Acoustic Energy Linear Centre Owner's Manual - Page 4

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1. 8 Specification

4. Positioning

The position of the speakers in a home theatre installation will have great

influence over its performance. It is worth spending some time experimenting

both with the finer points of speaker positioning, as well as the larger scale

issues of room layout. Diagram One illustrates an idealised general home

theatre speaker layout.

If you are already familiar with the characteristics of your home theatre room,

and the way speakers perform in it, you may already have a good feel for

where to position your Linear Centre. However, installing any new speaker

component provides a good opportunity to review an existing set-up and

perhaps make improvements.

The position requirements for a Linear Centre are as follows:

•

Between 0.05 and 0.5 metres from the rear wall.

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Generally in-line with the display screen.

•

Directly above or below the display screen.

Diagram One

Left

Front

Sub-woofer

Left

Surround

Alternative

or Extra Left

Surround

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Linear 7 Rev C

Centre

Viewing/listening position

Alternative or

Extra Right

Surround

Don't worry if, thanks to the architecture or layout

of your room, it is not practical to follow each

requirement or the layout diagram exactly. The

most important thing is to experiment with the

different options that are practical and find the one

that works best.

Once your Linear Centre is connected (see Section

5) and working, and you begin to become familiar

with its performance, it is likely to be worthwhile

experimenting a little more with its positioning.

For example, reducing the distance between the

speaker and the rear wall will increase the level of

bass and low midrange making the speaker sound

warmer. The warmth however is likely to be gained

at the expense of some mid-range clarity.

Right

Front

Right

Surround

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