tSc Home Theater Speaker Manual

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TheSpeakerCompanyHomeTheaterSpeakerSystem Page4

Makesurethatthespeakertolistening/viewingpositiondistanceisthe

samef oreachspeaker.

Someprofessionalsrecommendplacingthemain(LeftandRight)

speakerssothattheyformanequilateraltrianglewiththeprim e

listening/viewingposition.

Thisisasclosetoidealasyoucanget.

Ifyourroomwon’tallowthis,don’tbeoverlyconcerned.

Justplaceyourspeakersasclosetothisidealaspossible

andenjoythesound.

Reflectionsfromsidewallshaveamajorimpactonyoursoundsotry

nottoplaceyourmainspeakersclosetothem.Trynottoplaceyour

mainspeakerssothey’reexactlythesamedistancefromtheclosest

sidewall.Abitofasymmetryhereisactuallypreferable.

WhenyoutakethetimetoproperlyplaceyourMainspeakers,you’ll

enjoybetter“imaging”(theapparentplacementofindividualinstruments

orvoices),andmoredepth.

CenterChannelSpeakers

Forahometheatersystem,placethecenterchannelspeakerbetween

yourLeftandRightspeakersasclosetoyourTVscreenaspossible.

Trytokeepthetweetersofallthreespeakers(Left,Center,andRight)

asclosetothesameheightaspossible. Tweetersat–orverycloseto

–yourseatedearlevelareideal. (Thismayposeachall engeifyou

havetoplaceyourCenterChannelspeakereitheraboveorbelowyour

TVscreenbutyoushouldn’tworrytoomuch.)

Trytoplacethecenterchannelspeakeratexactlythesam edistance

fromyourlistening/viewingpositionasthemainLeftandRight

speakers.Thishelpscreatethemostconvincingimage.

SurroundSpeakers

Surroundspeakerplacementischallenging.Ifyou’reusingapairof

TSCbookshelfspeakers,youhavetwooptions.

Ifyou’reprimarilyamusiclistener,placethemonthebackwallof

yourlistening/viewingroombutabitclosertothesidewallsthanthe

“RuleofThirds”indicates.Makesurethetweetersareatapproximately

thesameheightasarethetweetersofyourfrontLeft,Center,andRight

speakers.