Speaker Placement; Speaker Height; Speaker Orientation - M-Audio BX3 Manual De Instrucciones

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 BX3 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 BX3 monitors in their
upright position and avoid laying the speakers
on their sides. The BX3 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 BX3 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.
Left Speaker
Listener
The speakers and listener should
be at the three corners of a
triangle having equal length sides.
Tweeter/Woofer midpoint
Right Speaker
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