Wilson Audio WATCH Center Channel Series 1 - Manual (Page 36)

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In many cases, L-shaped rooms offer the best environment for speaker setup.
Ideally, speakers should be set up along the primary (longest) leg of the room.
They should fire from the end of the leg (short wall) toward the L, or they should
be along the longest wall. In this way, both speakers are firing the same distance to
the back wall. The asymmetry of the walls in L-shaped rooms resists the buildup
of standing waves (see Figure 5 ).
Z o n e o f N e u t r a l i t y
The “Zone of Neutrality” is an area in a room where the speakers will sound
most natural. This location is where the speakers interact the least with adjacent
room boundaries. It is important to have a clear working space while determining
the Zone of Neutrality.
The following is a simple method to locate the Zone of Neutrality within
your listening environment:
1. Stand against the wall BEHIND the location where you intend placing
your left and right speakers. Speaking in a moderately loud, normal
toned voice and a constant volume, project your voice out into the room.
2. As you slowly walk out from the wall, (it is helpful to have another listen-
er seated in the listening position to aid you in the evaluation), listen to
how the voice “frees up” from the added bass energy and diffuseness
imparted by the rear wall boundary.
3. When you hear the voice “free up” from this artifact, place a piece of tape
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