7 

Setup 

 
The configuration and placement of your M3-8 monitors on speaker stands or your desktop 
workstation may affect the performance of the speakers. Use the following tips to achieve the 
best performance out of your M3-8 monitors: 
 

Speaker Placement 

 
Place the M3-8 monitors so that the two speakers 
and the engineer form an equilateral triangle when 
viewed from above. Angle the speakers slightly 
inward so that all three drivers face the engineer. 

In general, it is recommended that M3-8 monitors 
be placed at least one foot away from the nearest 
wall, ceiling, or any other large, flat surface (the 
reason for this is covered in detail in the following 
chapter of this guide). If practical considerations 
such as limited studio space make this impossible, 
M3-8 monitors include three separate equalizer 
controls to compensate for placement near walls 
and corners, as well as to compensate for the 
general acoustic response of your monitoring 
environment. 
 

Speaker Height 

 
Position the speakers so that they are parallel to 
the ground and that your ears are between the 
midpoint of the woofer and the midrange 
driver/tweeter. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Speaker Orientation 

 
If possible, place the M3-8 monitors in their upright position and avoid laying the speakers on 
their sides. The M3-8 woofer and midrange driver/tweeter are vertically aligned and will provide 
the best performance when the speakers are placed upright. Placing them on their sides may 
create strong reflections from nearby surfaces resulting in spectrally unbalanced sound. 

If your M3-8 monitors must be oriented horizontally due to space or line-of-sight considerations, 
place the speakers so that their midrange driver/tweeter is on the "inside" to improve imaging. 
 

Tweeters