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Location

Fact: Subwoofers reproduce frequencies with

wavelengths that are long in relation to the dimensions

of most living rooms. Standing waves will boost or

cancel various frequencies due to the interaction with

the room boundaries. Moving a subwoofer in a room will

change what you hear in the listening position a lot.

For maximum bass reinforcement, the MiniMe

subwoofer system should be placed in the corner of your

living room, with the subwoofers facing the wall. This

creates acoustical coupling with the walls, which in turn

leads to a 9 decibels of boost in the overall response of

the MiniMe. Keep a 3" clearance between the

subwoofer and the walls.

Fine tuning the MiniMe requires adjustments to

the crossover point, volume control and the phase

switch. These controls are located on the side of the

enclosure. For ease of tuning we recommend that you

turn the MiniMe around to expose the controls, and

place it in position (corner). Set your stereo system to a

moderate listening level and adjust the MiniMe

accordingly. The MiniMe is equipped with a 24 dB / Oct.

Low pass filter designed to eliminate vocals from

entering the system. When tweaking, gradually reduce

the crossover point setting to eliminate vocals from

seeping into the amplifier.

Your Earthquake MiniMe is designed to be placed in a

corner and this will produce optimum performance.

Experiment with at least two corners then decide which

is the best.

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P= Passive Radiator

A= Active Driver

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#1 is very good positioning.

#2 is also excellent but may shake the back wall too

much and cause things on or along the walls to rattle too

much. If this occurs, use the #3 position.

#3 Move the woofer approximately three feet away from

the right wall and place it along the back wall as shown.

This will substantially reduce the rattling of the back wall

and will still pressurize the room with lots of bass.

Although low frequencies are non directional, factors

such as room reflections, standing waves, resonance,

and absorption strongly affect your subwoofer's

performance.

Also position the control panel so that it is not touching

anything and can receive good ventilation.

Using Two Subwoofers

If you choose the use two woofers, the sound output will

double (an increase of ~5dB). Locate the woofers with

one in each corner and experiment with the location and

phase control to achieve the best bass response.

Always drive each woofer through the Left/Mon input

even though you are driving one woofer on a right

channel drive and the other with a left channel drive. If

your pre-amplifier has a single dub/LFE output, use a 'Y'

cable to split it into two outputs.

Remember to keep it at least two or

three feet away from any TV screen,

computer, VCR or magnetic tapes and

discs. This will reduce the chance of

the magnetic field upsetting the TV

screen or erasing your magnetic media.

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