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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
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 |
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two feet above or below the | accompanying the main |
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tweeters of the left and right | program material heard in the |
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speakers. It is often convenient | front speakers. |
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to set the center speaker on top | The |
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of the television set, as shown | reproduced by the subwoofer is |
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in the drawing. | 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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