S P E A K E R P L A C E M E N T
Front Speakers | Center Channel Speaker | Subwoofer |
| 0 – 0.61m (0 – 2 ft.) |
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Surround Speakers (SCS 140) |
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| placed on a wall behind the |
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| listening position, facing for- |
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| ward. The surround back |
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| speaker (in SCS 146 only) |
| 1.52 – 1.83m | should be placed behind the |
| (5 – 6 ft.) | |
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| listening position, facing the |
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| center speaker. The surround |
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| speakers should not call |
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| attention to themselves. |
Surround Speakers (SCS 146) | Experiment with their | |
placement until you hear a | ||
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| diffuse, ambient sound |
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| accompanying the main- |
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| program material heard in the |
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| front speakers. |
| 1.52 – 1.83m | The |
| (5 – 6 ft.) | reproduced by the subwoofer is |
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| mostly omnidirectional, and this |
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| speaker may be placed in a |
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| convenient location in the |
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| room. However, the best |
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| reproduction of bass will be |
The front speakers should be | to set the center speaker on | heard when the subwoofer is |
placed in a corner along the | ||
placed the same distance from | top of the television set, as | same wall as the front |
each other as they are from the | shown in the drawing. Use the | speakers. Experiment with |
listening position. They should | supplied support leg to aim it | subwoofer placement by |
be placed at about the same | toward the listener by screwing | temporarily placing the |
height from the floor as the | the leg in to angle the speaker | subwoofer in the listening |
listeners’ ears will be, or they | up, or unscrewing the leg | position and moving around the |
may be angled toward the | slightly to angle the speaker | room until the bass |
listeners. | down. | reproduction is best. Place the |
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| subwoofer in that location. |
The center channel speaker | The two surround speakers |
should be placed slightly | should be placed slightly |
behind the front left and right | behind the listening position |
speakers, and no more than | and, ideally, should face each |
two feet above or below the | other and be at a level higher |
tweeters of the left and right | than the listeners’ ears. If that |
speakers. It is often convenient | is not possible, they may be |
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