Floor Surround Speakers

bensontm

I am wondering what thoughts are out there in the subject of raising surround floor speakers or setting them at the same level as the front floor speakers (on the floor) in a home theater system.

At the present time I have my surround floor speakers set on shelves 28" above floor level. This requires me to lower the front speaker levels in the receiver to hear the surround speakers and keep them from being over powered by the fronts which are at ear level.

Frank Z

Sounds like you need to get an SPL meter and calibrate the output from your receiver. You might want to pick up a copy of the Avia or S&V Home Theater Tune-Up disk while you're at it.

bensontm

Our L/R surround speakers have been lowered to only 14" above the L/R front speakers and also they have been turned to face each other. Idea from www.dolby.com. Surround back is on top of a six foot book shelf. All fronts are at ear level.

The aiming of the L/R surround speakers towards each other has really made a nice difference as opposed to their previous strait forward aiming. Seems to diffuse the sound a lot better, expecially since the the front to back walls are only 12' apart.

I have been so busy at work I have not had time to think too much about sound waves and speaker placements. Duhhhh. Got the idea from www.dolby.com.

It sounds like Home Theater time, yes, without the jerk bouncing his knee against the back of your theater seat and ALL the rest.

Hallalujeh, it is movie time.

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