Onkyo TX-DS838 Owner Manual - Page 15

Positioning

speakers

Speaker

placement

plays

an

important

role

in

the

reproduction

of

Surround

sound.

The

manner

in

which

the

speakers

are

placed

var-

ies

depending

on

the

size

of

the

room

and

the

wall

coverings

used

in

the

room.

The

illustration

below

shows

an

example

of

a

layout

for

standard

speaker

placement.

Refer

to

this

example

when

positioning

the

speakers

in

order

to

experience

the

best

of

Surround

sound.

Standard

speaker

placement

For

ideal

Surround

effects,

all

speakers

should

be

installed.

If

a

center

speaker

or

subwoofer

is

not

connected,

the

sound

from

the

unused

channel

is

properly

distributed

to

the

connected

speakers

in

order

to

produce

the

best

Surround

sound

possible.

Front:

The

left,

right

and

center

speakers

should

face

the

seated

listener

and

be

placed

at

ear

level.

The

center

speaker

produces

a

richer

sound

image

by

enhancing

the

perception

of

the

sound's

source

and

movement.

Surround:

Place

the

left

and

right

Surround

speakers

1

m

(3

feet)

above

the

listener's

ear

level

and

toward

the

sides

of

the

room,

making

sure

that

the

listener

is

within

the

speakers'

dispersion

angle.

These

speakers

produce

the

feel

of

a

moving

sound

while

generating

the

sensation

of

being

in

the

middle

of

the

action.

Subwoofer:

Install

a

subwoofer

with

a

built-in

power

amplifier

for

powerful

bass

sounds.

The

placement

of

the

subwoofer

does

not

affect

the

final

qual

ity

of

the

sound

image

too

much,

so

you

can

instal

l

it

with

the

room

layout

in

mind.

Refer

to

the

speaker

instruction

manual

for

more

details.

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Left

Surround

speaker

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TV

or

Screen

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Sub

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woofer

Center

speaker

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Right

Surround

speaker

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