Bose Acoustimass 5 Series II Owner's guide - Page 7

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Ideally

positioning

your

Acoustimass`-5

Series

II

system

to

get

the

best

sound

One

of

the

real

benefits

of

your

Acousti-

mass-5

system

is

its

flexibility.

For

instance,

the

cube

arrays

of

your

Acoustimass-5

system

are

magnetically

shielded

for

use

with

video

systems.

This

allows

you

to

position

the

cube

arrays

close

to

your

TV

or

monitor

without

adversely

affecting

the

picture

quality

(as

happens

with

conven-

tional,

unshielded

speakers).

Cube

considerations

A.

In

average

-sized

listening

rooms,

the

best

stereo

effects

result

when

the

left

and

right

cube

arrays

are

spaced

6

to

12

feet

apart

(approximately

1.8-3.6

m).

However,

you

can

still

achieve

excellent

results

with

separation

as

little

as

3

feet

(approximately

1

m)

or

as

great

as

15

feet

(approximately

4.5

m).

Note:

For

video

applications,

separation

can

be

less

than

3

feet.

While

this

may

slightly

reduce

performance,

it

will

allow

the

cube

arrays

to

be

located

on

each

side

of

a

Ts/

or

monitor.

B.

Though

there

is

no

"correct'

position

for

the

cube

arrays

or

the

angle

between

them,

the

most

lifelike

sound

will

be

achieved

by

providing

a

balance

of

direct

and

reflected

sound.

Experiment

with

the

positions

of

the

cubes

for

the

results

you

prefer.

Figure

4

shows

some

typical

cube

arrangements.

You

may

choose

to

use

the

cube

arrays

with

both

cubes

facing

forward.

This

eliminates

the

benefits

of

combining

direct

and

reflected

sound,

but

may

be

appropriate

for

very

small

listening

areas.

Acoustimass

module

considerations

Unlike

conventional

floor

standing

or

bookshelf

speakers,

you

can

also

fine-tune.

the

bass

response

of

your

Acoustimass-5

system

without

compromising

accurate

stereo

imaging. Just

change

the

location

of

the

Acoustimass

module

within

your

listening

room.

For

typical

listening

environ-

ments,

positioning

the

module

along

a

wall

3

to

5

feet

(approximately

1

to

1.5

meters)

from

a

corner

provides

a

normal

balance

of

frequencies

from

your

Acoustimass-5

system.

Moving

the

module

close

to

the

walls

and/or

corners

of

your

room

will

increase

bass

response,

while

moving

it

toward

the

center

of

your

room

will

decrease

it.

In

most

rooms,

it

should

be

reasonably

easy

to

choose

a

location

that

is

convenient,

yet

provides

pleasing

bass

response.

Note:

While

the

cube

arrays

are

shielded,

the

Acoustimass

module

is

not

shielded

and

should

always

be

placed

at

least

2

feet

from

any

monitor

or

television.

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