Placement; Listening Position; Ask Your Dealer; Enjoy Yourself - Martin Logan Dynamo 1000W Manuel D'utilisation

Listening Position

Generally, subwoofers have the most output when placed
in the corner of a room. However, this can also exagger-
ate the subwoofers output making blending difficult. We
recommend starting by placing the subwoofer in a cor-
ner. If, after the full range of tuning techniques have been
employed, the subwoofer sounds like it has too much upper
bass energy try pulling it away from the wall, toward the
listening position. This will lessen the reinforcement of these
problematic frequencies from the wall and likely smooth out
the response. Repeat the tuning techniques with the woofer
controls after you move it (see figure 7).

Ask Your Dealer

Your MartinLogan dealer can suggest many options for
optimal subwoofer placement. They also have many tools
at their disposal, such as experience, familiarity with the
associated equipment, and even sound analysis equipment
which may make the task of determining optimal subwoofer
placement easier.

Enjoy Yourself

The Dynamo 1000W and Dynamo 700W are very
refined subwoofers and will benefit from care in setup.
With the above placement tips in mind you will find, over
months of listening, that small changes can result in mea-
surable differences. As you live with your subwoofer, do
not be afraid to experiment with positioning until you find
the optimal relationship between your room, settings and
subwoofer that gives you the best results. Your efforts will
be rewarded.

Installing in a Cabinet

When placing the subwoofer inside of a cabinet it is rec-
ommended that there be a minimum of three inches of open
space between the cabinet and the front and back sides
(see figure 8).
Figure 7. Dynamo subwoofers as the LFE (effects) channels, MartinLogan
speakers as front, center, and surround (effects) channels. Note the corner
placement of the subwoofers at the front of the listening room.
Figure 8. Placing the subwoofer in a cabinet requires a minimum of three
inches of open space on the front and back.
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