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Setting up
To obtain optimal sound results, it is generally necessary to try out different set-ups.
Since the room conditions have a major effect on sound reproduction, we suggest
below a few useful approaches for positioning your AURUM loudspeakers.
Main speakers (front)
Where the speakers are positioned in the listening space has a decisive effect on
their sound. Placing the speakers near the corners of the room will essentially give
you loud bass reproduction but with little outline. On the other hand, speakers
positioned well away from the walls sound precise, but also very bright and thin. The
best solution is to place the speakers with at least 30 cm between their backs and
the nearest wall. To avoid loud wall reflections, the distance from the side walls of the
room can even be 50 cm or more. With their slanted fronts, the floorstand speakers
are specially adapted to acoustic demands. Bookshelf speaker units sound best on
a speaker stand or shelf, with the tweeters arranged at ear height. The cases should
be angled and slightly tilted to achieve this.
So far as possible, the speakers should be equidistant from the listening position,
while the distance of the speakers from each other can be rather less than the
distance from the listener.
Front center speaker
The center speaker isn't magnetically shielded and therefore causes colour and
geometry problems in TV images and must not be placed directly on the television, if
at all possible. Since it can't be placed on the TV set, the center speaker can be set
lying down underneath it. The speaker should be at least 30 cm from the television,
and a minimum of 20 cm from the floor.
Apart from the above, we recommend angling the center speaker so that the
tweeter is aimed at the listener in order to enjoy its full sound potential.
Rear center speaker
In contrast to 5.1 surround sets, 6.1 systems have an additional rear center
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