Sonance THINLINETM Home Theater Speaker Placement, Left, Center & Right Channels, ChannelSystem

SONANCE THINLINE™ TL and SSTR

Home Theater Speaker Placement

Left, Center & Right Channels

• Place the left, center and right speakers from 1 foot			to 2 feet in
	front of the video screen, anywhere from 6 feet to 10 feet apart,
	with	the center channel speaker as close to midway	between the
	left	and right speakers as possible.
•	The	left & right speakers should be at least 2 feet away from the
	side	walls.
•	The	main listening position should be between 4 and	10 feet away

Left, Center

&Right Speakers

TV	6'– 10'
	apart

Left & Right

Surround

Speakers

6' – 10' apart

from the speakers.
• In some	cases pivoting the			woofer of each speaker towards the
listening	position	will	help	maximize the soundstage, especially
when listening to		stereo	music sources.

Use Figure 3 as a guide.

1'– 2' 2' – 6'

>2’

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Left & Right Surround Channels (5.1-Channel System)

Locate the left and right surround speakers on the		ceiling	between 2 feet		and 6 feet behind the listening position. The speakers should be between 6 feet
and 10	feet apart. Since the surround speakers are	usually called-upon		to	create diffuse effects like the sound of wind or	rain you can mount them close
to walls	without adversely affecting sound quality.
• You can create a more diffuse, spacious surround		effect	by pivoting	the	tweeters towards a wall or window, away from	the listeners.
Use Figure 3 as a guide.

Left & Right Surround and Surround Back Channels					Left, Center	Left & Right
(7.1-Channel System)					& Right	Surround Speakers
			left and right		Speakers	Back
• Left & Right Surround Speakers: Place the
						Surround
surround speakers directly to the sides of the listening position,						Speakers
between 6 feet and 10 feet apart. The speakers can be placed close
to	the side walls.
• Surround Back Speakers: Place the surround			back speakers	TV	6'– 10'	3' – 6'
between 2 feet		and 6 feet behind the listening position. The			apart	apart
						2' – 6'
surround back speakers should be closer together than the left and
right surround speakers — between 3 feet and 6 feet apart. Like					1'– 2'
the	left and right	surround speakers, the surround back speakers can
be	located close	to walls without adversely affecting	sound quality.		>2’
• You can create a more diffuse, spacious surround effect by pivoting
the tweeters towards a wall or window, away from			the listeners.	F i g u r e 4 : 7 . 1 - C h a n n e l H o m e T h e a t e r S p e a k e r P l a c e m e n t
Use Figure 4 as a		guide.

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