfway down the long axis of the room. Experiment carefully
for best low frequency response.
Some people place the speakers on one end and sit at the other end of the
room. Needless to say, this will not yield the finest sound. Carefully consider your lis-
tening position for optimal performance. Our experience has shown that any listening
position which places your head closer than 14” to a room boundary will diminish the
sonic results of your listening.
Another important aspect of speaker placement is how far the speakers are
positioned from the wall behind them. The closer the loudspeaker is to the back wall,
the more pronounced the low bass energy and centering of the image will be.
However, this comes at a definite reduction in stage size and bloom, as well as a dete-
rioration of upper bass quality. The best locations are those that maximize the proper
balance of these two factors. Remember, if you are partial to bass response or air and
bloom, be careful not to overcompensate your adjustments to maximize their effects.
Improperly balanced systems (setups that favor one factor at the expense of others)
are sometimes pleasing in the short term, but long term satisfaction is always