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5.1 Sound System, question on surround speaker placement

post #1 of 9
12/3/12 at 7:00am
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Just outfitted my parents basement with 82ii along with rc 62ii and rs 52ii. The system is using a projector with a 106" screen. I have the center 16" away from the wall as well. The surrounds are slightly behind the listening position on the side wall. One question I have on surround placement, With the speakers on the side walls, my left surround is probably 8 feet further away from main listening position than the the right surround. If I hang them on the back wall I can make them equidistant from each other. What would be preferable? I have a attached a diagram for further explanation. For a 5.1 setup would it be better to have the surround in position A or B?
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post #2 of 9
12/3/12 at 7:38am
How close is the proposed side surround on the right wall to the listening position? Also how far back would the rear surrounds be from the listen position?
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post #3 of 9
12/3/12 at 6:36pm
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The side right if 8 ft from the listening position. The side left is 15 feet from the listening position. If I mounted on the rear wall they would be roughly 6-8 ft from the listening position.
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post #4 of 9
12/4/12 at 8:14am
Thanks - I would recommend going with the side surrounds over rears then. Does your AVR have Audyssey sound correction? This will help balance out the surround outputs
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post #5 of 9
12/4/12 at 8:22am
Position A gets my vote.

Position B would be better suited for surround backs on a traditional 7.1 setup.
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post #6 of 9
12/6/12 at 7:51am
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I stuck with position A. After turning off audyssey dynamic EQ it really leveled things out nicely. I think the dynamic EQ was putting to much emphasis on the surrounds. Some day I might upgrade them to 7.1 but just not needed yet.
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post #7 of 9
12/6/12 at 8:47am
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Originally Posted by Diesel 48 View Post

Just outfitted my parents basement with 82ii along with rc 62ii and rs 52ii. The system is using a projector with a 106" screen. I have the center 16" away from the wall as well. The surrounds are slightly behind the listening position on the side wall. One question I have on surround placement, With the speakers on the side walls, my left surround is probably 8 feet further away from main listening position than the the right surround. If I hang them on the back wall I can make them equidistant from each other. What would be preferable? I have a attached a diagram for further explanation. For a 5.1 setup would it be better to have the surround in position A or B?


Why is this a problem? Just get a sound meter and adjust the volume to compensate for the unequal distances, Most decent AVRs have "White Noise" to make this adjustment easier. I am sure you do understand in an open basement layout it is never going to be perfect anyway.
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post #8 of 9
12/6/12 at 8:50am
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I just thought that there would be a point of better sound if it was more symmetrical then having it uneven at the sides. Based on my quick listening it sounded good.
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post #9 of 9
12/9/12 at 9:58am
5.1 sound should have the surrounds on the side of the listening area, not behind it. Your option B, however, is exactly what you would do in 7.1 setup.
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