Ascendo SV-12, Owner'S Manual

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ROOM SETUP RECOMMENDATIONS

To obtain the best possible sound from your subwoofer integrating with your speaker system, it is 
important to determine where the subwoofer and speakers will sound best in your listening room. 
Room reflections and room modes influence the tonal balance, imaging and overall sonic quality at 
the listening position. Experiment with placement to determine which location offers the best overall 
sound. As a general guide, use the room layout diagram and the following descriptions when setting 
up a home theater system. The subwoofer and speakers shown in the diagram may not always be 
applicable to your system. For best results always use multiple subwoofers.

Placement of the subwoofer will largely determine quality, quantity, and extension of the bass 
frequencies within your listening room. Bass frequencies are reinforced by close room boundaries. 
Placing the subwoofer in a corner will make the subwoofer sound louder and boost the very lowest 
frequencies.

Placing the subwoofer away from corners will provide the least reinforcement, making the bass 
sound subjectively thinner than if the woofer were closer to a corner. Good results can usually be 
obtained by placing multiple subwoofers of the same model in each corner of the room. Sometimes 
placing the woofers in each center position is good, sometimes placing the woofers 1/4th along the 
side walls yields good results taming the first length room mode since you place it in the modal null. 
Experiment with placement of the subwoofer and the sub- amplifier controls, especially the phase, 
to achieve the proper bass balance and integration between the front speakers and the sub.