Arcam AV888 manual E-19, English, Centre, Subwoofer, Front left and right, Surround left and right

Models: AV888 AVR600

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Centre

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.

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Front left and right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position your front left and right speakers to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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achieve a good stereo image for normal musical

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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

 

 

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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

The surround back left and right speakers are used to add extra depth and better sound localisation and should be installed approximately one metre higher than the listener’s ears. Place the two surround back speakers such that there is an arc of approximately 150 degrees between each 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’.

Single surround back centre speaker

It is also possible to use a single surround back speaker positioned centrally behind the listening position instead of two. In this case connect it to the SBL speaker output. Follow the instructions in the ‘Spkr Types’ section of the Setup Menus for how to configure the AVR600 or AV888 for this setup.

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Arcam AV888 E-19, English, Centre, Subwoofer, Front left and right, Surround left and right, Surround back left and right