| So you've done your homework, you've spent | | | | human ear. The difference however is more drastic |
| countless hours doing research online, you've been to | | | | the larger the speaker is, so this if this can be avoided |
| the electronic store, you've talked with the sales | | | | that would be ideal, if not understand that it is not the |
| associates and you've finally pulled the trigger and | | | | end of the world either. |
| bought your new computer speakers. Regardless if | | | | Finally if neither of those tips can be implemented this is |
| they were $4000 or $40 bucks, any investment is | | | | probably the cream of the crop and likely the most |
| worth tweaking to make it perform at its best and | | | | important yet neglected tip. Envision an equilateral |
| better yet last a long time before you have to buy | | | | triangle in your head and place you and your 2 |
| another pair, in this article you will find things that you | | | | speakers on each of points of intersection. Ideally this |
| could learn from on making the most of out of your | | | | is how you want to place your speakers, so that |
| speakers. | | | | means the same distance between you and speakers |
| Speaker Placement - Speakers sound different when | | | | and the speakers themselves. On top of that be sure |
| they are placed in a bigger room as opposed to | | | | that you have the speakers angled towards you. |
| smaller room. We call this the acoustics of room, and in | | | | Maintenance - There are often simple things that |
| a typical living room/office there are also a lot of things | | | | people can do yet neglect because they don't deem |
| that the sound can bounce off of and sound different | | | | them to be important. I can tell you that these things |
| to the human ear. Of course not all of us want to | | | | can often prolong the performance and life |
| spend hours after hours trying to learn about sonar | | | | expectancy of all your electronics. Things as simple as |
| quality and differences (people dedicate their studies | | | | turning your speakers off when you are not using it, |
| and lives to that kind of stuff) but there are a few | | | | most of the time these speakers are not designed to |
| things that you could make a note of and notice an | | | | be turned on for weeks on end, doing something as |
| improvement from your speakers. | | | | simple as this minimizes the chances of an electrical |
| For sake of discussion let's assume that you have an | | | | shortage. Dust and debris can often damage |
| average size office or room where you have your | | | | speakers, so be sure to periodically clean with a slightly |
| computer speaker setup. One of biggest and most | | | | damp cloth to avoid this problem. |
| evident changes you can make to improve sound | | | | Finally the final tip that I can speak from first hand |
| quality is to have the speakers to approximately be at | | | | experience is that when unplugging the audio jacks be |
| your ear level. At this optimized position you would be | | | | sure not to touch the connectors with your fingers. |
| surprised at some of the sounds you hear from the | | | | Usually more often than not your body produces a |
| highs and mid spectrum that you wouldn't experience | | | | static build up, and the tip of these connectors is a |
| otherwise. Ideally you would want your speakers to be | | | | very attractive point of release for these static shocks. |
| away from a wall, unless of course they are wall | | | | Be aware that when this happens, more likely the |
| mounted speakers, but because if the distance | | | | tweeters/drivers in your speakers will be damaged, |
| between a speaker and a wall is too close, the sound | | | | and at high volumes you would notice a large amount |
| can become a little muddy when translated by the | | | | of static. |