PLACEMENT OF THE FRONT CHANNEL SPEAKERS
A home theatre system includes three loudspeakers placed across the front of the listening room. The distance between the left and right speakers determines the width of the stereo image. If the speakers are placed too close together, the image will be too narrow; too far apart and the blend will suffer, creating a hole in the middle. When properly placed, your speakers will create a continuous “virtual image” from left to right, with an illusion of sound outside, in front of, and behind the speaker systems.
We recommend an angular separation |
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between 45 degrees and 60 degrees |
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(when viewed from above). This is |
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equivalent to a separation between the |
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speaker systems that is about 85% of the |
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distance to either of the speakers. | ����� |
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Creation of sounds between the speakers requires some precise placement. The distance from the left speaker, right speaker, and center channel to the listener location should all be as equal as possible. We advise using a tape measure to equalize these two distances to the primary listening location.
Ideally the front channel speakers should be installed at the same height as the ears of a seated listener. Try to keep the
front channel tweeters within two vertical feet of that height.
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