Revel F12 - Manual (Page 10)

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REVEL Concerta F12
Owner’s Manual
INSTALLATION
CONSIDERATIONS
Loudspeaker fidelity depends on the following
three factors:
1. Loudspeaker accuracy
2. Loudspeaker placement
3. Listening room acoustics
Advanced Revel design features allow the
F12 to achieve exceptional acoustical
precision. As a result, experimenting with
loudspeaker placement and listening room
acoustics have the most significant impact
on the F12 loudspeaker’s performance.
LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT
The bulleted items that begin below
indicate important loudspeaker placement
considerations for the F12.
• Remove all obstructions between the
F12 and the primary listening position.
For instance, a coffee table between the
F12 and the primary listening position
will degrade stereo imaging and timbre.
Placing the F12s near large objects may
also cause unwanted reflections.
• For the best stereo imaging, place the
F12s at equal distances from the
primary listening position and in sym-
metry with the room as shown in
Figure 6 (right).
• For optimal stereo imaging and timbre,
point the F12s almost directly toward
the primary listening position as
shown in Figure 6 (right). The toe-in
angle can be reduced to widen the
soundstage, even to the point at which
the F12s are pointing straight forward.
• Move the F12s farther from the front
and side listening room walls to
improve stereo imaging and the sense
of spaciousness in the listening space.
• Move the F12s closer to the corners or
walls of the listening room to increase
bass response.
LISTENING ROOM ACOUSTICS
Listening rooms have a profound impact
on sound quality, particularly at lower fre-
quencies below 400Hz. Ideally, listening
rooms would include optimized dimensional
ratios to minimize the effects of room
resonances. But in reality, most listening
rooms are not designed to enhance
loudspeaker performance.
The interaction between loudspeakers and
listening rooms is complex, depending on
two important factors that affect the loud-
speaker and the listener.
Figure 6: Loudspeaker Placement