SPEAKER PLACEMENT
Once you have acquired the speakers and worked on the room
acoustics, you can install the speakers. Mount them at ear height so
the mixer doesn’t block their sound. To prevent sound refl ections off
the mixing console, place the speakers on stands behind the console’s meter bridge, rather than putting them on top. For best stereo
imaging, align the speaker drivers vertically and mount the speakers
symmetrically with respect to the side walls. Place the two speakers as far apart as you’re sitting from them; aim them toward you,
and sit exactly between them ( Figure 5.3 ). To get the smoothest lowfrequency response, put the speakers near the shorter wall, and sit
forward of the halfway point in the room.