JBL SCS178 manual Front Speakers, Surround Speakers, Behind the listening position

S P E A K E R P L A C E M E N T
Front Speakers	Center Channel Speaker Subwoofer

0 – 0.6m (0 – 2 ft.)

Surround Speakers

150-180 cm

The front speakers should be	The two surround speakers		room. However, the best
placed the same distance from	should be placed slightly		reproduction of bass will be
each other as they are from the	behind the listening position		heard when the subwoofer is
listening position. They should	and, ideally, should face each		placed in a corner along the
be placed at about the same	other and be at a level higher		same wall as the front
height from the floor as the	than the listeners’ ears. If that		speakers. Experiment with
listeners’ ears will be, or they	is not possible, they may be		subwoofer placement by
may be angled toward the	placed on a wall behind the		temporarily placing the
listeners.	listening position, facing for-		subwoofer in the listening
	ward. The surround speakers		position and moving around the
The center channel speaker	should not call attention to		room until the bass
should be placed slightly	themselves. Experiment with		reproduction is best. Place the
behind the front left and right	their placement until you hear a		subwoofer in that location.
speakers, and no more than	diffuse,	ambient sound
two feet above or below the	accompanying the main
tweeters of the left and right	program material heard in the
speakers. It is often convenient	front speakers.
to set the center speaker on top	The low-frequency material
of the television set, as shown	reproduced by the subwoofer is
in the drawing.	mostly omnidirectional, and this
	speaker may be placed in a
	convenient location in the

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