Onkyo TX-SR601E, TX-SR701E, TX-SR601, TX-SR701: 7.1 Surround Sound Speaker Setup Manual

Connecting speakers

Before connecting the speakers, it is very important to place them properly for the optimum sound space for your listening pleasure. Be sure to refer to the instruction manuals that came with the speakers during placement and connection. Furthermore, be aware that for surround playback, the conﬁguration and placement of your speakers are both very important.

Subwoofer

When bass sound is reproduced, its volume and quality greatly depend on subwoofer placement. Those characteristics also depends on the shape of your listening room as well as your listening point. Generally speaking, good bass sound is obtained when the subwoofer is placed in the corner of the room or at one-third the length of the room.

Standard speaker setup for surround sound

•Front right and left speakers Produces a basic sound image.

•Center speaker

Produces a rich sound image by serving as a sound source for the front right and left speakers and enhancing the sonic movement.

•Surround right and left speakers

Adds three-dimensional sonic movement and produces environmental sound associated with the background and effect sound for each scene.

•Surround back speaker

Required for enjoying Dolby Digital EX, THX Surround EX (TX-SR701/701E only), or DTS-ES audio.

Improves the quality of sound effects and the realistic acoustics.

•Subwoofer

Produces powerful and heavy bass.

Minimum speaker conﬁguration for surround sound playback

•Front right and left speakers

•Surround right and left speakers

The sound recorded for the center speaker and the subwoofer will be properly distributed to the front right and left speakers for optimized surround playback.

Speaker placement

Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the size of your room and the wall coverings. Here, only typical examples of speaker placement and recommendations are shown.

Important points regarding speaker placement

Front left and right speakers and center speaker

•Place these three speakers all at the same height.

•Place each speaker so that it is aimed at the location of the listener’s ears when at the listening position.

•Place front left and right speakers at the same distance from the listening position.

Surround left and right speakers

Place these speakers so that their height is 3 feet (1 meter) higher than that of the listener’s ears.

Surround back speakers

Center

1/3 room length

(Only one surround back speaker)

	1	2
3	4	5
6		7
	10
	8

(Two surround back speakers (TX-SR701/701E only))

Layout with dipolar				Layout with monopolar
speakers				speakers

			2			2
		1	2		1	2
			5	3
	3	4	5	3	4		5

6	7	6	7
10			10

		8	9			8	9
1.	TV or screen			7.	Surround right speaker
2.	Subwoofer			8.	Surround back speaker
3.	Front left speaker				(or Surround back left
4.	Center speaker				speaker)
5.	Front right speaker			9.	Surround back right
6.	Surround left speaker				speaker

•Place these speakers so that their height is 3 feet (1 meter) higher than that of the listener’s ears.

•(TX-SR701/701E only) When using surround back left and right speakers, place them behind the listener so that the angles between the lines from each speaker to the listener and a line straight back from the listener are less than 30 degrees.

10. Listening position

Most dipoles have an arrow on them to indicate their orientation in which that should be placed. For the correct acoustical phasing in the room, dipolar surround speakers should be placed so that their arrows point forward toward the screen and dipolar surround back speakers should be placed so that their arrows point to each other.