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LT 5
Speaker positions in the 7.1 configuration
We recommend
you place the rear centre
speakers somewhere in the
grey rear area.
If you add a pair of L 520 FCR satellite speakers or
L 520 FR column speakers to your 5.1 system (see
page 7), you can make full use of a 7.1 AV receiver
and expand your LT 5 set into a 7.1 home theatre
system.
Front · Centre · Subwoofer · Rear (Side)
The arrangement of speaker boxes follows the
same pattern as a 5.1 system. Please refer to
“Speaker positions in the 5.1 configuration” on
pages 8 and 9.
Rear centre
In an ideal 7.1 system, the rear effects speakers
(rear sides) are positioned on the side walls facing
the listening spot, and the rear centre speakers
are positioned on the rear wall (height: 0.70–2.10
metres). All three rear speakers should be roughly
at the same height.
If you picture a top-view geometry of your sur-
round setup, the four rear speakers should ide-
ally form an isosceles trapezium. Each side of the
trapezium should be at least 1.00 m long. If the
sides have differing lengths, or if the four rear
speakers are mounted at different heights, you
can compensate for such asymmetries by en-
tering the distances of the individual speakers
in the AV receiver's speaker management utility
(“Speaker Setup”).
1/3
2/3
Rear centre
Rear
left
Rear
right
Subwoofer
Centre
Front
left
Front
right
Hint:
Practice has shown that the best
bass imaging is achieved if the
subwoofer position is in a
relation of 1/3 or 2/3 to the
other speakers, i.e., not at the
centre of the front or side wall,
but offset towards one of them.
