Onkyo SR607 About Home Theater, Enjoying Home Theater, Front left and right speakers, Subwoofer

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 home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. With DVDs you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP listening modes.

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

These speakers are necessary to enjoy Dolby PLIIz Height, etc. They enhance significantly the spatial experience.

Position them at least 3.3 feet (100 cm) above the front left and right speakers (and as high as possible). Although it is acceptable to

Surround back left and right

place left and right at an angle slightly wider than the front left and

speakers

right speakers. Ideally they should be positioned directly above the

front left and right speakers.

These speakers are necessary to enjoy Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES

Center speaker

Matrix, DTS-ES Discrete, etc. They enhance the realism of surround

This speaker enhances the

sound and improve sound localiza-

front left and right speakers,

tion behind the listener. Position

making sound movements dis-

tinct and providing a full sound

them behind the listener about 2–

image. In movies it’s used mainly for dialog.

3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level.

Position it close to your TV fac- ing forward at about ear level, or at the same height as the front left and right speakers.

Subwoofer
The subwoofer handles the bass sounds
of the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects)
channel. The volume and quality of the
bass output from your subwoofer will
depend on its position, the shape of your
listening room, and your listening posi-	Surround left and right speakers
tion. In general, a good bass sound can
be obtained by installing the subwoofer in	These speakers are used for precise sound positioning and
a front corner, or at one-third the width of	to add realistic ambience.
the wall, as shown.	Position them at the sides of the listener, or slightly behind,
Tip: To find the best position for your sub-	about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level. Ideally they
woofer, while playing a movie or some	should be equidistant from the listener.
music with good bass, experiment by
placing your subwoofer at various posi-
tions within the room, and choose the one
that provides the most satisfying results.
	Corner
	position
1/3 of wall
position

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