[newcomers]

Hey guys,

My brother has just purchased a new house and is currently having all the electrics done. He is also having surround sound installed (5.1) but wants the fronts and surrounds to be up high in the corners of the lounge. I must admit, I have seen this setup in a couple of houses I have worked in (I believe the speakers were white, either bose or pioneer, and each one had 2 little satellites speakers pointing in slightly different directions), but I think this may have been because the room were fairly large.

His lounge is roughly 12x12, so would having the speakers up in the corners affect the way it sounds in anyway? Would be better off having them at ear level instead?

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

[Liam @ Prog AV]

I would ideally want the front three speakers all in a line under the TV or either side and below the TV. If there is going to be a big projection screen then you would want to widen up the front speakers. But it is a common misconception that four speakers go in the four corners of the room and the centre by the TV. The left and right speakers want to be at the left and right of the TV where the picture and sound can both then come from the same place.

The only caveat to this is a hi-fi system will ideally want to be 60deg off from the viewer. For a mixed use system I would bring the speakers out wider and make the informed compromise depending on the room itself.