Side Clearance for CSi A6?
Does anyone happen to know about how much side clearance is needed for a CSi A6 center channel?
I just ordered one, and in some of the pictures I noticed that the rear firing ports have the plates over them to reduce chuffing (power port technology, I believe). It looks like the air coming from the ports may get projected out to the sides a bit, and I plan on putting the speakers in a cabinet with only 1 inch of clearance on each side, and about 2-3 inches of clearance on the top. The rear of the cabinet will be open, as I plan to remove the back panel for that section.
The cabinet is also solid wood / veneer, so I imagine I may have to do some sound deadening if there are any resonance issues? (provided there is even room for it).
I just ordered one, and in some of the pictures I noticed that the rear firing ports have the plates over them to reduce chuffing (power port technology, I believe). It looks like the air coming from the ports may get projected out to the sides a bit, and I plan on putting the speakers in a cabinet with only 1 inch of clearance on each side, and about 2-3 inches of clearance on the top. The rear of the cabinet will be open, as I plan to remove the back panel for that section.
The cabinet is also solid wood / veneer, so I imagine I may have to do some sound deadening if there are any resonance issues? (provided there is even room for it).
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Mark - I had my Csi A6 in a pocket in my cabinet set up. Pretty much same as what your describing with minimal side clearance and open back. I also have a closet right next to the cabinet on one side. The sound was great, but after getting a flat screen, I was able to eliminated the pocket and now the center channel is sitting on top of the cabinet, free and open. There was a definate improvement in the center sound. I think I just had alot of sound bouncing around behind the cabinet and against the closet wall. If you get any echoing or reverb in your set up, try adding a sound absorbing panel behind the speaker, that should fix it. Otherwise, enjoy !!!Parasound HCA-2003A & 2205A
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I have mine built into a wall unit. Never knew it needed air space on the top and sides.
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Does it Change the sound if it's got more room around it?
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Does it Change the sound if it's got more room around it?
I don't believe the top and sides have any affect on sound, and you already know the port guards on the rear ports allow you to get it close to a wall or anything of substance.
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Thanks again gents, it looks like it won't be a concern. I had thought having the port so near to something might cause "chuffing" (which I have never experienced on a ported speaker BTW, have only had problems with it on a leaky sealed subwoofer).
