Harman-Kardon HK3490 owner manual Speaker Placement, Video Display Subwoofer Optional Front Left

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Before you begin to connect cables, it is important to set up your speakers in their correct locations in the room. See Figure 10.

Optimally, the front left and right speakers are placed the same distance from each other as from the listening position, or about 60 degrees apart, and angled toward the listener.

The subwoofer’s location is less critical, since low-frequency sounds are omnidirectional. Placing the subwoofer close to a wall or in a corner will reinforce the low frequencies and may create a “boomy” sound. You may wish to experiment over time by placing the subwoofer where the listener normally sits and then walking around the room until the low frequencies sound best. Place the subwoofer in that spot.

Video Display

Subwoofer (Optional)

Front Left

Speaker

Front Right Speaker

30°30°

Figure 10 – Speaker Placement

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