Surround sound speaker placement.

[Roger in AZ]

I want to install a 5.1 surround sound system in my living/great room but I am not sure about where to place the rear surround sound speakers. I do not have much room behind the couch that I use for my main listing position. Attached are some pictures of my living room that I want to setup the home theater system and I marked the pictures with a red spot that I believe to be the best place to mount surrounds sound speakers. Let me know if these are good spots to mount surround sound speakers.

Thanks

Roger

 

[bpape]

The best thing you could do to improve the overall experience is pull the seating forward. That will let you do rear wall mounting for a more realistic experience.

It will also get you out of the wall boundary zone where bass builds up terribly and tends to bloat things and mask dialog.

Bryan

 

[Chitown2477]

What kind of surround sound speakers do you have? If they are bi-pole or dipole speakers, you may be good to place them right about at seating position center. Also about 1-3 feet above seated ear level.

For direct-fire speakers, I would suggest you place them slightly behind seating position center (2-3 feet above seated ear level). Also point them diagonally forward and across the seating position. I think you will be happy with the sound.

 

[just-some-guy]

with the seating right up against the wall, not very good for surround. but, i used to have the same situation . i had mine just a little forward of your dots. aimed just a tad above your head. these were direct radiating speakers.
they sounded good for what i had.

 

[Roger in AZ]

What kind of surround sound speakers do you have? If they are bi-pole or dipole speakers, you may be good to place them right about at seating position center. Also about 1-3 feet above seated ear level.

For direct-fire speakers, I would suggest you place them slightly behind seating position center (2-3 feet above seated ear level). Also point them diagonally forward and across the seating position. I think you will be happy with the sound.

I don't have any surround sound speakers yet but I was considering the Klipsch RS-52 or RS-42 speakers and mounting were the red dots are in the pictures. Do you think that will be a good location for mounting the speakers? As for moving the seating position forward I could only move it a few inches do to the size and setup of the room.

Thanks

Roger

 

[Chitown2477]

I don't have any surround sound speakers yet but I was considering the Klipsch RS-52 or RS-42 speakers and mounting were the red dots are in the pictures. Do you think that will be a good location for mounting the speakers? As for moving the seating position forward I could only move it a few inches do to the size and setup of the room.

Thanks

Roger

I have the RS-42s and that is exactly how my system is setup. Those speakers create a nice "null zone" where sound radiates outward and downward. They are very flexible in terms of allowing you to place them in many configurations though to the side and about 2 feet above seated ear level seems to work best for me.