Bose Acoustimass Powered Owner's guide - Page 11

Adjusting

the

Combination

of

Direct

and

Reflected

Sound.

The

cube

arrays

are

a

'

ble

(each

cube

swivels)

to

provide

a

ination

of

reflected

and

direct

sound.

r

ng

in

a

balanced,

lifelike

stereo

image

t

oughout

the

listening

area.

With

cne

cube

in

each

array

angled

toward

a

wall

(for

re-

fl

ected

sound)

and

the

other

cube

in

each

array

facing

directly

into

the

room,

as

illus-

trated

in

Figure

8,

the

music

doesn't

appear

to

come

directly

from

the

speakers,

but

rather.

from

a

musical

sound

stage

that

surrounds

you.

Figure

S.

Adjusting

the

combination

of

reflected

and

direct

sound

(cube

arrays

not

to

scale).

Feel

free

to

experiment

with

the

setting

that

sounds

best

in

your

listening

room.

Experiment

with

the

angles

of

the

cubes

until

you

find

the

arrangement

that

sounds

best

in

your

room

and

best

suits

your

musical

taste.

There

is

no

"correct"

position

for

the

cube

arrays

or

the

angle

between

them,

although

the

most

lifelike

sound

will

be

achieved

by

providing

a

balance

ci

reflected

and

direct

sound.

Remember

that

when

you

are

using

a

balance

of

reflected

and

direct

sound,

you

may

also

use

the

room

compensation

controls

to

help

you

achieve

the

desired

sound

effect.

you

can

also

use

the

cube

arrays

with

both

cubes

facing

forward.

While

this

position

elim-

inates

the

benefits

of

combining

reflected

and

direct

sound,

it

may

be

appropriate

for

very

small

listening

areas

(such

as

desks

or

cubi-

cles).

For

video

applications,

angling

the

top

half

of

each

array

inward

slightly

will

improve

on

-screen

localization.

The

cube

arrays

are

magnetically

shielded,

and

will

not

affect

TV

picture

quality.

m

N

10

Bose Acoustimass Powered Owner's guide - Page 11

magnetically

Page 11 highlights