PLACEMENT IN A ROOM
In a small listening room or with rather wide backwall,
you can also experiment with very different placement than
previously described.
By positioning Gradient Helsinki’s backglass straight against
the backwall you’ll get very open and dynamic soundstage
without much of a space for loudspeaker placement. In this
position woofers should face magnets outwards. However,
avoid direct corner positioning, where speakers are less than
1m from sidewalls
(Room placement 2.)
.
Room placement 2
PLACEMENT IN A ROOM
In a small listening room or with rather wide backwall,
you can also experiment with very different placement than
previously described.
By positioning Gradient Helsinki’s backglass straight against
the backwall you’ll get very open and dynamic soundstage
without much of a space for loudspeaker placement. In this
position woofers should face magnets outwards. However,
avoid direct corner positioning, where speakers are less than
1m from sidewalls
(Room placement 2.)
.
Room placement 2
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
A good quality solid state amplifier, able to give minimum
25W into 8 ohms load per channel, is a good choice for Gra-
dient Helsinki and will satisfy most of the music listeners.
Most modern and vintage tube amplifiers will also work well
with Gradient Helsinki. Though some of them have high
source impedance at lowest frequencies and thus reproduc-
tion of bass is quite round and not as tight as it could be. But
this is also worth of experimenting and heavily depends on a
listening room and personal taste of a listener.
We at Gradient are proud that you have chosen our unique
product and want to wish you enjoyable and relaxing liste-
ning moments with Gradient Helsinki for years to come.
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