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Where to Put It All ƒ Speakers. Absolutely correct speaker placement would have you sitting in the middle of a circle. The television would be directly in front of you, with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. The Left and Right speakers would be 30 degrees to either side. Ideally, you'd have a perfect equilateral triangle with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your listening position at each point of the triangle. The Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers would be to the sides and behind you, at the same distance as the other speakers. Finally, the subwoofer could go in any convenient place. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. Don't worry if you can't achieve perfection at home. The better A/V receivers can apply selective time delay to compensate for inconsistent speaker placement. In reality, the surround speakers can go alongside you or behind you. And since it's hard to place every speaker at an equal distance from your listening position, the better A/V receivers have speaker distance compensation circuits that will add time delay to correct for imperfections in speaker placement. Floor-standing speakers need no further hardware, but most satellite speakers are designed to sit on a shelf, mount on floor stands or attach to the wall with mounting brackets. Be sure to check if these are included with your speakers. ƒ Source components. These can go on bookshelves, but it's best to have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in most furniture stores and electronics stores. ƒ Television. Most rear-projection televisions are designed to sit directly on the floor. But the larger CRT direct-view televisions are best placed onto TV stands. A stand from the TV manufacturer is a good choice because it raises the middle of the screen where it belongs-at eye level. The stand will also match the cosmetics of your television, will support your TV's weight and will provide room for your source components-solving many installation issues at once. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 38

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The Sony Guide to Home Theater
38
Where to Put It All
Speakers.
Absolutely correct speaker placement would have you sitting in the
middle of a circle.
The television would be directly in front of you, with the Center
channel speaker directly above or below. The Left and Right speakers would be 30
degrees to either side.
Ideally, you'd have a perfect equilateral triangle with the Left
speaker, Right speaker and your listening position at each point of the triangle.
The
Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers would be to the sides and behind you, at
the same distance as the other speakers. Finally, the subwoofer could go in any
convenient place.
Reference
30°
110°
Center
Left
Right
Surround Left
Surround Right
Subwoofer
Perfect speaker placement.
Don't worry if you can't achieve
perfection at home.
The better A/V receivers can apply selective
time delay to compensate for inconsistent speaker placement.
In reality, the surround speakers can go alongside you or behind you.
And since it's
hard to place every speaker at an equal distance from your listening position, the
better A/V receivers have speaker distance compensation circuits that will add time
delay to correct for imperfections in speaker placement.
Floor-standing speakers need no further hardware, but most satellite speakers are
designed to sit on a shelf, mount on floor stands or attach to the wall with mounting
brackets.
Be sure to check if these are included with your speakers.
Source components.
These can go on bookshelves, but it's best to have a purpose-
designed equipment rack, available in most furniture stores and electronics stores.
Television.
Most rear-projection televisions are designed to sit directly on the floor.
But the larger CRT direct-view televisions are best placed onto TV stands.
A stand
from the TV manufacturer is a good choice because it raises the middle of the screen
where it belongs—at eye level.
The stand will also match the cosmetics of your
television, will support your TV's weight and will provide room for your source
components—solving many installation issues at once.