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4 Speaker Placement

For optimal performance of the Statement e2 system we

recommend that the ESL/Transition towers be placed

approximately five to seven feet from the front wall (the

wall in front of the listening position) and at least two feet

from the side walls. The subwoofer towers should be

placed diagonally (or against a wall) in the front corners of

the room with at least one foot of clearance between the

woofers and the walls. The listening position should be

farther than the distance between the speakers them-

selves. What you are trying to attain is the impression of

good center imaging and stage width (see figure 1).

There is no exact distance between speakers and listener,

but there is a relationship. In long rooms, naturally, that

relationship changes. The distance between the speakers

will be far less than the distance from you to the speaker

system. However, in a wide room, you will still find that if

the distance from the listener to the speakers becomes

smaller than the distance between the speakers themselves,

the image will no longer focus in the center.

Near-field reflections can occur from your back wall, the

wall behind the listening position. If your listening position

is close to the back wall, these reflections can cause problems

and confuse the quality of imaging. Actually it is better for

the wall behind you to be soft rather than bright. If you

have a hard back wall and your listening position is close

to it, experiment with devices that will soften and absorb

information (i.e., wall hangings and possibly even sound

absorbing panels).

The Wall Behind the Speakers

The front surface, the wall behind your speakers, should not

be extremely hard or soft. For instance, a pane of glass

will cause reflections, brightness and confused imaging.

Curtains, drapery and objects such as bookshelves can

be placed along the wall to soften a hard surface. A standard

sheet rock or textured wall is generally an adequate

surface if the rest of the room is not too bright and hard.

Sometimes walls can be too soft. If the entire front wall

consists of only heavy drapery, your system can sound too

soft or dull. You may hear dull, muted music with little

ambience. Harder room surfaces will actually help in this case.

The front surface should, optimally, be one long wall

without any doors or openings. If you have openings, the

reflection and bass characteristics from one channel to the

other can be different.

The Side Walls

The same requirements exist for side walls. Additionally, a

good rule of thumb is to have the side walls as far away

from the speaker sides as possible, minimizing near-field

side wall reflections. Sometimes, if the system is bright or

the imaging is not to your liking, and the side walls are

very near, try putting curtains or softening material directly

to the edge of each speaker. An ideal side wall, however,

is no side wall at all.

Initial Speaker Placement

The Wall Behind the Listener

PEAKER

LACEMENT

Figure 1. Initial Speaker Placement.