Denon AVR-1705 Operating Instructions Manual page 33

Speaker setting examples
Here we describe a number of speaker settings for different purposes. Use these examples as guides to set up
your system according to the type of speakers used and the main usage purpose.
1. DTS-ES compatible system (using surround back speakers)
(1) Basic setting for primarily watching movies
Front speakers
• Set the front speakers with their front
Center speaker
surfaces as flush with the TV or monitor
screen as possible. Set the center speaker
Monitor
between the front left and right speakers and
Subwoofer
no further from the listening position than the
60°
front speakers.
Surround
• Consult the owner's manual for your
speakers
subwoofer for advice on placing the
subwoofer within the listening room.
• If the surround speakers are direct-radiating (monopolar) then place them
slightly behind and at an angle to the listening position and parallel to the walls
Surround back speakers
at a position 60 to 90 cm above ear level at the prime listening position.
(1 spkr)
• When using one surround back speaker, place it at the rear center facing the
As seen from above
front at a slightly higher position (0 to 20 cm) than the surround speakers.
• We recommend installing the surround back speaker(s) at a slightly downward
facing angle. This effectively prevents the surround back channel signals from
reflecting off the monitor or screen at the front center, resulting in interference
and making the sense of movement from the front to the back less sharp.
(2) Setting for primarily watching movies using diffusion type speakers for the surround speakers
For the greatest sense of surround sound envelopment, diffuse radiation speakers such as bipolar types,
or dipolar types, provide a wider dispersion than is possible to obtain from a direct radiating speaker
(monopolar). Place these speakers at either side of the prime listening position, mounted above ear level.
Path of the surround sound • Set the front speakers, center speaker and
from the speakers to the
subwoofer in the same positions as in
listening position
example (1).
• It is best to place the surround speakers
directly at the side or slightly to the front of
the viewing position, and 60 to 90 cm above
the ears.
Surround
speakers
• Same as surround back speaker installation
method (1).
Using dipolar speakers for the surround back speakers as well is more effective.
• Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker jacks.
• The signals from the surround channels reflect off the walls as shown on the
Surround back speakers
(1 spkr)
diagram at the left, creating an enveloping and realistic surround sound
As seen from above
presentation.
For multi-channel music sources however, the use of bipolar or dipolar
speakers mounted at the sides of the listening position may not be satisfactory
in order to create a coherent 360 degree surround sound field. Connect another
pair of direct radiating speakers as described in example (3) and place them at
the rear corners of the room facing towards the prime listening position.
2. When not using surround back speakers
Surround back
Surround
speaker
speaker
Point slightly
Front speaker
downwards
60 to
90 cm
As seen from above
As seen from the side
Surround back
Surround
speaker
speaker
Point slightly
Front speaker
downwards
60 to
90 cm
As seen from the side
Front speakers
• Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as
Center speaker
flush with the TV or monitor screen as possible. Set
the center speaker between the front left and right
Monitor
speakers and no further from the listening position
Subwoofer
than the front speakers.
60°
• Consult the owner's manual for your subwoofer for
advice on placing the subwoofer within the
listening room.
• If the surround speakers are direct-radiating
(monopolar) then place them slightly behind and at
120°
an angle to the listening position and parallel to the
walls at a position 60 to 90 cm above ear level at
Surround speakers
the prime listening position.
ENGLISH
Surround speaker
Front speaker
60 to
90 cm
As seen from the side
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