Placing the speakers:
To get the best audio reproduction from surround-sound encoded material, we recommend you place
the speakers in a configuration similar to the diagram in figure 2 to start. Room construction,
reflections and other factors can sometimes heavily influence the sound that you hear. Generally
speaking, you want the speakers to focus on a single point within the room – usually called the “sweet
spot”. It is the circled number 7 in figure 2. Start with this general positioning and you can move the
speakers to suit your personal taste and preferred content later.
The speakers are marked with their position on the back panel, i.e., “Right Rear Surround”, or “Center”
and the electronics are pre-set at the factory with the same information. The Audio hub will decode the
content and send the proper signal to each of the speakers so it is important to get them in the right
location for the best sound.
One more factor in determining position: While the speakers are wireless in how they get their content,
they still need AC power to play and run the amplifiers inside. You will need to make sure that you
have access to 110V, 60 Hz AC power near the location of the speakers. Surge protection is
recommended but not required. If an extension cord is required, get the shortest length possible to do
the job. 120 feet of extension cord may be handy outdoors, but is not optimum for high end home
theater equipment.
*Tip: One of the biggest complaints of newcomers to 5.1 surround sound is that they do not hear the rear surrounds. Note
that the surround information (depending on the content played) is generally “fill in” content to create the 3D surround effect.
It is not supposed to be super loud and in fact, in most cases is usually subtle. It is also heavily dependent on the source
material. If you are listening to 2 channel stereo content, you should not hear anything from the surrounds. Not all movies
and TV shows will be encoded with multichannel surround sound. If you are not hearing sound from the rear surrounds,
check the source content first. If you are concerned that the speakers are not working, you can use the speaker chime test
tones described later in this manual.
Figure 2. Speaker Placement
