Specifications

6. PLACEMENT OF THE TRIPOLE
®
SURROUND CHANNEL SPEAKER
When the speaker is mounted above the
listeners’ heads, make certain that the tweeter on
the front baffle is at the bottom. See Figure 2.
Your Tri p o l e
®
surround speakers are
specifically designed to be used as surround
channel speakers in a multichannel audio system
(either Home THX or non-THX). The instructions
given here apply to surround channel applications,
including Dolby Digital, MLP, DTS, and
multichannel music modes such as ambience
recovery or acoustical environment synthesis.
Your surround speakers can be installed in a
wide variety of locations, but in some rooms their
installation can be quite a challenge to install. In
general, the surround speakers should be located
high on the walls and either to the sides or behind
the listening position. If you have questions, please
contact your M&K dealer or the M&K factory.
a. POSITION RELATIVE TO SEATING
The surround speakers should be located
adjacent to the seating position. If there is one row
of seats, the Tripole
®
surround speaker should be
located directly to the left and to the right of this row
of seats. See Figure 3. If there are multiple rows of
seats, then the Tripole
®
surround speaker should be
located directly to the left and right of the geometric
center of the listening area. See Figure 4.
If the surround speakers cannot be located
exactly adjacent to the seating area, it is better for
them to be located slightly towards the back of the
room, behind the listening positions, rather than in
the front of the room, between the listening position
and the screen.
It is also acceptable to locate the speakers on
the back wall of the room. In this case, they should
be located symmetrically relative to the back
corners. See Figure 5. Another good location is in
the corner itself. In addition to the flush mount
brackets provided with your speakers, M&K makes
a variety of very high quality speaker mounting
brackets that can be used to mount the speakers to
the side or back walls, as well as in the corner itself.
b. HEIGHT
In general, the surround speakers should be
located near the ceiling. Placement above the
TRIPOLE
®
SURROUND SPEAKER
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FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5
(A) Position the bracket on the speaker as pictured when
the speaker is to be located above the listeners’ear level.
(B) Proper orientation of the front of the speaker when it’s
located above the listeners’ear level.Notice the tweeter is
located towards the bottom of the baffle.
A B
FIGURE 2