EarthQuake Titan Theia Manual - page 7
Front Left & Right Speaker Placement
In a home theater system, front speakers are
responsible for movies’ sound tracks and dynamic
actions. The front speakers need to sync the video
event with the audio. For instance, when there is a
moving vehicle from the left to the right of the screen,
the sound should travel from the left front speaker to
the right front speaker.
In a two channel stereo system, the front speakers
are responsible for producing all of the sound:
staging, imaging, and depth of field. Placing the
speakers too close to each other will compromise the
stage, while placing them too far from each other will
break the images.
Front speakers should be placed at an equal distance
from the TV and the primary listening spot (sweet
spot). Together with the center channel speaker, they
should form a slight arc with all three speakers at
exactly the same distance from where you sit, as
illustrated in Figure 3.
Speakers Elevation
The tweeters from all three front speakers should
have the same elevation as your ears while seated.
Any deviation will work but it may reduce the
performance. Make sure that there are no solid
objects (like furniture) blocking the pathway of the
sound traveling to your listening location.
ome theater performance depends very much
so on product performance, room size and
speaker placement. Reading this manual,
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following your priorities and these procedures
will pay off with a big improvement to sound quality
and sonic performance. Basics of speaker placement
can help you make the smartest choice for your
specific room. There is no magic bullet in home
theater, which is why this is called
custom
home
theater. Every speaker has different sonic
characteristics, every room has different acoustic
properties, everyone's ears hear sound a little
differently and your left ear has a different sensitivity
than your right ear. So in the end, you may use this
manual as a starting guideline. However, when it
comes to actually setting up your speaker system, let
your own ears be the judge.
Center Channel Speaker Placement
This should be the first speaker you place in your
home theater room. The job of a center channel is to
anchor dialogue and other on-screen sounds to the
screen. Thus, its position depends upon where you
put your TV. Place your center channel directly above
or below your TV — centered, make sure the
speaker's front edge is precisely aligned with the front
edge of your TV screen to reducing distortion caused
by sound reflecting and diffracting off the TV's
cabinet. If possible, the height of the center channel
speakers should be as high as your ears in a sitting
position, as illustrated in Figure 3.
The Theia is equipped with adjustable rear spike that
allows you to aim the speaker accordingly. Simply
twist the rear spike to adjust its height, and therefore,
Theia’s aim.
Theia
Center
Telesto/Tigris
Front Right
Telesto/Tigris
Front Left
MKVII
MKVII
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Speaker Placements
Figure 3.
Front speaker placement
Figure 4.
Theia can be aimed at different vertical angles
Figure 5.
Typical speaker & subwoofer placement in 3.1/2
theater system
A
B
C
LEFT
RIGHT
CENTER
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A = B = C