Harman-kardon HS 500 User Manual download pdf (Page 19)

Before you begin to connect cables, it is important to set up your

speakers in their correct locations in the room.

Optimally, the speakers should be placed in a circle with the listening

position at its center. The distance from the listening position to the

video display forms the radius of the circle. See Figure 13.

The speakers should be angled so that they directly face the listening

position.

The center speaker is placed either on top of, below or on a shelf below

the video display screen.

The front left and right speakers are placed along the circle, about 30

degrees from the center speaker and angled toward the listener.

It is best to place the front left/right and center speakers as close to

the same height as possible, preferably at about the same height as the

listener’s ears. In any event the center speaker should be no more than

two feet above or below the left/right speakers.

The side surround speakers should be placed 110 degrees from the

center speaker, that is, slightly behind and angled toward the listener.

If this isn’t feasible, place the surround speakers behind the listener,

with each surround speaker facing the opposite-side front speaker. The

surround speakers may be placed a little higher than the listener’s ears.

The subwoofer’s location is less critical, since low-frequency sounds are

omnidirectional. Placing the subwoofer close to a wall or in a corner will

reinforce the low frequencies, and may create a “boomy” sound. You

may wish to experiment over time by placing the subwoofer where the

listener normally sits and then walking around the room until the low

frequencies sound best. Place the subwoofer in that spot.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Center Speaker

Video Screen

Front Right

Speaker

Front Left

Speaker

Surround

Left Speaker

Alternate placement

for Surround

Left Speaker

Surround

Right Speaker

Alternate placement

for Surround

Right Speaker

110°

150°

110°

150°

30° 30°

Subwoofer

Figure 13 – Speaker Placement

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