Alesis Elevate 3 MKII User Manual - Page 4

Speaker Placement The placement of your speakers has a huge impact on how well they will perform in your studio. Although nearfield studio monitors are designed to be more forgiving when it comes to placement, you should do your best to make sure they form an equilateral triangle relative to your head. In other words, make sure that each speaker is equally distant from both your head as well as the other speaker. Once each speaker has been placed, rotate the speakers slightly so that the drivers are pointing toward the listener. Take a look at the diagram on the right. Notice that the distance from the listener's head to each speaker is the same as the distance between the left and right speakers. Also note that the speakers are turned slightly so that the drivers are facing the listener. This is an ideal setup but if it is not practical (or possible) to do this, try to match this setup as closely as possible. Speaker Height The ideal height for Elevate 3 is so that the speaker is parallel to the ground and that the midpoint of the woofer and tweeter is at ear-height. The diagram to the right demonstrates the ideal placement height of the speakers relative to the listener. Notice that the listener's ears are directly between the woofer and tweeter. Speaker Orientation If possible, place the Elevate 3 monitors in their upright position and avoid laying the speakers on their sides. The Elevate 3 woofer and tweeter are vertically aligned and will provide the best performance when the speakers are placed upright. Placing them on their sides may create strong reflections from nearby surfaces resulting in spectrally unbalanced sound. If your Elevate 3 monitors must be oriented horizontally due to space or line-of-sight considerations, place the speakers so that their tweeter is on the "inside" to improve imaging. 4 Left Speaker Right Speaker Listener The speakers and listener should be at the three corners of a triangle having equal length sides. tweeter/woofer midpoint