How To Set Up A 7.2 Speaker System

Time to Upgrade Your Home Theater System

Upgrading from a 5.1 dwelling theater system? Or perhaps you're trying to decide whether a v.1 or 7.1 channel abode theater receiver is best for you.

Either way, Klipsch is here to prove you how to set up a 7.1 system step by step.

The seven.1 configuration

The standard setup for a 7.one configuration includes a heart channel speaker, left and right front end channel speakers, a subwoofer (Fig. A shows 2 locations options for a single subwoofer - or you can add a second subwoofer placed in both locations making a 7.2 arrangement setup), left and correct surround speakers and left and right rear environs speakers.

The rear surround speakers add more depth to the surround audio experience by spreading the sound beyond iv speakers (the left and right surrounds and rears), rather than ii, resulting in more directed, immersive sound.

The two additional speakers also help to fill up larger rooms more than completely. Plus, more and more films are being released or home viewing in 7.i formats, adding to its entreatment.

Fig A. - The total vii.1 system setup.

The Eye Channel

Place the eye aqueduct speaker immediately above or beneath the screen, directly facing the listening expanse (see Fig. B). If the speaker is being assault a shelf or stand, be sure that the leading edge of the speaker is affluent with the border of the stand, to maintain dialogue clarity.

Fig. B - Center aqueduct placement

The Front Speakers

The left and correct front end speakers should be placed at an equal altitude from the screen and at least six feet apart; the left, right and middle front speakers should be an equal distance from the platonic viewing position. To heighten the feel, some toe-in might be desirable. If so, exist certain to identically bending each speaker and maintain equal distance from the viewing position.

Fig. C - Right and left front end aqueduct speakers.

The Surround Audio Speakers

The left and right environment speakers (shown as "A" in Fig. D below) must be placed as to each side and slightly above and behind the viewing position. Left and right rear surround speakers (shown as "B") should too be about three anxiety above (and behind) the seated listeners' heads.

Fig. D - Four surround sound speakers placement.

The Subwoofer

The 3 nearly common subwoofer locations include corners, placement forth a wall or beside a front speaker (which can create a better blend with the front speaker, at the cost of sacrificing overall volume).

Experimentation with Klipsch subwoofer placement is highly encouraged. Slight adjustments can create large differences in bass reproduction.

Fig. East - Subwoofer placement.

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And if the room you are working in to ready a seven.1 system does not fit these exact specifications - it'southward ok! Not everyone has a room with open, rectangular space and perfectly placed power sources. You're more than than likely going to accept to make some adjustments.

Got any suggestions on how to ready upward a 7.1 arrangement or have a unique setup yourself? Share them in the comments section below.

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