Verity Audio Sarastro IIS - Manual (Page 6)

SARASTRO II OWNER’S MANUAL
R.2.0 September 2009
VERITY AUDIO
PAGE 6
these and later on (after getting familiar with your
SARASTRO II) bring your own modifications that will
optimize your setup.
First, the distance from the rear wall to the speaker front
baffle of your speaker (midrange center) should be equaled
to the height of your room times 0.62. Then follow the
following instructions according to your own room
characteristics:
1. Your sitting position will be within ten feet (3
meters) from your loudspeakers
Your setup will be according to the equilateral
principle. To form an equilateral triangle, the angle
between you and your two speakers shall be 60
degrees. If you cannot evaluate it, simply measure the
distance from the center of your speaker front baffle
to your listening position. Then, adjust the distance
between your two loudspeakers to the same value.
2. Your sitting position will be more than ten feet (3
meters) away from your loudspeakers
The width of your room divided by 3.6 will give you
the distance from the sidewall to the center of the
front baffle of your speakers.
We suggest that you start with the speakers aligned
directly at you. Then open them slowly until you get the
best soundstage without losing too much center-stage
definition. In most cases, the left speaker should be aligned
toward your left shoulder and the right speaker should be
aligned toward your right shoulder. Opening them will
improve your image width and closing them will improve
your image center definition. Conversely, if you wish to
broaden your listening area, tow them in even more until
they are aligned with your opposite shoulder.
Room Treatment
The SARASTRO II gives its best performance in an average-
furnished domestic listening room. It requires a minimum
of room treatment. Before investing in room treatment we
strongly recommend you to take the time to listen and get
familiar with your speakers. The SARASTRO II has proven to
be a standalone loudspeaker that rarely needs to be
acoustically corrected. A good room placement is usually
the most effective approach.
Figure 1 Room placement method number 1 and different room treatment devices