Setting Up The Speakers; Placing The Subwoofer - Yamaha NS-P326 Owner's Manual

Before making connections, place all speakers in their respective positions. The positioning of the speakers is important
because it controls the whole sound quality of this system.
Place the speakers depending on your listening position by following the instructions below.
Speaker configuration
This speaker package employs a 7 speaker configuration: 2
main speakers, 2 rear speakers, a center speaker, a rear
center speaker and a subwoofer.
The main speakers are used for main source sound. The
rear and rear center speakers are used for surround
sounds, and the center speaker is for center sounds (dialog
etc.). The subwoofer is for reinforcing low frequencies on
your audio system.
Main L
Rear L Rear center

Placing the subwoofer

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( : Subwoofer,

SETTING UP THE SPEAKERS

Center Main R
Subwoofer
Rear R
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: Main speaker)
Placing speakers
Main speakers: On both sides of and at approximately
the same height as the TV set.
Rear speakers: Behind your listening position, facing
slightly inward. About 1.8 m (approx. 6
feet) from the floor.
Center speaker: Precisely between the main speakers.
Rear center speaker:
Precisely between the rear speakers.
Subwoofer: The position of the subwoofer is not so
critical because low bass tones are not
highly directional.
Refer to "Placing the subwoofer" below
for a recommended positioning of the
subwoofer.
Main R
Center
Main L
TV-set
It is recommended to place the subwoofer on the outside of
either the right or the left main speaker. (See fig. Å .) The
placement shown in fig. ı is also possible, however, if the
subwoofer system is placed directly facing the wall, the
bass effect may die because the sound from it and the
sound reflected by the wall may cancel out each other. To
prevent this from happening, face the subwoofer system at
an angle as shown in fig. Å.
Note
There may be a case that you cannot obtain enough super-
bass sounds from the subwoofer when listening in the
center of the room. This is because "standing waves" have
been developed between two parallel walls and they cancel
the bass sounds.
In such a case, face the subwoofer obliquely to the wall. It
also may be necessary to break up the parallel surfaces by
placing bookshelves etc. along the walls.
Subwoofer
Rear R
Rear center
Rear L
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