Alesis M1 ACTIVE - Page 18

Speaker
Insf,allatlon
This
kind
of speaker
placement
also
couples
acoustic
energy
from
the speaker's
cabinet
more
readily
into
the
console's
chassis.
Both
condidons
should'be
reduced
bv
placing
the speakers
on
their
own
stands acousdcally
detached
from,
and
slightly
behind,
the console
as
shown
below.
In
this location,
the reflective
path
off tie
'
console's
control
panel
is now
blocked
by the
meter
bridge.
Random
Reflections
Moving
tlre
monitors
to a
position
behind
the
meter bridge
causes
the
bridge
to block
the
offending reflective path-
Careful
consideration
should
also
be
given
to the physical
spacing
between
the
speakers. Alesis
recommends
that
the distance
between the
speakers for
stereo
applications
equal
the distance
between the Iistener
and
either speaker.
In other
words,
the listener
and the
two speakers
are at
the three comers
of a
triangle having
equal- length
sides.
The illustration
below shows
this concept.
Note that
both
speakers are
tumed in
somewhat,
so that the prime
listening position
is directly in
front of
each speaker.
Applications
that require
monitoring
by more
than one
engineer
are accommodated
by a
smaller rotation
of the
cabinets.
This will widen
the
prime listening
position
somewhat.
The speakers
and
listener
should
be
at
the three comers
of
a triangle
having
equal length
sides
Prime
()
Listening
Position
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