Surround Sound Speaker Placement
By Keya at 12 February, 2009, 3:24 am
Surround Sound Speaker
Surround Sound Speakers
A standard surround sound system has 6 channels of audio information coming across the speakers. 4 directional speakers, a center speakers (used mostly for dialog) and a sub woofer speaker. 5 stands for the 4 directional speakers and 1 for the center speaker. This article concerns itself with the setup of the 5.1 surround sound system.
The speakers in a 5.1 surround sound system are labeled as the following. In plain English, where to place your speakers so it sounds the best.
Place your center speaker at 0 degrees from the reference listening position. Place your surround left (SL) and surround right (SR) at 90 to 110 degrees from the center.
The Center speaker is placed at 12o’clock . The front right speaker is placed at 11 o’clock on the front wall. The front left speaker is placed at 1 o’clock on the front wall. Your surround right speaker is then placed at 4 o’clock on the side wall right to the listener. Your surround left speaker is placed at 8 o’clock on the side wall left of the listener. That’s it for your main speakers.
If you are one of those that own a 6.1 or a 7.1 surround sound system, the additional 1 or 2 speakers are back surround speakers (SB).
Surround Sound Audio Setup
This articles will explain how to setup your new surround sound audio settings. Independent speaker volume adjustment. The rear surround speakers are where the special effects are played. If you have to make an adjustment of any kind because of speaker weakness, adjust it to 1 db (decibels) above the front speakers. DRC. Speaker existence.
Some surround sound systems have this feature which allow you to tell the player whether a speaker is installed or not. If one of your speakers is not installed or has blown out, the make sure to tell the surround sound that the speaker does not exist. If at all possible, install all of the speakers and replace any blown speakers.
Distance. Please read again article on speaker placement on the top before you adjust this feature. Distance from the listener translates to speaker delay. Sound travels approximately 1 foot per millisecond.
Surround Sound Installation Tips
For surround sound, you will need three things
- a digital source that has surround sound already encoded into it such as a DVD or a HDTV broadcast,
- equipment to decode that surround sound signal, and
- at least 6 speakers including a subwoofer to take full advantage of the most popular 5.1 surround sound format.
A surround sound installation may seem challenging, but it’s just simply getting the right equipment and placing the speakers where they produce the best overall sound.
Don’t forget to check out my other guide on Phoenix Gold Ceiling Speakers and Home Audio Speakers
Best wishes
Andrie Keya
“Audio Pro – Best Choice Electronic Resources”
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For some nice pictures about speaker placement go to Dolby Digitals web site.