Paradigm Monitor SUB 8 - Manuel (Page 7)

SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT
To avoid personal injury, install subwoofer
in a location where any rear amplifier
parts such as panels and/or heatsinks,
etc. cannot be accidentally touched.
Bass is less and less directional as it goes down in frequency.
For best sonic integration, locating your subwoofer between
your front speakers or beside one of them and close to the
back wall will usually provide the best bass performance. If
this location is not possible your subwoofer may be placed
anywhere in the room without affecting the stereo image of
your front speakers or the soundstage of your multichannel
speaker system.
Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b, on page 4, highlight how bass output is
generally affected by room placement. When seated in a
typical listening area of your room, placing the subwoofer
inside the “shaded” areas will typically result in bass
performance as follows:
Fig. 1a: Corner placement provides the most bass, but
sometimes at the expense of accuracy.
Fig. 1b: A subwoofer placed near a wall usually provides a
good balance of quantity and accuracy.
Controls are provided to align your subwoofer’s output to the
other speakers in your system, see the section on “Fine Tuning.”
The Advantages of Using Two Subwoofers
Although a single Paradigm subwoofer provides exceptional
performance and substantial output, the quality (and quantity)
of bass can be further improved with the use of two subwoofers
(Fig. 2). This allows you to randomize the standing waves
within your listening room so that bass will be distributed in
a more uniform manner. Two subwoofers also provide even
lower distortion, especially at high output levels. See Dealer for connection instructions using multiple
subwoofers.
For wireless operation of multiple subwoofers, a PT-2
Transmitter (sold separately) may be used with up to four
subwoofers.
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