JBL SCS145.5 Owner's Manual - Speaker Placement
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND SPEAKERS
5 – 6 ft.
FRONT
SPEAKERS
0-2 ft.
The front speakers should be
placed the same distance
from each other as they are
from the listening position.
They should be placed at
about the same height from
the floor as the listeners’
ears will be, or they may be
angled toward the listeners.
The center channel speaker
should be placed slightly
behind the front left and right
speakers, and no more than
two feet above or below the
tweeters of the left and right
speakers. It is often con-
venient to set the center
speaker on top of the tele-
vision set, as shown in the
drawing. Use the supplied
support leg to aim it toward
the listener by screwing the
leg in to angle the speaker
up, or unscrewing the leg
slightly to angle the speaker
down.
The surround speakers
should be placed slightly
behind the listening position
and, ideally, should face
each other and be at a level
higher than the listeners’
ears. If that is not possible,
they may be placed on a
wall behind the listening
position, facing forward.
In Dolby* Digital and DTS
®
systems, it is best to aim all
of the speakers (except the
subwoofer) toward the lis-
tening position at about ear-
level height. In systems
where only analog surround
processing (such as Dolby
Pro Logic*) is available, it
may be preferable to aim the
speakers straight out from
the wall to obtain a more
diffuse sound.
The low-frequency material
reproduced by the subwoofer
is mostly omnidirectional,
and this speaker may be
placed in a convenient loca-
tion in the room. However,
bass reproduction will be
maximized when the sub-
woofer is placed in a corner
along the same wall as the
front speakers. Experiment
with subwoofer placement
by temporarily placing the
subwoofer in the listening
position and moving around
the room until the bass
reproduction is best. Place
the subwoofer in that location.
CENTER CHANNEL
SPEAKER
Stands shown are optional.
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