Harman Kardon Harman/kardon AVR 154 Owner's Manual

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1919Before you begin to connect cables, it is important to place 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. See Figure 15.The speakers should be angled so that they directly face thelistening position.The center speaker is placed either on top of, below or mounted onthe wall above or below the video display screen.The front left and right speakers are placed along the circle, about30 degrees from the center speaker and angled toward the listener.It is best to place the front left/right and center speakers as close tothe same height as possible, preferably at about the same height as thelistener’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.If this isn’t feasible, place them behind the listener, with each surroundspeaker facing the opposite-side front speaker. The surround speakersmay 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°Front LeftSpeakerSurroundRightSpeakerAlternate Placementfor SurroundLeft SpeakerAlternate Placementfor SurroundRight SpeakerFront RightSpeakerSubwooferVideo DisplayCenterSurroundLeftSpeakerFigure 15 – Speaker Placement