GoldenEar Triton Three - Manual (Page 12)

Triton Three Owner’s Manual
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Setting Your Speakers’ Low-Frequency Level Control
Your Triton speakers have a level control which allows you to perfectly tune the output level of the powered
low frequency subwoofer section to match your room, as well as to meet your own personal listening preferences.
The range of adjustment does not allow control beyond typical room/preference settings. We suggest beginning
with the level control set at the 10 o’clock position. (Please note that there are no controls to vary the crossover
points or phase because these have already been designed and engineered into the product to provide the
best possible overall system response — a major performance benefit of having the “built-in” subwoofer.)
VERY IMPORTANT: Setting Channel Levels and Bass Management Systems
Multi-channel surround sound systems have a critical channel balancing procedure for setting the level for all
speakers which must be followed if the system is to perform properly. Many problems relating to the overall sound
of the system can be clearly traced back to improper system balance. Also note that multi-channel surround
sound systems have bass management systems (systems which direct the bass to the various channels) which
vary from unit to unit. This bass management system must also be properly adjusted. Many problems relating to
the overall sound of the system can be traced back to improper bass management.
Bass Management Settings:
On your receiver or A/V processor’s Speaker Setup Menu, set Left and Right main speakers to “Large” and
set Subwoofer to “Yes” or “No” depending on whether you are using the additional LFE input (as discussed
in Speaker Connection section). If you are using the Triton speakers for surround speakers, set the surround
channels of your receiver/processor’s bass management system to “Large” also.
Setting Channel Levels
On your receiver or A/V processor’s Speaker Level Calibration Menu, set each speaker (channel) in the system
to the same volume level. While you can get reasonable results doing this by ear, it is best to use an inexpensive
Sound Pressure (SPL) meter to get better channel to channel balance. Some new receivers and processors have
Auto Set Up functions that use a supplied microphone to set levels automatically.
Setting Low-Frequency Balance When Using Separate LFE Input
We suggest that when you are using a separate LFE input, you set the bass level on your Triton speakers to sound
balanced when listening to music in stereo and use the .1 channel or subwoofer level control in your receiver/
processor to raise or lower the bass level for movie sound effects as you require. Normally the level control of the
left speaker will be set the same as the level control of the right speaker. However, these controls can also be set
differently on the two speakers in order to allow you to vary the response of left and right speakers separately to
compensate for variations and asymmetrical positioning of the left and right speakers in your room (i.e., when
one speaker is closer to a side wall or corner, etc.) if this is how they best fit in your room. This is a unique and
useful feature of the Triton design which allows you much greater flexibility in loudspeaker placement, as well
as additional ability to optimize what could otherwise be a difficult placement situation.
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