EarthQuake Supernova MKIV-10 User Manual - page 8
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SUPERNOVA MKIV OWNER’S MANUAL
SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT
SPEAKER ARRANGEMENT
SURROUND
RIGHT
SURROUND
LEFT
FRONT
TV/SCREEN
RIGHT
FRONT
LEFT
REAR
RIGHT
REAR
LEFT
SUB
LFE+L
SUB
LFE+R
SUB
LFE
SUB
LFE
Figure 3. Two (2) MKIV Arrangements - Seating Based
Placing the two subwoofers on the vertical axis of the
seating area (faster bass)
Figure 4. Four (4) MKIV Arrangement
More bass in the right places.
SUPERNOVA MKIV USER’S MANUAL
Home theater performance depends very much so on
product performance, room size and speaker
placement. Reading this manual, following your
priorities and these procedures will pay off with a big
improvement to sound quality and sonic performance.
Basics of speaker placement can help you make the
smartest choice for your specific room. There is no
magic bullet in home theater, which is why this is called
custom
home theater. Every speaker has different sonic
characteristics, every room has different acoustic
properties, everyone's ears hear sound a little differently
and your left ear has a different sensitivity than your right
ear. So in the end, you may use this manual as a starting
guideline. However, when it comes to actually setting up
your speaker system, let your own ears be the judge.
Center Channel Speaker Placement
This should be the first speaker you place in your
home theater room. The job of a center channel is to
anchor dialogue and other on-screen sounds to the
screen. Thus, its position depends upon where you
put your TV. Place your center channel directly above
or below your TV — centered, make sure the
speaker's front edge is precisely aligned with the
front edge of your TV screen to reducing distortion
caused by sound reflecting and diffracting off the TV's
cabinet. If possible, the height of the center channel
speakers should be as high as your ears in a sitting
position, as illustrated in Figure 5.
Front Left & Right Speaker Placement
In a home theater system, front speakers are
responsible for movies’ sound tracks and dynamic
actions. The front speakers need to sync the video
event with the audio. For instance, when there is a
moving vehicle from the left to the right of the screen,
the sound should travel from the left front speaker to
the right front speaker. In a two channel stereo
system, the front speakers are responsible for
producing all of the sound: staging, imaging, and
depth of field. Placing the speakers too close to each
other will compromise the stage, while placing them
too far from each other will break the images.
Front speakers should be placed at an equal
distance from the TV and the primary listening spot
(sweet spot). Together with the center channel
Figure 5. Front Speaker Placement
A
B
C
LEFT
RIGHT
CENTER
=
=
A = B = C
SURROUND
RIGHT
SURROUND
LEFT
FRONT
TV/SCREEN
RIGHT
FRONT
LEFT
REAR
RIGHT
REAR
LEFT
SUB
LFE
SUB
LFE
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