Ceiling Speaker Location
Just like in a 5 1 setup the side speakers are placed to the left and right of your seating position and face directly towards you.
Ceiling speaker location. Fine tuning your speakers. At this stage you can check the sound. For example if the distance from the front wall is 3 feet then the distance to the nearest side wall should be at least 4 8 feet for each speaker or vice versa if your room is wider than longer.
Mount it to the cross braces and then cut the speaker opening into both the plywood and the drop ceiling. The rear speakers are positioned behind you facing forward. In ceiling speakers 4 and 5 for 5 1 systems should be to the right and left of your listening position separated from each other by the same distance as your two stereo front speakers.
If the system will be playing music space the speakers at 1 5 times the ceiling height if the system will be for paging only and understanding every word is not critical space the speakers at 2 times the ceiling height to calculate the number of loudspeakers required divide the spacing number into the length and width of the room round to the nearest whole number and multiply the two numbers together. If you have surround sound speakers place the centre channel exactly in front of you and place the side speakers at a 110 degree angle to the sides following the same rules as described above. 7 1 2 overhead speakers we recommend you use professional installers who have experience with overhead speakers.
All of the speakers located at different places should be angled properly. For 7 1 systems the four surround speakers should be placed at equal distances in a slight arc behind the listening position. Reinforce where the speaker is mounted with a large piece of plywood above the foam panel.
In a 7 1 system surround speakers are positioned beside and behind your seating area. If that s not possible use the charts and the downloadable pdf found on this page to. The suggested angle for this left and right surrounds is 90 to 110.
Place the front left and right speakers at an equal distance from your main listening position in front of your tv lcr ceiling speakers are the best option for this although a good ceiling speaker with a pivoting tweeter will also work. The two extra rear speakers should be at an angle of 135 150 degrees.