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Speaker setting examples

Here we describe a number of speaker settings for different purposes. Use these examples as guides to set up your system according to the type of speakers used and the main usage purpose.

[1]For THX Surround EX systems (using surround back speakers)qBasic setting for primarily watching movies

This is recommended when mainly playing movies and using regular single way or 2-way speakers for the surround speakers.

Front speakers

Center speaker

Monitor

Subwoofer

45°

Surround speakers

Surround back speakers

[ As seen from above ]

Surround speaker	Surround back
	speaker	Point slightly
Front speaker		downwards
2 to 3 feet

[ As seen from the side ]

•Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with the TV or monitor screen as possible. Set the center speaker between the front left and right speakers and no further from the listening position than the front speakers.

•Consult the operating instructions for your subwoofer for advice on placing the subwoofer within the listening room.

•If the surround speakers are direct-radiating (monopolar) then place them slightly behind and at an angle to the listening position and parallel to the walls at a position 2 to 3 feet (60 to 90 centimeters) above ear level at the prime listening position.

Additional Information

•When using two surround back speakers, set them at the back facing front and with both speakers at the same distance from the listening point. When using one surround back speaker, place it at the rear center facing the front at a slightly higher position (0 to 0.7 feet) than the surround speakers.

•We recommend installing the surround back speaker(s) at a slightly downward facing angle. This effectively prevents the surround back channel signals from reflecting off the monitor or screen at the front center, resulting in interference and making the sense of movement from the front to the back less sharp.

•Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A terminals on the AVR-5805CI and set settings on the setup

menu to “A”. (This is the factory default setting ( page 153))

wSetting for primarily watching movies using diffusion type speakers for the surround speakers

For the greatest sense of surround sound envelopment, diffuse radiation speakers such as bipolar types, or dipolar (THX) types, provide a wider dispersion than is possible to obtain from a direct radiating speaker (monopolar). Place these speakers at either side of the prime listening position, mounted above ear level.

Path of the surround sound from the speakers to the listening position

Surround speakers

Surround back speakers

[ As seen from above ]

Surround speaker		Surround back
		speaker	Point slightly
Front speaker			downwards
	2 to 3 feet

[ As seen from the side ]

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