About Home Theater
Enjoying Home Theater
Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own
Front left and right speakers
These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is to provide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equidistant from the TV. Angle them inward so as to create a triangle, with the listener at the apex.
Front high left and right speakers (Optional)
These speakers are necessary to enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height, | Surround back left and right | ||
etc. They enhance significantly the spatial experience. |
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Position them at least 3.3 ft (100 cm) above the front left and right | |||
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enjoy Dolby Digital EX, | |||
place left and right at an angle slightly wider than the front left and | |||
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right speakers. Ideally they should be positioned directly above the | |||
enhance the realism of surround | |||
front left and right speakers. Front high and surround back |
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speakers produce no sound at the same time. When you connect | |||
localization behind the listener. | |||
the front high left and right speakers, preparate it separately. | |||
Position them behind the listener | |||
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Center speaker |
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This speaker enhances the |
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front left and right speakers, |
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making sound movements |
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distinct and providing a full |
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sound image. In movies it’s |
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used mainly for dialog. |
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Position it close to your TV |
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facing forward at about ear |
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level, or at the same height as |
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the front left and right speakers. |
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Subwoofer |
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The subwoofer handles the bass |
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sounds of the LFE |
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Effects) channel. The volume and |
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quality of the bass output from your |
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subwoofer will depend on its position, |
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the shape of your listening room, and | Surround left and right speakers | ||
your listening position. In general, a | |||
good bass sound can be obtained by | These speakers are used for precise sound positioning and | ||
installing the subwoofer in a front corner, | to add realistic ambience. | ||
or at | Position them at the sides of the listener, or slightly behind, | ||
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Tip: To find the best position for your | should be equidistant from the listener. | ||
subwoofer, while playing a movie or |
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some music with good bass, experiment |
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by placing your subwoofer at various |
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positions within the room, and choose |
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the one that provides the most satisfying |
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results. |
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1/3 of wall |
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