User manual

Speaker Positioning
System Installation
5.1 Full Bandwidth
Speaker Positioning
While each loudspeaker in an AV system should be
located appropriately in its immediate acoustic
environment (see the positioning section in each
loudspeaker User Guide), if an AV system is to
reach its full potential the relative position of each
loudspeaker element must be considered.
In professional environments the relative position is
important because it will fundamentally influence
multichannel mix decisions, while in domestic
systems correct positioning will offer the best
chance of programme material being heard as
intended.
The basic guidelines for positioning the five full
bandwidth speakers of a 5.1 system are illustrated
in Diagram 1.The elements of an AV system should
follow this positioning guide as closely as possible.
There is some latitude for compromise
in the speaker to listener distance of a
domestic installation as AV
decoders/processors provide facilities
to adjust the delay time of all or some
speaker channels. Professional
installations however should adhere
strictly to the recommendations of
Diagram 1 and not use delay
adjustment to compensate for
alternative speaker to listener
distances.
Diagram 1 - full bandwidth speaker positioning
Centre
Right Front
Left Front
Left Surround
Right Surround
Listening Position
30˚
30˚
110˚
110˚
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