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5.

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Selecting

the

locations

for

your

Lifestyle

°

800

system

When

you

place

your

speakers

according

to

the

guidelines

below,

they

provide

the

audio

•

atmosphere

of

a

home

theater.

You

may

experiment

with

the

placement

and

orientation

of

the

cubes

to

produce

the

sound

most

pleasing

to

you.

For

the

best

surround

effect,

adjust

the

speakers

so

you

cannot

pinpoint

where

the

sound

comes

from.

It

is

preferable

not

to

aim

the

cubes

directly

at

the

listener.

For

more

discussion

of

speaker

placement

and

room

acoustics,

see

"Fine-tuning

your

system"

on

page

27.

Speaker

locations

Follow

these

guidelines

to

select

locations

that

provide

the

maximum

home

theater

effect

from

your

Lifestyle"

800

system

(Figures

2

and

3).

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.

If

you

are

placing

the

center

speaker

on

top

of

the

television,

use

the

smaller

of

the

two

sets

of

four

rubber

feet

provided.

You

may

obtain

additional

rubber

feet

(part

no.

178321),

free

of

charge,

by

contacting

Bose'

Customer

Service

(see

listings

on

the

inside

back

cover).

Left

and

right

front

speakers

The

sound

from

the

left

and

right

front

speakers

should

seem

to

appear

at

the

edge

of

the

picture,

so

that

the

acoustic

image

is

close

to

the

size

of

the

visual

image

(Figure

2).

1.

Place

the

cubes

so

that

they

line

up

with

the

center

of

the

TV

screen.

2.

Place

them

up

to

3

feet

(1

m)

from

the

edge

of

the

N

screen.

We

recommend

a

maximum

distance

of

3

feet

(1

m)

so

that

the

sound

does

not

become

too

separated

from

the

picture.

You

may

wish

to

vary

this

distance

based

on

room

condi-

tions

and

personal

preference.

The

front

cables

allow

the

cube

speakers

to

be

placed

u

to

20

feet

(6.1

m)

from

the

Acoustimass

°

module.

3.

Direct

the

cube

toward

the

wall

or

in

a

different

direction

to

create

reflected

sound.

(See

the

illustration

of

reflected

sound

patterns

in

Figure

3.)

Note:

The

cube

speakers

are

magnetically

shielded

so

you

can

place

them

close

to

the

TV

without

affecting

picture

quality

Center

speaker

The

sound

from

the

center

speaker

should

appear

to

come

directly

from

the

center

of

the

picture

(Figure

2).

The

center

speaker

cable

allows

up

to

20

feet

(6.1

m)

distance

from

the

Acoustimass

module.

1.

Place

the

center

speaker

directly

above

or

below

the

center

of

the

TV

screen,

or

at

the

closest

convenient

location.

2.

Align

the

speaker

with

the

front

of

the

N

screen

(not

pushed

to

the

back

of

the

-

11.0.

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.

A

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