The Speaker Company Home Theater Speaker Speaker System User Manual


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TheSpeakerCompanyHomeTheaterSpeakerSystem Page4
Makesurethatthespeakertolistening/viewingpositiondistanceisthe
samef oreachspeaker.
Someprofessionalsrecommendplacingthemain(LeftandRight)
speakerssothattheyformanequilateraltrianglewiththeprim e
listening/viewingposition.
Thisisasclosetoidealasyoucanget.
Ifyourroomwon’tallowthis,don’tbeoverlyconcerned.
Justplaceyourspeakersasclosetothisidealaspossible
andenjoythesound.
Reflectionsfromsidewallshaveamajorimpactonyoursoundsotry
nottoplaceyourmainspeakersclosetothem.Trynottoplaceyour
mainspeakerssothey’reexactlythesamedistancefromtheclosest
sidewall.Abitofasymmetryhereisactuallypreferable.
WhenyoutakethetimetoproperlyplaceyourMainspeakers,you’ll
enjoybetter“imaging”(theapparentplacementofindividualinstruments
orvoices),andmoredepth.
CenterChannelSpeakers
Forahometheatersystem,placethecenterchannelspeakerbetween
yourLeftandRightspeakersasclosetoyourTVscreenaspossible.
Trytokeepthetweetersofallthreespeakers(Left,Center,andRight)
asclosetothesameheightaspossible. Tweetersat–orverycloseto
–yourseatedearlevelareideal. (Thismayposeachall engeifyou
havetoplaceyourCenterChannelspeakereitheraboveorbelowyour
TVscreenbutyoushouldn’tworrytoomuch.)
Trytoplacethecenterchannelspeakeratexactlythesam edistance
fromyourlistening/viewingpositionasthemainLeftandRight
speakers.Thishelpscreatethemostconvincingimage.
SurroundSpeakers
Surroundspeakerplacementischallenging.Ifyou’reusingapairof
TSCbookshelfspeakers,youhavetwooptions.
Ifyou’reprimarilyamusiclistener,placethemonthebackwallof
yourlistening/viewingroombutabitclosertothesidewallsthanthe
“RuleofThirds”indicates.Makesurethetweetersareatapproximately
thesameheightasarethetweetersofyourfrontLeft,Center,andRight
speakers.
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