Steinway & Sons Model A – Installation Manual
LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT IN THE ROOM
Guidelines for Room Placement
Regardless of speaker positioning, the Steinway Lyngdorf RoomPerfectTM calibration will always ensure that
the frequency response in the listening position remains the same from both speakers, and the best possible
sound performance in the room will be achieved. Always use your ears for positioning the speakers, but for
ideal sound performance the following recommendations apply to the Model A:
• The Model A is designed to be placed against the wall. Place the loudspeaker as close as possible to the
wall behind it, without touching the wall or the wall’s baseboard.
• The setup should be in accordance with the basic stereo triangle (60x60x60 degrees)
• If a symmetrical setup and stereo triangle is impossible and the distance from each speaker to the
listening position is different, this can be compensated digitally by adjusting the setup in the Processor.
• Each speaker should ideally be placed at least 1.5 meter or 4.8 feet away from side walls.
• Both speakers should ideally have the same amount of side reflections, i.e. symmetrical positions in the
room relative to adjacent walls.
• In most listening positions and speaker placements, no toe-in is required, meaning the loudspeaker should
stand in parallel to the wall behind it.
• In listening positions or room layouts where the loudspeakers stand far away from each other, a slight toe-
in will improve the high frequency response at the listening position. The wider the setup, the more you
need to adjust the toe-in. The tweeters should not be aimed directly at your ears
• After the speaker placement and listening positions have been chosen, run the RoomPerfectTM calibration
in your Steinway Lyngdorf Processor.
