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4. Positioning 5. Connecting
The position of the speakers in a home theatre installation will have great
influence over its performance. It is worth spending some time experimenting
both with the finer points of speaker positioning, as well as the larger scale
issues of room layout. Diagram One illustrates an idealised general home
theatre speaker layout.
If you are already familiar with the characteristics of your home theatre room,
and the way speakers perform in it, you may already have a good feel for
where to position your Linear Centre. However, installing any new speaker
component provides a good opportunity to review an existing set-up and
perhaps make improvements.
The position requirements for a Linear Centre are as follows:
• Between 0.05 and 0.5 metres from the rear wall.
• Generally in-line with the display screen.
• Directly above or below the display screen.
Diagram One
Don’t worry if, thanks to the architecture or layout
of your room, it is not practical to follow each
requirement or the layout diagram exactly. The
most important thing is to experiment with the
different options that are practical and find the one
that works best.
Once your Linear Centre is connected (see Section
5) and working, and you begin to become familiar
with its performance, it is likely to be worthwhile
experimenting a little more with its positioning.
For example, reducing the distance between the
speaker and the rear wall will increase the level of
bass and low midrange making the speaker sound
warmer. The warmth however is likely to be gained
at the expense of some mid-range clarity.
Left
Front
Viewing/listening position
Right
Front
Centre
Left
Surround
Right
Surround
Alternative
or Extra Left
Surround
Alternative or
Extra Right
Surround
Sub-woofer
