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