I recently purchased a Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K in the hopes of upgrading my 5.1 to 7.1. My speakers are a little older, but I purchased 2 extra surrounds at the time because I knew I would eventually upgrade and I wanted all the speakers to be the same.
Anyway, the speaker models are not the point of the post, their layout is. I currently live in a typical NE ranch style home (24'x36') with a finished basement. The room is about 14'-8" x 23'-4". Three columns run along the 14'-8" side, effectively making a 4' wide hallway that makes the room even skinnier.
I only need 1 row of 3 seats but unfortunately the room is not just for the home theater, I also need to place 2 desks somewhere in the room along with a bookshelf or two.
My current idea is something along the lines of:
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The rear surround speakers would be mounted on the wall to the left and right of the door.
Left surround would be mounted on the stairwell wall and right surround would be on a stand on the desk (same height as left and equidistant to center seat).
Left, right and center would be mounted on the wall (if that is best, I am not sure). The left and right speakers are unfortunately not towers.
The columns are in the way in essentially any position I attempt. I am hoping that having the column in this particular spot will create the least impact on the sound (I know it will an impact, I just hope to lessen it).
My questions are:
What height would be ideal for each of the speakers?
Should I place the front left and right speakers at exactly 26 degrees or should they be the same width as the seating (~30 degrees)?
The image above shows the seats closer to the rear surround than the front speakers, should it all be equidistant?
Where are some places I should try the sub?
Anyway, the speaker models are not the point of the post, their layout is. I currently live in a typical NE ranch style home (24'x36') with a finished basement. The room is about 14'-8" x 23'-4". Three columns run along the 14'-8" side, effectively making a 4' wide hallway that makes the room even skinnier.
I only need 1 row of 3 seats but unfortunately the room is not just for the home theater, I also need to place 2 desks somewhere in the room along with a bookshelf or two.
My current idea is something along the lines of:
The rear surround speakers would be mounted on the wall to the left and right of the door.
Left surround would be mounted on the stairwell wall and right surround would be on a stand on the desk (same height as left and equidistant to center seat).
Left, right and center would be mounted on the wall (if that is best, I am not sure). The left and right speakers are unfortunately not towers.
The columns are in the way in essentially any position I attempt. I am hoping that having the column in this particular spot will create the least impact on the sound (I know it will an impact, I just hope to lessen it).
My questions are:
What height would be ideal for each of the speakers?
Should I place the front left and right speakers at exactly 26 degrees or should they be the same width as the seating (~30 degrees)?
The image above shows the seats closer to the rear surround than the front speakers, should it all be equidistant?
Where are some places I should try the sub?
