Placing The Speakers; Some Tips For Improving Sound Quality - Pioneer VSX-1020-K Operating Insructions

Connecting your equipment

Placing the speakers

Refer to the chart below for placement of the
speakers you intend to connect.
SW
FHL
L
30 30
FWL
60
120
SL
SBL
SB
• Place the surround speakers at 120º from
the center. If you, (1) use the surround back
speaker, and, (2) don't use the front height
speakers / front wide speakers, we
recommend placing the surround speaker
right beside you.
• If you intend to connect only one surround
back speaker, place it directly behind you.
• Place the left and right front height
speakers at least 1 m directly above the left
and right front speakers.
FHR
C
R
FWR
60
120
SR
60
SBR

Some tips for improving sound quality

Where you put your speakers in the room has
a big effect on the quality of the sound. The
following guidelines should help you to get the
best sound from your system.
• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor.
Ideally, the other speakers should be at
about ear-level when you're listening to
them. Putting the speakers on the floor
(except the subwoofer), or mounting them
very high on a wall is not recommended.
• For the best stereo effect, place the front
speakers 2 m to 3 m apart, at equal
distance from the TV.
• If you're going to place speakers around
your CRT TV, use shielded speakers or
place the speakers at a sufficient distance
from your CRT TV.
• If you're using a center speaker, place the
front speakers at a wider angle. If not,
place them at a narrower angle.
• Place the center speaker above or below
the TV so that the sound of the center
channel is localized at the TV screen. Also,
make sure the center speaker does not
cross the line formed by the leading edge
of the front left and right speakers.
• It is best to angle the speakers towards the
listening position. The angle depends on
the size of the room. Use less of an angle
for bigger rooms.
• Surround and surround back speakers
should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher
than your ears and tilted slightly downward.
Make sure the speakers don't face each
other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should
be more directly behind the listener than for
home theater playback.
• Try not to place the surround speakers
farther away from the listening position
than the front and center speakers. Doing
so can weaken the surround sound effect.
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