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SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT AND POSITIONING IN-ROOM
The goal of proper subwoofer placement is to achieve a smooth,
extended bass response. We strongly recommend that you
experiment with placement before choosing a final location for your
subwoofer.
• Place next to a wall to increase the amount of deep bass.
• Placing in a corner (1) for even more deep bass.
Note: Placing in a corner (1) also activates room modes
which can make the bass response less smooth.
• Placing the subwoofer along the same plane as the left and
right speakers (2) produces the best acoustic integration with
the main speakers.
• Placing the subwoofer close to the listening position (3) helps
remove poor bass response caused by room variations.
The best way to determine the location for the subwoofer is by
temporarily placing it in the listening position and playing music with
strong bass and midbass content. Then listen while moving around to
the various available positions for the subwoofer in the room. Putting
your ears where the subwoofer would be placed is best. The best
subwoofer location is the one where you perceive the best bass
performance and midbass blend, due to acoustic reciprocity. Place
the subwoofer in that location.
While it is true that in general our ears do not hear directional sounds
at the low frequencies where subwoofers operate, when installing a
subwoofer within the limited confines of a room, the reflections,
standing waves, and absorptions generated within the room will
strongly influence the performance of any subwoofer system. As a
result, the specific location of the subwoofer in the room does
become important to the amount and quality of bass that is produced.
7.1-CHANNEL SYSTEM (MA710)
When you use surround-channel speakers in a 7.1-channel system, place the side surround side speakers directly to the sides
of the listening position. Ideally, they should be 5-6 feet (1.5m-1.8m) above the floor.
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