Verity Audio Tamino - Manual (Page 6)

Tamino OWNER’S MANUAL
V.3.0 March 10, 2004
VERITY AUDIO PAGE 6
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Equilateral triangle
Ceiling Flutter Echo
Damping
Diffusor
Bass Trap
0.618 Ceiling Height
Figure 1: Room placement method no. 1 and different room treatment devices.
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 side wall 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 Tamino 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 Tamino has proven to be a standalone
loudspeaker that rarely needs to be acoustically corrected. A
good room placement is usually the most effective approach.