| Your home theater audio setup will | | | | If the seating is meant for more than |
| depend on the space available to you, | | | | one person, all three of the front |
| what kind of signal your receiver can | | | | speakers should be placed in a straight |
| carry, and the number of speakers you | | | | line. Surround speakers should be placed |
| have. With proper setup, it doesn't | | | | slightly to the rear of and alongside |
| matter if you have a simple stereo audio | | | | the seating, a few feet above head level |
| setup or a complex multi-speaker setup. | | | | when sitting. If the surround speakers |
| Proper home theater audio setup will | | | | must be placed behind the seating, |
| give you the most enjoyable experience. | | | | experiment with pointing the speakers at |
| The first step to proper home theater | | | | an angle so that the sound coming from |
| audio setup is if you have a tile, | | | | them seems to 'surround' the viewer. If |
| hardwood, or any other non-carpeted | | | | you have a subwoofer, place it wherever |
| floor, to put down an area rug. Hard | | | | is most convenient, as it's placement is |
| floors may look nice but they affect | | | | not critical to sound reproduction. |
| acoustics poorly. | | | | When you are using Dolby Digital 5.1 or |
| The second step in home theater audio | | | | Surround EX, it is necessary to continue |
| setup is to place your speakers. For a | | | | your home theater audio setup by |
| stereo setup, placement is simple - one | | | | configuring your receiver. Unless you |
| on either side of the viewing area. For | | | | have tower speakers, all main speakers |
| Dolby Digital 5.1 or Surround EX, | | | | should be set to 'small'. Low frequency |
| however, you must take extra | | | | effects and bass should be set to |
| considerations into mind. Your center | | | | subwoofer if you have one. DSP modes |
| speaker should either be on top or below | | | | should be turned off. Read the user |
| your display and facing your primary | | | | manual to find out how to change these |
| viewing position. The left and right | | | | settings and to double check any special |
| front speakers should be on either side | | | | requirements you receiver might have. |
| of the screen, preferably at ear level, | | | | With proper home theater audio setup, |
| at about a 45 degree angle from the | | | | you can have a truly enveloping aural |
| center of the viewing position. | | | | experience. |