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Russound Acclaim 5 Series In-wall Loudspeaker Installation Manual
SPeAker PlAcement
Speaker Placement in the Room
Placement can make all the difference in how your Russound speaker system
sounds. There are at least four related considerations that factor into the
speaker layout:
The intended use: critical listening, home theater, or background music
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The room’s physical characteristics: hard, reflective surfaces or soft,
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absorbent textures
The listening locations: a desired prime listening spot or a need for sound
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throughout the room
The available locations: unobstructed wall and ceiling surfaces
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It may happen that the ideal or desired locations for the speakers may have
to be modified for feasibility.
All rooms have different sound characteristics. Speaker location, listening
location, reflective and absorbing surfaces all have a dramatic effect on the
sound you hear.
Stereo Imaging
If your Acclaim In-wall Speakers are going to be your primary listening source
in a room, you need to consider some other factors to insure proper imaging.
The term "stereo imaging" refers to a speaker system’s ability to project music
so that it sounds like the performers are in a three-dimensional space between
the speakers. It’s the whole point of having stereo instead of monophonic
sound.
To achieve good stereo imaging, the speakers are best located 6' to 8'
(1.8m-2.4m) apart on the short wall of a rectangular room. Optimally, tweeters
should be located at ear level when the listener is seated. Ceiling mounted
speakers are best located slightly forward of the listening position with the
tweeters aimed toward the listener.
Home Theater
When setting up a home theater surround sound system, it is preferable
to use wall mount rather than ceiling speakers for the front three channels.
The three front speakers should be at close to equal heights, at ear level
when the listener is seated. The center channel speaker should be located
above or below the TV screen aligned with the center of the screen as close
to ear height as possible. The left and right speakers should be about 3' or 4'
(0.9m or 1.2m) to either side of the screen. Left and right speakers placed too
close together or too far apart dissipate the illusion of being "in the action" on
the screen.
For home theater, wall or LCR speakers for the front three channels create the
illusion that the sound is coming from the screen, which makes the viewing
experience more involving and believable.
Place the front speakers close to the same plane as the front of the TV as
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possible.
Tilt the tweeters so they aim at the prime listening position.
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Align the center channel speaker with the center of the screen, and place
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the left and right speakers no further than 4' (1.2m) from either side of the
screen.
