Speaker Position

pepp77 · 20 Mar 2017 at 22:22

I am just measuring up where everything is going to be in my new living room based on the furniture being used.

I have calculated that my front (2020i's) and centre speaker (2000Ci) will be 61cm from the floor and the bottom of my TV (48H6400) will be 78cm from the floor. This is based on the TV unit being 61cm high and the centre speaker which is having to sit on top being 16cm high.

With this in mind at what height should I wall mount my surround speakers (2010i's). I am thinking that the bottom of the speakers should be higher than the fronts and am thinking of having them just above the top of the sofa that will be along the same wall. The Sofa is 84cm so I was thinking setting the bottom at 100cm.

Any advise welcome.

Hedge · 21 Mar 2017 at 07:35

I'd just probably sit upright on my sofa then use the height of my ears to decide.

No science involved. Just how I'd do it lol.

pepp77 · 21 Mar 2017 at 12:52

I could do that except I need to mount the speakers whilst decorating and will have no sofas for a couple of weeks.

El_Watcher · 21 Mar 2017 at 13:25

If you were installing a THX certified system, or a Dolby Atmos system with top/bottom speakers, it might make a small percentage difference to the sound, but just for standard 5.1, it won't make a huge difference IMO.
Just install them at about eye level when you are sat (approx if you have nothing to sit on that is the same as the sofa). Also make sure there is nothing between you and the speakers (chair arms, cupboards etc).

signs · 21 Mar 2017 at 13:58

I think you might have over thought this OP

pepp77 · 21 Mar 2017 at 22:43

signs said:
I think you might have over thought this OP

You might be right. Well its all done now anyway as I drilled the holes for the mounts this evening (very impressed by the performance of my Fatmax cordless hammer drill into my solid walls). I have decided to mount them at 120cm off the floor with a slight downward angle. I thought about going higher but it just seemed wrong and anything lower just looked kind of odd when I held the mounts in place.

signs · 22 Mar 2017 at 09:23

pics?

pepp77 · 22 Mar 2017 at 09:24

Pics will be supplied once the room has been completed because at the moment it is just some holes in the wall.

joeyjojo · 22 Mar 2017 at 12:07

As above, I thought tweeter at ear level was a pretty good rule of thumb. Works for nearfield monitors anyway.

pepp77 · 31 Mar 2017 at 10:07

Speakers are positioned as

signs · 1 Apr 2017 at 10:39

toe them out a little bud

pepp77 · 2 Apr 2017 at 18:25

That will be sorted once I have sound going through them.