Harman Kardon AVR 145 Owner's Manual

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18Before you begin to connect cables, it is important to set up yourspeakers in their correct locations in the room.Optimally, the speakers should be placed in a circle with the listeningposition at its center. The distance from the listening position to thevideo display forms the radius of the circle.The speakers should be angled so that they directly face the listeningposition.The center speaker is placed either on top of, below or mounted on thewall above or below the video display screen.The front left and right speakers are placed along the circle, about 30degrees from the center speaker and angled toward the listener.It is best to place the front left/right and center speakers as close to thesame height as possible, preferably at about the same height as the lis-tener’s ears. In any event the center speaker should be no more thantwo feet above or below the left/right speakers.The side surround speakers should be placed 110 degrees from thecenter speaker, that is, slightly behind and angled toward the listener. Ifthis isn’t feasible, place the surround speakers behind the listener, witheach surround speaker facing the opposite-side front speaker. The sur-round speakers may be placed a little higher than the listener’s ears.The subwoofer’s location is less critical, since low-frequency sounds areomnidirectional. Placing the subwoofer close to a wall or in a corner willreinforce the low frequencies, and may create a “boomy” sound. Youmay wish to experiment over time by placing the subwoofer where thelistener normally sits and then walking around the room until the lowfrequencies sound best. Place the subwoofer in that spot.NOTE: Your receiver will sound its best when the same modelloudspeaker is used for all positions (other than the subwoofer).If that isn’t possible, try to use speakers made by the samemanufacturer.SPEAKER PLACEMENT110°150°110°150°30° 30°FLSRAlternate Placementfor Side SurroundLeft SpeakerAlternate Placementfor Side SurroundRight SpeakerFRSUBCSLFigure 14 – Speaker Placement