5.1
and 6.1 Surround Sound Speaker Placement And Surround Speakers
When
putting together a Dolby digital 5.1 home theater system, you
should ensure that the five main loudspeakers-left, center, right,
and two surrounds can reproduce the same sound. Loudspeakers
that have perfectly matched timbre (generally those using the
same or similar tweeters and woofers and crossover design) will
give the best results.
However,
the main speakers do not have to reproduce low bass. With a good
subwoofer dedicated to reproducing low bass and adjusted for
the best integration with the main loudspeakers, it can be virtually
impossible for you to determine which of the speakers is reproducing
low bass. You could use large floor standing loudspeakers that
are capable of reproducing low bass, but that is not necessary,
because you can achieve excellent results with five small satellite
loudspeakers and a dedicated subwoofer.
You will hear different opinions about where to place your rear
surround loudspeakers. The ideal placement is on adjacent walls
above the listening area as shown in the graphic below. The surround
loudspeakers may be wall-mounted. Where wall mounting is undesirable,
you can place the loudspeakers on loudspeaker stands or use small
floor standing towers. Another alternative is to use pivoting
adjustable brackets (such as Omnimount) to mount the loudspeaker
on the ceiling and angle them downward over the listening area.
You can use any of our small loudspeakers or you can use our
in-wall loudspeaker ( ) for in-wall or ceiling mount.
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However,
there are several good alternatives in placing your rear surrounds.
(click
here for 5.1 alternatives page)
(click
here for basic stereo loudspeaker placement)
(click here for optimal stereo
loudspeaker placement)
6.1
Surround Speakers And Surround Speaker Placement
A
6.1 surround speaker system adds a center channel loudspeaker
in the rear for a more revealing sound. Any of the small loudspeakers
mentioned above for rear surround use may be used as a rear center
channel loudspeaker. In addition you may use a loudspeaker designed
for center channel use.
Surround
Speakers
First,
lets clear up a misperception, that only specially designed loudspeakers,
such as THX certified loudspeakers, can work well in surround
or home theater systems. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
And the various arguments for such loudspeakers are mostly marketing
ploys. For certain, if you intend to use a loudspeaker near (generally,
less than a foot and a half) from a CRT screen such as a TV,
you must use a shielded loudspeaker to prevent magnetic interference
from the magnet that is on the transducers (drivers) in the loudspeaker
from reaching the CRT.
Magnetic
interference will cause color distortion and can permanently
damage CRTs. Some small loudspeakers can be used less than a
foot from a CRT and not produce any magnetic interference, because
of the small magnets they use. The bottom line is that if you
don't intend to place the loudspeakers very close to the CRT,
they do not have to be magnetically shielded.
Buy the
highest quality loudspeakers you can afford. Remember loudspeakers
are the most critical pieces of equipment in the chain of the
equipment that forms your home theater system. Any small NSM
loudspeaker will do including our in-wall loudspeaker. By highest
quality I mean: well designed and well constructed, not pricey.
A high quality loudspeaker should produce neutral coverage of
the frequency spectrum. It should radiate sound fairly evenly
in all directions. And it should reproduce a stereophonic image
and soundstage accurately.
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