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Easy home-theater setup
(November 24, 2004)
In setting up a surround system, how much space should I allot between the speakers and the listening position?
Submitted by: J. Eric McCall, CNET forum
David Katzmaier
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Holidays are a time for music, and you must have good sound to make the holiday party turn out right.
In a perfect world, you would sit in the middle of the space between the five speakers, equidistant from them all. That's rarely possible in the real world. We suggest:
| 1. | Set up the main left and right at the same distance from your seat.
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| 2. | Place the surrounds by the walls to either side of, or slightly behind, the sweet spot. |
- Use your receiver or your home theater in a box's delay controls to compensate for the uneven placement.
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