Question about centre speaker placement
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Posted by vij on February 19, 2005, 3:57 am
Please log in for more thread options Hiya. I know that the centre speaker needs to be placed on top of the TV or just below it, but I have a TV (an old Sony Wega Trinitron KV-27FS12) with a top surface that isn't parallel to the ground. There's a gentle slope downward, just enough for me to worry about a speaker falling off if somebody bumps the TV. Also, that top surface is just under five inches deep, and the inch closest to the front has six function buttons (TV/video, channel up/down, volume up/down and power on/off) and I don't want to cover those up if I don't have to. Behind that five inches, is a tiny cliff, then it slopes downward, so if I put the centre behind that five inch surface, it would be angled up at a small angle (I'm guessing it's maybe 15 degrees), and it would be resting against the wall (just over a foot behind the TV screen). Placing the centre speaker below the screen is impractible; there's simply nowhere for it to sit. I've considered mounting it to the wall behind the TV, but that's a good two feet behind the screen! Will that two foot distance make an audible difference? Or can someone suggest a more practical solution? many thanks to anyone who can help, vij | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by HTEnthusiast on February 20, 2005, 8:19 pm
Please log in for more thread options vij wrote: > Hiya. I know that the centre speaker needs to be placed on top of
the TV or
> just below it, but I have a TV (an old Sony Wega Trinitron KV-27FS12)
with a
> top surface that isn't parallel to the ground. There's a gentle
slope
> downward, just enough for me to worry about a speaker falling off if
inches
> somebody bumps the TV. Also, that top surface is just under five > deep, and the inch closest to the front has six function buttons
(TV/video,
> channel up/down, volume up/down and power on/off) and I don't want to
cover
> those up if I don't have to.
if I
> > Behind that five inches, is a tiny cliff, then it slopes downward, so > put the centre behind that five inch surface, it would be angled up
at a
> small angle (I'm guessing it's maybe 15 degrees), and it would be
resting
> against the wall (just over a foot behind the TV screen).
simply
> > Placing the centre speaker below the screen is impractible; there's > nowhere for it to sit.
good two
> > I've considered mounting it to the wall behind the TV, but that's a > feet behind the screen! Will that two foot distance make an audible
> difference? > > Or can someone suggest a more practical solution? > > many thanks to anyone who can help, > vij Can you control the volume of your center channel through your amp or receiver. If so, simply try to compensate for the distance by increasing the volume. The only other problem is rattling and vibration that you might get by placing it in the location you indicated. I have mine just below the screen and the sound is "transparent" as far as the source of the sound is concerned. www.HomeTheaterDiscussion.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Gert Wiersema on February 22, 2005, 12:00 am
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> Can you control the volume of your center channel through your amp
> or receiver. If so, simply try to compensate for the distance by > increasing the volume. Your amp will probably have distance settings for each speaker. That's the most common way to compensate. Audio does about 0.03s/m, but the amp will work with metres/feet, making it easy to adjust. Gert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by vij on February 22, 2005, 3:28 pm
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>> Can you control the volume of your center channel through your amp
>> or receiver. If so, simply try to compensate for the distance by >> increasing the volume. >
> Your amp will probably have distance settings for each speaker. That's > the most common way to compensate. > > Audio does about 0.03s/m, but the amp will work with metres/feet, > making it easy to adjust. > > Gert I just remembered that the receiver I'm planning on buying (Yamaha RX-V750) has a parametric room acoustic optimizer, and it measures the distances from where the listener is to each of the speakers, and adjusts everything automatically. So I think the idea of mounting it to the wall above the TV is probably the best option. Thanks HTEnthusiast and Gert for your help! vij | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Gert Wiersema on March 4, 2005, 2:53 am
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> I just remembered that the receiver I'm planning on buying
> (Yamaha RX-V750) has a parametric room acoustic optimizer What a coincidence. I've got the little brother (650) and the optimizer mic does a great job. I just love the pure direct function, making your stereo material sound pretty good for the money. Let the Yammie warm up a little before you play your Pink Floyd cd's. It makes a difference. Gert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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