Correct Speaker Placement for Perfect Sound

By Mike Rales


Ideal placement of speakers in your home is one of the most important things to think about when setting up a home-based theatre system. There's a sweet spot that you have to be in a position to find if you want to get the most out of your investment in a top-notch sound system. Contrary to popular belief, there is a right and a wrong way to place speakers. The proper way to place speakers accounts for the dimensions of your room, its shape and the other objects that live there.

This is down to the fact that certain objects absorb sound whereas others reflect it, so it's really important to experiment with your sound clobber placement to get the very best possible result. In this piece, I will give you some interesting tips that you may not have heard about to get the maximum out of your speakers.

One of the most simple and important rules of thumb to understand is to not place your speakers against a wall. It is vital to keep some space between your speakers and the wall generally. One of the rough guides is the 1.6 rule. This rule simply states that the distance of the walls to one side of your speakers should be 1.6 times the distance of the wall in front of them. This could make sure that you achieve ideal placement for your apparatus. Naturally, if you purchase wireless computer speakers, then it will be super simple for you to move them wherever you need.

So the wall in front is simply the wall that the speakers face. So if your apparatus is located 10 feet from the wall directly in front of the speakers, then you should place your clobber 16 feet from the wall that is to the side.

I might highly inspire you to take a seat on the floor to find the best spot to place your sound apparatus? You simply put your speakers in your place. Find out where you most often sit in the room. This could be your bed, couch or PC chair and place your speakers there. Then, simply crawl on your hands and knees round the room and see where you get the very finest sound. Then put your speakers there.

I hope these tips have helped you learn the way to place your sound equipment in its most perfect position. You do not have to be an A/V geek to understand good sound. Remember that to get the maximum out of your house sound investment, do not be afraid to try experimenting with speaker positioning.




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