Sony STR-DA90ESG manual Speaker placement, You can connect an active woofer

Speaker placement

Normally, to obtain the best possible surround sound all speakers should be placed the same distance from your listening position (A).

This unit, however, allows you to place the center speaker closer (B), so that is lines up with the front speakers. The rear speakers can also be placed closer (C), according to the shape of your room.

If you feel that this placement reduces the surround effects, you can adjust the center and rear delay parameters to obtain the effect you desire (see page 36).

Note

To take full advantage of Dolby Digital (AC-3) surround effects we reccommend using high quality speakers. We also reccommend using front, center, and rear speakers that are of the same size and quality.

B

A A

45°

C C

90°

20°

Notes

•Do not place the center or rear speakers farther away from the listening position than the front speakers.

•When mounting the rear speakers on side walls perpendicular to the listening position they should be placed 60 - 90 cm (2 - 3 feet) above the listening position.

Hooking Up the System

Depending on the shape of your room (etc.), you may wish to place the rear speakers behind you instead of on the side walls. One advantage of this placement is that you can use a pair of large floor standing speakers matching your front speakers.

B

A A

45°

C C

90°

20°

Note

If you place the rear speakers behind you, be sure to check the rear speaker position setting in the SPEAKER SETUP before using the VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT sound fields (see pages 22 and 32 for details).

zYou can connect an active woofer

You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting an optional active woofer to the PRE OUT WOOFER terminal.

Receiver		Active woofer
PRE OUT		INPUT
FRONT REAR	CENTER

L

WOOFER

R

zIf you want to use your TV monitor’s speakers as the center speaker

Connect them to the PRE OUT CENTER terminal.

Front speaker

Rear speaker

60 - 90 cm (2 - 3 feet)

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