Bose Lifestyle 5 Series III Owner's guide - Page 8

Setting Up Select the locations for your Lifestyle® 5 music system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected and direct sound provides a good stereo image virtually everywhere in the room. You may experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes and the Acoustimass® module to produce the sound most pleasing to you. To adjust your system for the characteristics of your listening room, see "Fine-tuning your system" on page 23. Speaker locations Follow these guidelines to select locations for your Lifestyle® 5 music system. The speaker cables allow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) distance from the Acoustimass® module. CAUTION: Choose a stable and level surface for your speakers. Vibration can cause the speakers to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or highly polished wood. For additional stability, you can add rubber feet to your speakers. You may obtain rubber feet (part no. 178321), free of charge, from Bose®. Contact Bose Customer Service (see listings on the inside back cover). 1. For the most lifelike sound, place the cube arrays 6-12 feet (1.8-3.6 m) apart. They can be as close as 3 feet (1 m) or as far apart as 15 feet (4.6 m). 2. Direct one cube of each array forward. Direct the other cube toward the wall or in a different direction to create reflected sound. (See the illustration of reflected sound patterns in Figure 2.) Note: The cube speakers are magnetically shielded so you can place them close to a TV without affecting picture quality. Note: If you put the speakers in a bookcase unit, be sure to place each one at the front edge of the shelf. Placing speakers in an enclosed space can change the tonal quality of the sound. This effect is minimized if the shelves are filled with books. Figure 2 Recommended speaker locations Left speaker Right speaker Acoustimass module 6 October 22, 2001 AM251174_03_V.pdf