Alesis Elevate 6 Passive User Guide - Page 4

Setup The configuration and placement of your monitors in your studio can affect their performance. Use the following guidelines to get the best performance out of your monitors. Placement Place your monitors 3-5 feet (1-1.5 meters) apart from each other and from you so that they form an equilateral triangle with your position when viewed from above. Angle them slightly inward so that the drivers face you. In general, we recommend placing them at least 3 feet (approximately 1 meter) away from the nearest wall and other flat surfaces. Tips: Make sure your studio and monitors are equidistant from the walls on either side of it. This helps ensure proper symmetry of your stereo signal. If possible, set up your studio and monitors in the "front" third of the room. This helps prevent the reflections of peak frequencies from building up. If possible, place your monitors on speaker stands instead of directly on your desk. Desks tend to resonate sympathetically at low frequencies and may adversely affect the monitors' bass response. If you cannot use speaker stands, try placing the monitors on isolation pads to acoustically "de-couple" the monitors from the desk. Use other sound-absorbent materials (carpeting, foam, etc.) to prevent reflections in the room. Height Position the monitors so that they are parallel to the ground and that your ears are between the midpoint of the woofer and the tweeter. Orientation If possible, place the monitors in their upright position; avoid laying them on their sides. The woofer and tweeter are vertically aligned and will provide the best performance when the monitors are upright. Placing them on their sides may create strong reflections from nearby surfaces resulting in spectrally unbalanced sound. If your monitors must be oriented horizontally due to space or line-of-sight considerations, place them so that their tweeters are on the "inside" to improve imaging. 4 Tweeters