| With today's busy and hectic schedules, many | | | | our ears result from direct and reflected mixtures of |
| consumers do not either know how to OR take the | | | | sound. The direct sound will travel straight to our ears |
| time to accurately place their speakers for the fullest | | | | from the speaker diaphragms. The reflected sounds |
| enjoyment and quality - mind you, the speakers they | | | | are several, bouncing off many of the hard surfaces in |
| have just paid a small fortune for. But truth be known, | | | | the room, reaching our ears AFTER the direct sound |
| there are no "perfect or accurate" places to put them! | | | | does. These elements will come into play no matter |
| There are many variables involved, such as our own | | | | what type of speaker system we get for our home |
| personal preferences. But additionally, there is the room | | | | theater. Luckily, though, there are many different areas |
| layout, furniture, aesthetics, children, pets, and the | | | | of assistance - like contacting the consulting division of |
| opinions of all involved in the home. One of the best | | | | the manufactures of the home theater system that |
| things about a home theater is that we can create a | | | | we have purchased. |
| very organized, well-planned system that provides | | | | One of the best places for our speakers is a minimum |
| sound to our home or room with the highest of | | | | of one or two feet away from the side and back |
| qualities. We may be able to create such a high quality | | | | walls, with the differences between the speakers |
| sound with our home theater speakers, so that we | | | | influencing their listening abilities. The most important |
| may feel like we are in a huge movie theater. We are | | | | placement is to have equal listening positions between |
| not just talking about sound that is loud, but sound that | | | | ALL speakers. If needed, physically measure the |
| is all around us, making us feel as if we are in the | | | | distances to guarantee accuracy as a 1/4 " difference |
| movie itself. With the proper placement of speakers in | | | | will influence the audio quality. Another note is that |
| the room, we are going to experience the highest level | | | | every listener's ear should be on a direct line with a |
| of surround sound. | | | | point that is midway between the tweeter and woofer |
| The problem that most people have is where to place | | | | (2-way) or tweeter and midrange (3-way). Another |
| their speakers accurately, due to a lack of knowledge | | | | very important point is to purchase wireless speakers, |
| in regard to sound and acoustics. The speakers are | | | | providing us with the most benefits because they can |
| placed wherever they "fit" or "look good," not due to | | | | be moved from place to place as we want or need |
| the best sound they can put out. A room is affected | | | | them to be. No wires spreading throughout the room, |
| by the sound of the speakers and their reflections; | | | | having to place speakers within a limited area due to |
| these frequencies have two characters of sound - | | | | the wires or cables - these are all benefits of the |
| reinforced and suppressed. What we actually hear in | | | | wireless speakers. |