Installation manual

Russound In-wall LCR Loudspeaker Installation Manual

PREPARATION / SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Home Theater

For home theater, wall or LCR speakers for the front three channels create the

illusion that the sound is coming from the screen, which makes the viewing

experience more involving and believable. In a multichannel audio system for

a home theater, one LCR should be installed horizontally above or below the

video display for the center channel, and two should be installed vertically to

the left and right of the display for the main front channels.

The center-channel speaker should be as close to ear level as possible; thus, if

the video display is mounted high, the speaker should be below it. If the display

is low, the speaker should be above it. The tweeter should then be angled up

or down as needed so that its axis points toward the ear level of the listeners.

The left and right speakers should be about 3' or 4' to either side of the screen.

Left and right speakers placed too close together or too far apart dissipate the

illusion of being "in the action" on the screen. For best results the tweeters

should be positioned on the outside, away from the video display.

Placement near corners

Placing a speaker near a corner of a room can cause sonic reections o the

side wall. This can result in a loss of clarity and poor imaging. Accordingly,

we do not recommend placing the LCR near a corner unless the side wall is

covered with sound-absorptive material.

Generally, the best acoustic performance will result if the left and right

speakers are placed in similar positions on the same type of wall surface.

Typical front wall LCR speaker placement

(Place tweeters at approximate ear level and aim at intended listener position)

Front Center

Surround

Right

Front

Right

Front

Left

Surround

Back Right

Surround

Back Left

Surround

Left

Subwoofer

LCR