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the wall or even down low at power outlet
height, in the ceiling, near corners, or
directed at reflective objects and walls. The
more reflected sound there is in the room
the stronger the ambient effect at low vol-
umes. You should use moderation, howev-
er, otherwise the compromise becomes too
one sided and at high volumes the sound
will be blurred and less distinct.
Placement for Rear Home Theater
Applications
In a home theater, the goal is to reproduce
the experience of a great movie theater in
our homes. The biggest difference between
the two is the rear or surround speaker array.
In a commercial theater, it is not uncommon
to see twenty or thirty speakers around the
audience. This huge array of speakers
assures that you will feel completely sur-
rounded by the ambient soundtrack of the
movie. Film makers try to use the “surround”
soundtrack to envelope you in the environ-
ment on screen. They will place background
music, rain sounds, traffic noise, etc. on the
“surround” soundtrack. In a home with a
single pair of speakers it is easy for the jungle
sounds to sound like they are “in the middle
of your head” just like headphones!
A single pair of AT Loudspeakers, properly
placed, can create a very convincing simu-
Speaker Placement
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Figure 6
If the primary listening position is towards the center of the room as depicted in figure 6, place the rear
speakers high up on the rear wall or in the ceiling as pictured.
Figure 5
If the primary listening position is towards the back of the room as depicted in figure 5, place the rear
speakers high up on the side wall or in the ceiling with the array closest to the ceiling as pictured.
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