Onkyo TX-SR504E, TX-SR8450 Enjoying Home Theater, Speaker Sets a and B, Speaker Set a Main Room

Enjoying Home Theater

Speaker Sets A and B

You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A should be used in your main listening room for up to 7.1-channel playback.

*While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback.

Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback.

*Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B.

AV receiver		Remote
		controller
	SPEAKERS
	A B

or

Speaker set A	Speaker set B	Indicator		Output
	On			Set A: 5.1 channels
On		A	B	Set B: 2 channels
	Off			Set A: 7.1 channels
		A
Off	On		B	Set B: 2 channels
	Off			No sound

Speaker Set A: Main Room

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 equally spaced from the TV. Angle them inward.

Center speaker

This speaker enhances the front left and right speakers, making sound movements distinct and providing a full sound image. For movies it’s used mainly for dialog. Position it close to your TV facing forward at about ear level, or at the same height as the front left and right speakers.

Surround back left and right speakers

These speakers further enhance the realism of surround sound and improve sound localization behind the listener. Position them behind the lis- tener about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level.

*While speaker set B is on, these speakers output no sound.

Subwoofer

The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of the LFE (Low- Frequency Effects) channel. In general, a good bass sound can be obtained by installing the subwoofer in a front corner, or at one-third the way along the wall, as shown.

Corner

1/3 wall length

Surround left and right speakers

Speaker Set B: Sub Room

These speakers are used for precise sound positioning and to add realistic ambience. Posi- tion them at the sides of the listener, or slightly behind, about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level. Ideally they should be equally spaced from the listener.

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