Earthquake Sound user manual CP-8Installation Manual

CP-8 Installation Manual

SURROUND SPEAKER PLACEMENTS

Surround speakers are there to envelop three dimensional sound that places you in the middle of the action. Ideally, your primary pair of surround speakers should be placed to the left and right of your listening position — either in line with it, or just behind it. They should form a 90°-110° angle with respect to your television. In a 6.1-channel or 7.1-channel system with more than two surround speakers, or if side placement is not available for your surrounds in a standard 5.1-channel setup, consider placement behind your listening position, facing the front of the room. Surround speakers should be placed high enough so that the drivers do not fire directly at your ears when you're sitting down. As a rule of thumb, place them at ear level while you are in standing position. Most people tend to over amplify the rear speakers. This is not recommended as it can over power the front speakers. Most of the time, the rear speakers are relatively quite. They simply come on when there are special effects.

Since every room has different acoustics, you might need to experiment with the speakers aiming. You may get good results by pointing them at the ceiling or toward the rear corners of the room. If no side or rear walls are available for mounting your speakers, try placing a pair of traditional bookshelf speakers on speaker stands, slightly behind and to the sides of your listening position. Avoid aiming them directly at your listening position. You may also try any of our Sweet spot, IQ Series and Imãge in- ceiling speakers.

Surround speaker placement which is ideal for home theater is not necessarily perfect for multichannel music listening, where a precisely focused rear sound stage is best. If both listening types are important to you, then you can position your surround speakers for a compromise between the two.

FRONT	CENTER	FRONT
LEFT	0°	RIGHT
25° - 30°		25° - 30°
90° - 110°		90° - 110°
LEFT	CP8	RIGHT
	SUBWOOFER

Figure 3. Speaker Placement in 5.1 System

Position the rear left and right speakers 90° - 110° across from the primary listening/seating spot and at about 6 feet from the floor.

FRONT	CENTER	FRONT
LEFT	0°	RIGHT
25° - 30°		25° - 30°
90° - 110°		90° - 110°
LEFT	CP8	RIGHT
	SUBWOOFER
	REAR CENTER

Figure 4. Speaker Placement in 6.1 System

Position the rear center speakers behind from the primary listening/seating spot and at about 6 feet from the floor.

Placing the CP-8 subwoofer close to the listening/seating

spot delivers more vibrations and subharmonics.

FRONT	CENTER		FRONT
LEFT	0°		RIGHT
25° - 30°		25° - 30°
90° - 110°			90° - 110°
SURROUND			SURROUND
LEFT			RIGHT
135° - 150°	CP8		135° - 150°
REAR			REAR
	SUBWOOFER
LEFT			RIGHT

Figure 5. Speaker Placement in 7.1 System

Position the left and right surround speakers at 90°angle and the left and right rear speakers at 135° - 150°angle with respect of the television and about 6 feet from the floor.

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