Paradigm Speaker ADP SURROUND/REAR SPEAKERS User Manual download pdf (Page 6)

All Paradigm

speakers are designed to provide exceptional sound in a

wide variety of domestic settings. However, it is important to note that

listening room construction, dimensions and furnishings all play a part in

the quality of sound you ultimately achieve. Your listening room will

impose its own character on the performance capabilities of any speaker

system. The extra care you take in correctly positioning the speakers will

result in greater listening enjoyment. Keep the following guidelines in mind

when deciding on the best speaker placement:

• Mid and high frequencies are affected by the amount of soft furnishings

in your room – curtains, carpets, sofas, wall coverings, etc. An excess of

such items can result in a somewhat dull sound. The same room without

any soft furnishings can produce a bright overall sound. The typical

quantity of soft furnishings found in most living situations provides the

right acoustic characteristics to allow the speakers to sound balanced.

• Concrete floors and walls tend to aggravate low-frequency standing

wave problems and are less preferred.

• Rooms where height, width and length are similar should be avoided as

they can exhibit significant low-frequency standing wave problems. This

may result in reduced clarity. If no other room is possible, experiment

with speaker placement to minimize acoustic problems.

ROOM ACOUSTICS

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Paradigm

ADP

™

Surround/Rear speakers are a full bandwidth design,

precisely timbre matched to Paradigm

front and center speakers to ensure

a profoundly seamless multichannel soundstage. They are designed to be

used with their drivers firing toward the front speakers and back wall,

ensuring a large reverberant soundfield.

5.1 Configuration – Side Wall

Placement

(Fig. 2a)

Position speakers on either side of the primary listening area, about

6 – 9 ft (2 – 3 m) high.

5.1 Configuration – Corner

Placement

(Fig. 2b)

Alternatively, ADP

™

surround speakers can be placed in each of the

adjacent back corners behind the primary listening area. They can also be

moved out from the back corners (maintaining the same angle position) and

placed as close as 3 ft (1 m) from the main listening area.

6.1 Configuration

(Fig. 2c)

Begin with the

5.1 Surround Configuration – Side Wall Placement

, outlined

earlier, then place one ADP

™

speaker in the center rear, behind the primary

listening area.

7.1 Configuration

(Fig. 2d)

Begin with the

5.1 Surround Configuration – Side Wall Placement

outlined earlier, then position another pair of ADP

™

speakers behind

the primary listening area, with one speaker positioned slightly right of

the seating position, the other slightly left.

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