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wpauge
February 27th, 2011, 10:24 PM
Hi, I will be purchasing a pair of HB-1 mk2 and a HC-1 mk2 for my front stage in my home theater soon and have a quick question about set-up. I am using a Marantz receiver and will be using the set-up for both music and home theater. The speakers being replaced are home-made MB-Quart ported boxes and I look forward to using the HSUs. The speakers are on a shelf approximately 8' above the TV and angled down to create the sweet spot in front of the listeners. My question is on how to place the HB-1s, with the tweeter placed on the outside or the inside? and I thought that I had read somewhere that the tweeters should be rotated if the HB-1s were to be used horizontally? Any other advise would be appreciated. Thanks Bill.

Pete_Hsu
March 10th, 2011, 3:36 PM
Hi Bill,

When using the HB-1 MK2's on their side, the horn should be rotated 90 degrees to get the best dispersion characteristics. I suggest setting them up so that the tweeters are facing inward. The general rule of thumb is that you always want the horn tweeter to be closer to your ear than the 6.5" diameter woofer.

Sincerely,