Hi all,
I have been skimming through the forums looking for my question (or similar) but did not see anything that clearly answered it.
I am looking for suggestions on placing speakers, subwoofer, and equipment in the living room. I tried to attach the layout but am having problems.
Front Left, Front Center, and Front Right are fairly straight forward (I think).
I am thinking of these options for surround sound:
Option S1 (green): in-wall speakers but will not be placed at 90 degrees of viewing position. They would be closer to 70-75 degrees (slightly to front and right/left).
Option S2 (blue): in-ceiling speakers placed at 90 degrees of viewing position, but they'll be...in-ceiling speakers. I have seen in-ceiling speakers in action at a relative's house and was not impressed.
Rear center speaker, if added, would be a few feet off center and less than 2 feet behind viewing position, is that okay?
Also, I'm looking for suggestions placing the equipment (including receiver, PS4, and Wii). Note that the Wii has an IR sensor that would need to be at TV:
Option E1: Under the wall-mounted TV (equipment would need a stand of some sort)
Option E2: In nearby hallway closet
Option E3: Master bedroom closet (upstairs)
Option E4?: Receiver in closet, but console/devices under TV?
The house is currently under construction and I have options for pre-wires (but don't have the budget for good speakers at this point). What is the minimal I should have the builder do with plans to get okay/decent equipment later? Just speaker pre-wire and HDMI from TV location to receiver location?
Thanks for your help.
Hi all,
I have been skimming through the forums looking for my question (or similar) but did not see anything that clearly answered it.
I am looking for suggestions on placing speakers, subwoofer, and equipment in the living room. I tried to attach the layout but am having problems.
Front Left, Front Center, and Front Right are fairly straight forward (I think).
I am thinking of these options for surround sound:
Option S1 (green): in-wall speakers but will not be placed at 90 degrees of viewing position. They would be closer to 70-75 degrees (slightly to front and right/left).
Option S2 (blue): in-ceiling speakers placed at 90 degrees of viewing position, but they'll be...in-ceiling speakers. I have seen in-ceiling speakers in action at a relative's house and was not impressed.
Rear center speaker, if added, would be a few feet off center and less than 2 feet behind viewing position, is that okay?
Also, I'm looking for suggestions placing the equipment (including receiver, PS4, and Wii). Note that the Wii has an IR sensor that would need to be at TV:
Option E1: Under the wall-mounted TV (equipment would need a stand of some sort)
Option E2: In nearby hallway closet
Option E3: Master bedroom closet (upstairs)
Option E4?: Receiver in closet, but console/devices under TV?
The house is currently under construction and I have options for pre-wires (but don't have the budget for good speakers at this point). What is the minimal I should have the builder do with plans to get okay/decent equipment later? Just speaker pre-wire and HDMI from TV location to receiver location?
Thanks for your help.