

The optimal angle at which the speakers are aimed at the listener varies from room to room, especially the room size will have a marked influence on the angling and proximity to the side walls, where these are available. To control these reflections, place the outer edges of the speakers as close to the side wall as possible, shortening the time difference between direct sound and first reflections as much as possible. These reflections will greatly affect tonal and stereo balance and even relatively small changes in the speaker’s angle and distance to the side wall can change the room interaction markedly. Our loudspeakers have very wide dispersion which provides a great deal of flexibility in the different rooms and set ups, and despite being a rear ported design it is designed for corner or near wall, much of the set up process is therefore counter intuitive in that it works in the opposite way to “normal” loudspeaker set up (for example move the speaker CLOSER to the rear wall will normally result in a tightening and deepening of the bass reproduction), so bear that in mind when you do the initial set up and later adjustments.Īs a result of its wide dispersion, a very wide listening window, allowing considerable angling (or toe-in) to provide an evenly distributed energy window between the speakers, by allowing adjustment of early sidewall reflections either by adjusting the frequency content to coincide an underpin the direct sound or from interfering with the direct sound from the speakers. (We have included some of this Blu Tack with the instructions and warranty card.)

The speakers should be coupled to the stand by placing four pea-sized balls of Blu Tack on the stand’s top and pushing the speaker down onto these so that they are flattened. For optimal tonal balance, the Audio Note Loudspeakers (except for the AZ series) should be used on their dedicated Audio Note stands.
