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How should stereo speakers be set up?
For stereo music reproduction the ideal position is usually to place the speakers so that they form two corners of an equilateral triangle, the third corner being you the listener. This means for example; if the speakers are 3m apart from each other, they will also be 3m from your listening position.
How do I organize my stereo speakers?
Move your speakers at least 2-3 feet away from the nearest wall. This will minimize sound reflections, which can negatively impact playback clarity. Adjust speaker angle (toe-in). Angle your speakers inward so they’re pointed towards the listener – more specifically, at a point directly behind the listener’s head.
Where should stereo speakers be placed in a room?
How Do They Go Low? Small speakers should be on stands or a bookshelf so that their tweeters are near your ear level and their backs near to the wall. Tower speakers should be placed about 2′ (or more) from the back wall. Avoid corners. Avoid left / right symmetry, especially with respect to corners, halls and walls.
Does it matter which speaker is left or right?
That’s determined by the components upstream. If the speaker is not mirror imaged, there is no correct right or left. Sounds from the right will come from the right no matter which speaker’s employed. The only time a dedicated speaker is used for the left or the right, is if they are mirror imaged.
How high should speakers be off the floor?
The height speaker channels should be placed in the upper left/right corners of the front stage. Typically, this will be 40-45 degrees off-axis and about 8 feet in height. A downward tilt of the speaker will improve mid/high frequency response and reduce ceiling bounce reflections.
Should I Angle speakers?
Speaker angles Positioning the speakers at a 60-degree angle gives you the best ‘stereo image’ of these sounds. Dust off your old protractor and position the speakers 60 degrees apart. It can help to place a small marker at your listening position and work it out from there.
How far should front speakers be apart?
Front Stereo Speakers The distance between the stereo speakers should match the distance that you are sitting from the television. For example, if you are sitting 6 feet from the television, then each stereo speaker needs to be 3 feet away from the television.
How do you set up left and right speakers?
Left and Right are clearly marked on both packings and the rear of the loudspeakers. Place the Left and Right speakers to the left and right as seen from the listening position. “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”.
How far should floor standing speakers be from wall?
Setting Up Floor Standing Speakers A good rule is to place them about 3 feet from the front wall. Also, try to place the speaker in a way that the speaker’s distance from the nearest side wall is 1.6 times the distance from the front wall. If your room is wider than it is longer, then apply the reverse rule.
Can you put speakers next to each other?
Don’t orient the speakers so that they’re completely parallel to each other. Don’t put anything in front of the speakers. Any objects in front of the speakers will reflect sound, causing distortion or blurring.
How high should my surround speakers be?
The surround speakers should be slightly higher than the front speakers in the room. Ideally, about 1 to 2 feet above head height when sitting down. This is because the surround channels are there to create an ambient sound in your room. So, you should benefit if they are slightly further away from your ears.
Should I angle my front speakers?
There is no correct answer. Adjust speakers till they sound the best to you. They may image better by changing the angle.. but then again, it may narrow the sound field.
Should speakers be on the floor?
DON’T ever put your speakers directly on the floor. Every room surface near a speaker will reinforce bass tones. If they’re going to be near the floor, keep them away from other surfaces like walls and the sides of hard furniture to avoid an echo-effect. DO look at your speaker’s construction for placement clues.
What happens if you wire your speakers backwards?
What happens if speakers are wired backward? Wiring speakers backward, causes them to be out of phase. Phase cancellation results in certain frequencies being reduced in the output, and it is detrimental to the audio quality. It also negatively affects the stereo imaging of the speakers.
Where should I place my left and right speakers?
The two primary channel speakers, left and right, should be placed roughly 3-4 feet off the center of the viewing screen (feel free to shrink these offsets if you have a particularly large screen to contend with) and at roughly ear height with the listener.
Which speaker cable is positive?
typically, the positive wire is red and the ground, or negative, is black. However, most speaker wires don’t do colors. Good news is, with speakers it doesn’t really matter which one you choose as your positive and which as your negative, just so long as you are consistent.
