Placement of the Front Left and Right
Speakers (HD•LRS) Left Right Surround
In-Wall Loudspeaker
In a home theater, the intelligibility of dialog
and action reproduced by the front speakers
is paramount! The position of the speakers
plays a very important role in how clear the
sound is and how a stereo image is created.
Here are some guidelines to make the
process of placement quick and easy.
Make sure the sound will not be blocked or
reflected off of furniture or other objects.
You should have a direct line of sight with
the front of the speaker. To determine the
best position, measure the “listening” dis-
tance between the ideal listening position
(your favorite chair or couch) and the wall
in which you plan to install the speakers.
Try to place the speakers so that they are
equally distant from your listening spot and
at least one half of the listening distance
apart (this maintains a large pleasant stereo
“image”). In home theater applications
where there is a center channel you may
choose to space the left and right main
speakers farther apart for a “bigger than life”
sound with Dolby
®
encoded movies and
TV shows. However, for combined music
and movie usage stay within the good
placement zone for music. For example; if
you are ten feet back from the wall, the
speakers should be between five and ten
feet apart
(See Figure 2)
.
The front left and right speakers should be
placed on either side of the picture source
at a height that allows their tweeters to be
not more than 24 inches above or below
the tweeter in the center channel speaker
(See Figure 3)
. Be careful that you do not
place the HD•LRS too close to a direct
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Figure 2
Speaker Placement