INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS (CONTINUED)
■Place the surround loudspeakers on a rear wall directly behind the listening position. If possible, try placing the loudspeakers nearer to the corners, as shown in Figure 2 and 3. Set each BIPOLE/DIPOLE switch to DIPOLE for reflected sound. Moreover, the adjoining walls will act as powerful reflectors to create even
more reflections.
■If you place the surround loudspeakers farther away from the listener, the surround sound will dissipate, requiring even more power from the
■If you are using a larger (more than 50 watts per channel) surround amplifier, you can mount the loudspeakers 10 to 15 feet away from the listening location and still achieve reasonably high volume levels. In large or
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Figure 2. Loudspeakers are placed near back corner walls of a home theater room.
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Figure 3. Loudspeakers are placed near back corner walls of a home theater room with an
■If your home theater system is capable of reproducing Dolby Surround EX® consider using a second pair of StageFront FX loudspeakers (on the side walls) for an additional rear surround effect, as shown in Figure 4. Ideally, the side loudspeakers should be placed
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