RE: Where to put surround sound speakers...

["Nick Tyson - The Edge" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Better to have a well balanced 5.1 system with one speaker left in the
box than an unbalanced 6.1 system in my books.

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 March 2004 17:22
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Where to put surround sound speakers...


Thanks for the speedy reply.  From what you say, it looks like I'll be
OK with sticking the rears up at picture rail height (which is good,
because that's the easiest place for me to put them!).  The front three
I'll attach to the TV stand for now - they will get a better home when
the "Plasma fund" has reached the required level :-)

The only problem now is the centre rear - behind the viewing position is
a bay window with floor-ceiling curtains (that's what I get for buying a
6:1 instead of 5:1 system!)

Mal




----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Tyson - The Edge" <nick@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 4:56 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Where to put surround sound speakers...


> The centre needs to be immediately above or below the screen. In an
> ideal world this would dictate the height of the left and right
> speakers as they would be the same as the centre. In practice the
> height of the screen may mean that speakers sit to the side rather
> than level with the top or bottom of the screen. The surrounds should
> be higher up, 2' above listening level at the very least but usually
> higher. These should provide an ambient and diffused sound which is
> augmented by distance and height from the listener. Ultimately you're
> trying to recreate what happens in a (decent) cinema where, if you sit

> centrally, the surround speakers will run up both sides of the
> auditorium, starting forward of the listening position and running to
> behind you. The net effect is that sound is coming at you from so many

> different places that you cannot pinpoint precisely where it's coming
> from ie it'e literally envelops you as a surround sound.
>
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 March 2004 15:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Where to put surround sound speakers...
>
>
> I'm about to start on the last major room in the house - the one
> that's having the main TV etc, and want to get all the wires in place
> before decorating!
>
> So I was wondering where everyone puts their surround-sound speakers?
>
> I don't fancy the floor standing ones (I sure they would keep getting
> knocked over), so they would be mounted on the wall somewhere.  If I
> put them on the picture rail, I could easily hide the wiring, but is
> that too high?  Could I get away with it at least for the rears?  Low
> down could be obscured by furniture, so what do you all do?
>
> Mal
>
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