Speakers and Speaker Placement

NOTE: The Yamaha NS-C110 speaker, available in some countries,

 

is an ideal choice for the center speaker.

 

Your full seven-speaker system will require three speaker pairs:

 

 

 

the MAIN SPEAKERS (your normal stereo speakers), the FRONT

 

 

 

EFFECT SPEAKERS, and the REAR EFFECT SPEAKERS, plus the

 

 

 

CENTER SPEAKER.You may also be using a subwoofer.

 

 

 

You will probably use your present stereo speakers as the MAIN

 

 

 

SPEAKER pair. The front effect, rear effect do not need to be equal

 

 

 

with the MAIN SPEAKERS, although the center speaker should be

 

 

 

as close as possible. They should have enough power handling

 

 

 

capacity to accept the maximum output of the DSP system or the

 

 

 

external amps that will drive them.

 

 

 

Place the MAIN SPEAKERS in the normal position.

 

 

 

Place the FRONT EFFECT SPEAKERS further apart than the

 

 

 

MAIN SPEAKERS, on either side of and a few feet behind and above

 

 

 

the MAIN SPEAKER pair.

 

 

 

Place the REAR EFFECT SPEAKERS behind your listening

Main speaker

Effect speaker

Center speaker

position. They should be nearly six feet up from the floor.

 

 

 

Place the CENTER SPEAKER precisely between the two MAIN SPEAKERS. (To avoid interference, keep the speaker above or below the television monitor, or use a magnetically shielded speaker.)

If using a SUBWOOFER, such as a Yamaha Active Servo Subwoofer System, the position of the speaker is not so critical because low bass tones are not highly directional.

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