I bought my pair of Duo's from my (VERY COMPETENT) local dealer (they were his personal speakers). His first advise was; don't listen to what the manual say's about set-up!
Quick and dirty... here ya go.
1. Set the speakers at least 9 feet from your listening positition so the drivers can integrate properly.
2. You want your ears (height) to fall between the bottom of the midrange horn flair and the top of the tweeter horn. Now angle the speakers back so that the tweeter horn is pointed just below your ear.
3. Toe the speakers in so that you can just see the (outside) rear tightening screw through the inside of the front support.
4. IMPORTANT.... set the crossover at about 140Hz (a good starting place). The manual's recommendation is way too high and the reason people complain about bass integration issues with AVG's.
5. Connect you speaker wire to the Midrange horn first and to the other drivers from there. It is highly recommended that you upgrade your wiring harness ASAP. Mine is Cardas Golden ref. which is supposed to be one of the better one's available.
6. I would try to allow at least three feet from the front wall (behind the speakers). The distance between the speakers should be less than the distance to the listening seat as well.
7. I am using Cardas power cords on my speakers.... This is something you might want to consider in the future too.
These are some of the very best speakers I have ever heard and I am very happy to own a pair. Keep tweaking becouse they truely are wonderful when set-up properly.
Hope this helps
Chris
Quick and dirty... here ya go.
1. Set the speakers at least 9 feet from your listening positition so the drivers can integrate properly.
2. You want your ears (height) to fall between the bottom of the midrange horn flair and the top of the tweeter horn. Now angle the speakers back so that the tweeter horn is pointed just below your ear.
3. Toe the speakers in so that you can just see the (outside) rear tightening screw through the inside of the front support.
4. IMPORTANT.... set the crossover at about 140Hz (a good starting place). The manual's recommendation is way too high and the reason people complain about bass integration issues with AVG's.
5. Connect you speaker wire to the Midrange horn first and to the other drivers from there. It is highly recommended that you upgrade your wiring harness ASAP. Mine is Cardas Golden ref. which is supposed to be one of the better one's available.
6. I would try to allow at least three feet from the front wall (behind the speakers). The distance between the speakers should be less than the distance to the listening seat as well.
7. I am using Cardas power cords on my speakers.... This is something you might want to consider in the future too.
These are some of the very best speakers I have ever heard and I am very happy to own a pair. Keep tweaking becouse they truely are wonderful when set-up properly.
Hope this helps
Chris