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OPTIMIZING THE SOUND

1. RUNNING IN (BREAKING IN)
Speakers are electro mechanical devices. As any mechani-
cal device a speaker needs running in before it reaches
Optimizing
its optimum performance level. During the development
phase we have carefully aligned and trimmed all com-
the sound
ponents to have a perfect balance when fully run in, so
please allow for the speaker to have a run in period of up
to 200 Hours of music playing and an ageing of minimum
6 months before they reach their optimum performance.
1. Running in (breaking in):
During the run in period the final positioning of the
Running in (breaking in): Speakers are electro
speaker cannot be determined as the bass character will
mechanical devices. As any mechanical device
change. Please also allow time for the mid and tweeter
a speaker needs running in before it reaches its
character to fall into place.
optimum performance level. During the develop-
ment phase we have carefully aligned and trimmed
all components to have a perfect balance when
fully run in, so please allow for the speaker to have
a run in period of up to 200 Hours of music play-
ing and an ageing of minimum 6 months before
they reach their optimum performance. During the
run in period the final positioning of the speaker
cannot be determined as the bass character will
change. Please also allow time for the mid and
tweeter character to fall into place.
Example
Measurements Results
Example width
5 meters
Example length
7meters
Your measurements
Measurements Results
Your measured
width – write here
Your measured
length – write here
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2. ADVANCED SETUP
Positioning; Optimizing the Bass character & balance:
Please go to the "Setting Up" section to find the
minimum distances to walls etc. and choose your way
of setting up: "Regular" or "The Narrow Room" setup
A room has standing modes of energy. The most
harmful modes are positioned in multiplications of
1/2 fractions of the room dimensions, I.e. the position
2. Advanced setup:
where the room length, width and height is divided
• Positioning; Optimizing the Bass char-
with 2, 4, 8, 16 etc. The obvious solution is to avoid
acter & balance: Please go to the "Setting
these positions by positioning the speaker in un-even
Up" section to find the minimum distances to
fractions of the room dimensions.
walls etc. and choose your way of setting up:
"Regular" or
The preferred divisions of room dimensions are:
"The Narrow Room" setup
1/3, 2/7, 1/5 & 1/7 see the diagram below.
• A room has standing modes of energy.
The most harmful modes are positioned in
multiplications of 1/2 fractions of the room
dimensions, I.e. the position where the room
length, width and height is divided with 2, 4, 8,
16 etc. The obvious solution is to avoid these
positions by positioning the speaker in un-
even fractions of the room dimensions.
• The preferred divisions of room dimen-
sions are: 1/3, 2/7, 1/5 & 1/7 see the diagram
below.
Divided
Divided
2 ×
by 7
by 5
divided
by 7
0,72
1,0
1,44
1,0
1,4
2,0
Divided
Divided
2 ×
by 7
by 5
divided
by 7
Divided
2 ×
3 ×
by 3
divided
divided
by 5
by 7
1,67
2,0
2,16
2,33
2,8
3,0
Divided
2 ×
3 ×
by 3
divided
divided
by 5
by 7