How important is it to see surround speakers when sitting? Should i...

Which direction are they pointing?

Measuring is usually done without any people there.


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Leeliemix said:

Which direction are they pointing?

Measuring is usually done without any people there.


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Here's a picture. I'm actually considering taking the left speaker off the wall, and getting a stand for it instead.


Edit- off topic but i can't wait to start hiding wires- project almost complete.

Try pointing the surrounds towards your head and measure again if using audyssey or other room correction. You can listen some before ofc but speaker facing you or not changes the frequency response somewhat.
What crossover is used for the surrounds? (I assume they are set as small)

I wouldn't worry about moving anything, honestly.

Leeliemix said:

Try pointing the surrounds towards your head and measure again if using audyssey or other room correction. You can listen some before ofc but speaker facing you or not changes the frequency response somewhat.
What crossover is used for the surrounds? (I assume they are set as small)

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Small and 80Hz (all my speakers are small/80hz).
I've read 80 Hz is the correct crossover for all speakers...should i try something else?

Dustin Windsor said:

Small and 80Hz (all my speakers are small/80hz).
I've read 80 Hz is the correct crossover for all speakers...should i try something else?

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80hz is probably fine, i was just checking in case it was set to something strange. You could try 90 or 100hz on the surrounds to see it you like it better but try pointing them towards the listening position first.

Dustin Windsor said:

Small and 80Hz (all my speakers are small/80hz).
I've read 80 Hz is the correct crossover for all speakers...should i try something else?

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Yes to Small, and 80Hz is fine. However, it is also common practice for people to set their surrounds to 100Hz. Some people will even bump the crossover of their centre channel to 90 or 100Hz as it's generally just used for dialog, so no real amount of bass needs to be produced by that particular speaker.

I personally have all my speakers set to 80Hz because I know all of them are capable of handling it. The only hard rule is don't set the crossover point lower than what the speaker is capable of doing.

Leeliemix said:

80hz is probably fine, i was just checking in case it was set to something strange. You could try 90 or 100hz on the surrounds to see it you like it better but try pointing them towards the listening position first.

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They're both pointing directly at the centre of the couch. I sit on the far right and she sits on the far left.
Do you mean angled down a little?

Dustin Windsor said:

They're both pointing directly at the centre of the couch. I sit on the far right and she sits on the far left.
Do you mean angled down a little?

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Ah, just looked like they might be directly towards each other but since not placement should be ok. Try another audyssey/otherRC run to see if you will be more happy with the rears if its still not good. Make sure its not just one movie you try before deciding.


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Put mono noise on both channels and adjust the speakers until the mono-signal is perceived cleanest.

Leave it the way it is and enjoy what you have. With a atmos setup dolby says surrounds can be 1'5" higher than LCR. I am sure that your speakers have a range dispersion and the minimal height difference is not going to matter.