Hints on Speaker Placement

Placing Surround home speakers in the right place for best sound.

Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system.

• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you are listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer) or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended.

• For best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 meters to 3 meters (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at equal distance from the TV.

• If you are going to place speakers around your television use shielded speakers or place the speakers at a sufficient distance from your television.

• If you are using a center speaker, place the front speaker at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle.

• Place the center speaker above or below the television so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the television screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers.

• It is best to angle speakers towards the listening position. The angel depends on the size of the room. Use less of an angle for bigger rooms.

• Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft) higher than your ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers do not face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback.

• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect.

• Place the left and right front height speakers at least one meter directly above the left and right front speakers.

Precautions:

Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improve the sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from spoeakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes.