Centre, Subwoofer, Front left and right

Centre

The centre speaker allows for a more realistic reproduction of dialogue. The centre speaker should have a similar tonal balance to the front left and right speakers and be positioned at a similar height.

Subwoofer

A subwoofer will greatly improve the bass performance of your system. This is useful for reproducing special cinema effects, especially where a dedicated LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel is available, as with many discs encoded with Dolby or DTS technologies.

More than one subwoofer unit may be required for larger installations, particularly in rooms of a timber frame construction. Multiple subwoofers need care in placement because there may be cancellation effects between the units and you may require expert advice.

Front left and right

Position your front left and right speakers to

achieve a good stereo image for normal musical

reproduction as well as for the multichannel

modes. If they are placed too close together there

Surround left and right

will be a lack of spaciousness; if they are placed

too far apart a stereo image will appear to have a

The surround left and right

speakers reproduce

large ‘hole’ in the middle and will be presented in

SBL

SBR

the ambient sound and effects present in a

two halves. If there is no practical alternative to

multichannel home cinema system and should be

placing the speakers widely apart, this effect can

installed slightly higher than the listener’s ears.

be overcome in music reproduction by using the

centre sound extraction from the left and right

speakers (see Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode).

Surround back left and right

Single surround back centre speaker

The surround back left and right speakers

It is also possible to use a single surround back

are used to add extra depth and better

speaker positioned centrally behind the listening

sound localisation and should be installed

position instead of two. In this case connect it to

approximately one metre higher than the

the SBL speaker output. Follow the instructions in

listener’s ears. Place the two surround

the ‘Spkr Types’ section of the Setup Menus for how

back speakers such that there is an arc of

to configure the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 for this

approximately 150 degrees between each

setup.

surround back speaker and the centre speaker.

The surround back speakers should face the front

of the room as shown in the diagram to provide

the largest ‘sweet spot’.

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AV888, AVR500, AVR600 specifications

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