About Home Theater; Enjoying Home Theater - Integra DTR-20.1 Instruction Manual

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About Home Theater

Enjoying Home Theater

Thanks to the AV receiver's superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your
own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. You can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS.
With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo's original DSP listening modes.
Front left and right speakers
These output the main sound. Their role in a home theater is to provide a solid
anchor for the sound image. They should be positioned facing the listener at
about ear level, and equally spaced from the TV. Angle them inward slightly so
as to create a triangle, with the listener at the apex.
Center speaker
This speaker enhances the front left
and right speakers, making sound
movements distinct and providing a
full sound image. For movies it's used
mainly for dialog.
Position it close to your TV (preferably
on top) facing forward at about ear
level, or at the same height as the
front left and right speakers.
Subwoofer
The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of the LFE
(Low-Frequency Effects) channel. The volume and
quality of the bass output from your subwoofer will
depend on its position, the shape of your listening
room, and your listening position. In general, a good
bass sound can be obtained by installing the
subwoofer in a front corner, or at one-third the way
along the front wall, as shown.
You can connect the powered subwoofer with two
SUBWOOFER PREOUT jacks respectively.
Tip: To find the best position for your subwoofer,
while playing a movie or some music with good bass,
experiment by placing your subwoofer at various
positions within the room and choose the one that
provides the most satisfying results.
1/3 of wall
position
Surround left and right speakers
These speakers are used for precise
sound pos itioning and to add realistic
ambience.
Position them at the sides of the
listener, or slightly behind, about
2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level.
Ideally they should be equally spaced
from the listener.
Surround back left and right speakers
These speakers are necessary to enjoy Dolby Digital
EX, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS-ES Discrete, etc. They
enhance the realism of surround sound and improve
sound localization behind the listener. Position them
behind the listener about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above
ear level.
Corner
position
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