Positioning
Foam Bung
Concept series loudspeakers are rear ported and designed to work best
with at least 0.2m of free space behind them. Generally, the closer the
loudspeakers are to the rear wall the more the bass frequencies will be
reinforced until they overwhelm the overall sound. In this instance closing
the rear port with the foam bung will tend to reduce bass, which is useful
when domestic circumstances demand that the loudspeaker is used
closer to a rear wall, as when wall mounted.
Ensure that the bungs are fitted snugly into the port but avoid inserting
them too far. You will find the overall level of bass is reduced but bass
extension and definition will be increased. The optimal position of the
loudspeakers will only be found through experimentation and by making
small adjustments during the first few listening sessions.
Loudspeaker positioning in a room is not an exact science. Even experts
will find it necessary to experiment.
Try to achieve the best balance between bass quantity versus quality and
vocal quality versus intelligibility.
Concept 30
The Concept 30 loudspeakers are ideally mounted on FS75 stands and
can also be wall mounted on the WB75 wall bracket. Stand mounted
loudspeakers should be treated as floorstanding loudspeakers except that
the loudspeaker may be placed a little closer to the back wall.
Concept 50
The Concept 50 loudspeakers should be positioned at least 0.2m from
a back wall, 0.5m from the side walls and placed 2.0 – 4.0 m apart and
equidistant from the seated listener. Turning the loudspeakers slightly
inwards will sharpen the stereo image at the expense of a narrower sound
stage.
>0.2 m
Concept 90
The Concept 90 loudspeaker should be positioned at least 0.2m from a
back wall and central to a TV screen.
7
2.0 - 4.0 m
>0.5 m