cer
tain types of grounds like wood floors.
Speakers are delivered with a front grille to protect drivers. It
is possible to use them without this front grille, but we recom-
mend this protection to be kept on to prevent accidental dama-
ge to the drivers
4
.
Powerful drivers generate magnetic fields that can extend
beyond the boundaries of the speaker cabinet. We recom-
mend you keep magnetically sensitive articles (TV, computer
screen, computer discs, audio and video tapes, swipe cards...)
at least 1.5 ft (50 cm) away from the speaker. Cabasse centre
speakers or the ones marked «TV» are not concerned with
this, being magnetically shielded.
P
ositioning speakers in a room
In addition to ver
tical position of the speakers themselves,
their location in the listening room, as well as the acoustical cha-
racteristics of the room, are also very important. As it is impos-
sible to indicate a typical location of speaker systems without
a few tests, we suggest several general rules that are impor-
tant to apply in order to obtain the best listening results.
Optimal positioning f
or a 2.0 or stereo system
5
■
F
or the ideal positioning of your speakers follow diagram.
If «d» is the distance between the two speakers, this distance
must be higher than 5 ft (1.5 m) and the two speakers must be
at equal distance from the listening area which forms with
them an equilateral triangle.
■
The driver
s must be directed towards the listening area.
■
The speak
ers should be located so that their diffusion follows
the longest dimension of the room.
■
Gener
ally speaking it is better to avoid putting the speakers
in the corners of a room as this amplifies the low frequencies
and tends to enhance the room resonances. If possible it is
better to place the speakers at least 8 inches (20 cm) from
the walls.
■
Mor
eover, in order to obtain a more accurate frequency res-
ponse, it is recommended to raise a compact speaker from
12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) above the floor by placing them
on stands. The tweeters of the speakers must be roughly at
the same height of the listener’s ear when the listener is in sit-
ting position.
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No solid object or piece of furnitur
e should be placed between
the speakers and the listener. An effect of mask, even partial dis-
turbs completely the sound reproduction as it attenuates the
high frequencies and also, in most cases, the midrange fre-
quencies.
■
Placing the speak
ers in niches is not recommended. Unless
designed for this application, bookshelf placement will alter the
frequency response of the speaker, especially in the low fre-
quencies. If a bookshelf location cannot be avoid, the speaker
should be set up to minimize various resonance, and the visible
part of the grille must be outside the niche.
Optimal positioning f
or a 2.1
or stereo with a subwoofer system
6
F
or a stereo listening with 2 speakers or 2 satellites and 1 sub-
woofer, we recommend you to place the subwoofer in the
front listening area. The placement of the subwoofer against
a wall reinforces the low frequencies and limit the reflections
from 80 to 200 Hz. However to obtain the best results, it is
always necessary to carry out tests according to the acoustic
of the room.
Optimal positioning f
or a 5.1
or home theatre system
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Setting up a multi-channel Audio-Video sy
stem requires great
care when positioning the specific AV speakers.
■
The centr
e speaker should be placed as close as possible to
the screen and where it sounds best from your listening spot
while offering the optimal picture/dialogues cohesion. Theo-
retically, the screen should be located within a virtual triangle
formed by the acoustical centres of the main speakers and the
centre speaker. Practically speaking, this means that the prin-
cipal speaker should be placed above the screen if the main
speakers are below it, and below the screen if the main spea-
kers are above. The centre speaker should also, if possible, be
set slightly back from the others, so that it is located at the same
distance from the listener as the main speakers.
■
The r
ear speakers or surround should be placed against the
side walls, at listening height. They should not be positioned
far behind the listening zone.
■
The subwoof
er should be placed in the front listening area,
its position against a wall reinforces the extreme low register and
limits the reflections between 80 and 200 Hz. However to
obtain the best result, it is always necessary to carry out tests
according to the acoustics of the room.
Your AV processor enables the adjustment in level and delay of
each of the 5/6/7 channels of your system. Fine-tuning is neces-
sary to obtain a perfect sound stage.
Turn off all the amplifiers before interconnecting them to the
loudspeakers. In order to connect loudspeakers properly, it is
most important to keep in mind the following two factors:
cable section and phase.
CONNECTION
Cable section
T
o get the full sonic potential of Cabasse loudspeakers and
avoid power losses, the cables connecting the speakers to the
power amplifier must
have the lowest pos-
sible electrical resis-
tance. To help you in
choosing the correct
cable gauge, follow
diagram.
Phase
In order to maint
ain the phase relationship and frequency
balance of the loudspeaker system, both loudspeakers must be
properly connected to the power amplifier. When properly
connected, the cones of the drivers of both loudspeakers will
move in the same direction when driven by identical speakers
will move in the same signals. If the cones move in opposite
directions, the resulting out of phase signals will create a per-
ceptible power loss, particularly in the low frequencies. The
stereophonic message will also be degraded. Amplifier and
speaker manufacturers typically indicate connection polarity in
one of two ways: red and black or plus and minus. In either
case, always connect red or plus to red or plus and black or
minus to black or minus. Connec-
tions should be identical for both
channels. To check that the spea-
kers are in correct phase, switch
the system to mono while music
is being played. if the amplifier
does not have a phase inversion
switch, it will be necessary to
change over the connections on
one only of the loudspeakers. If
in correct phase, the image should
e
n
g
l
i
s
h
Lenght betw
een recommanded
amplifier and loudspeakers
section
4.5 m
1.5 mm
2
6 m
2 mm
2
7.5 m
2.5 mm
2
9 m
3 mm
2
12 m
4 mm
2
A
ttention,
before oper
ating the unit,
be sure that the
operating voltage
of your unit is identical
with that of your local
power voltage.
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