M-Audio Studiophile CX5 [10/15] Cx5 user guide

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CX5 User Guide

3. Using a subwoofer:

If you plan to use a subwoofer with your CX monitors, you will need to ﬁlter out low

frequency sounds so that only the subwoofer plays low-frequency sounds (the CX

monitors will only play midrange and high-frequency sounds, in this scenario). This

needs to be done so that the subwoofer and CX monitors do not both play the same

low-frequency sounds, causing a greatly exaggerated bass response within your

studio.

The CX line of monitors address all three of these issues with the following switches:

Acoustic Space Switch

As stated earlier in this section, your CX

monitors should ideally be placed at least one

foot away from the nearest wall, ceiling, or

other large, ﬂat surface. In the real-world, this

may be impractical due to space limitations

within your studio. For that reason, CX

monitors feature an Acoustic Space Switch.

This switch compensates for placement near

walls by “shelving” (reducing) frequencies below 200 Hz. This switch should be set

as follows:

0dB This default setting should be used if the monitors are placed at least one

foot away from the nearest wall.

-2dB This setting reduces frequencies below 200 Hz by 2dB. Use this setting if

the speakers must be placed closer than one foot from the nearest wall.

-4dB This setting reduces frequencies below 200 Hz by 4dB. Use this setting if

the speakers must be placed within one foot of the corner of a room (i.e.,

the intersection of two walls).

TIP: Be sure to leave at least

3” of space between the rear of

the speaker and a wall to allow

the rear-ﬁring port to “breathe”

properly. Placing the speaker

any closer than 3” may adversely

affect low-frequency response.