Subwoofer Placement - Klipsch Synergy Series KSW-100 Owner's Manual & Warranty

Planning Your Klipsch
Home Entertainment System
Your new Klipsch subwoofer will enhance the performance of your home entertainment system,
whether used within a two-channel audio or multi-channel home theater system. Speaker placement
is important in optimizing the performance of your system. Please refer to the diagrams below as a
general guide for how to position the speakers within your listening area.
Audio
F Front Left and Right Channels
Front Left and
Right Channels
Couch

Subwoofer Placement

Your Klipsch subwoofer is designed to operate at frequencies below 120 Hz. As frequencies in this
range are essentially omnidirectional (dif ficult to localize), there may be several options for the place-
ment of your subwoofer. The position of the subwoofer in the room will effect its frequency
response and a minor change in position will result in an audible difference.
A general rule of thumb is to place your subwoofer in the vicinity of the speakers with which it is
being paired. For example, a subwoofer reproducing main left and right channel bass would normally
be placed in the same end of the room as the main speakers. This could mean along the front wall,
in a front corner or along a side wall. A subwoofer connected to the surround channel (of a 5.1 type
system) to compliment the bass of rear channel speakers performs best when positioned near the
back wall or in a back corner.
For maximum output, place your subwoofer in or near a corner. This improves the loading of the
subwoofer, increasing its efficiency and improving the output and dynamic range capabilities. Room
acoustics and personal taste may dictate placing the subwoofer in a location other than a corner.
Asymmetrical placement of two subwoofers in a room may improve low frequency reproduction by
providing a smoother and more consistent response pattern. Placing two subwoofers in the same
location or corner will provide the greatest output. This configuration can yield another 6 dB of
output (equivalent to quadrupling the size of the subwoofer's amplifier power). Since low frequencies
are heavily influenced by room size and dimensional ratios, experiment with the placement of your
subwoofer.
Audio/Home Theater
RS Left and Right Surround Channels
Front Left
Speaker
S W
Powered
Subwoofer
R S
Left
Rear
Surround
Channel
2
C Center Channel Powered Subwoofer
SW
Video Shielded
Center Channel
C
Couch
Front Right
Speaker
R S
Right
Rear
Surround
Channel