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Welcome To The World Of 5.1 Channel Sound!

The Reoc HT60 provides is an in-home theatre system capable of outputting six descrete audio channels providing Dolby Digital Stereo in your home. Setup of these speakers is vital to the proper listening experience. Failure to heed these simple guidelines will result in poor and confusing sound and a disappointing result all round.

Before we get to the rules of setting up your speaker system there are a couple of things to note before starting. The Sub-Woofer (main unit) can be placed practically anywhere in a given installation. The reason for this is that low frequencies are non-directional (the human ear cannot tell from which direction the sound came). This means inconspicuous placement is possible.

Although these guidelines are not set in stone the basic speaker arrangement must be adhered to. (i.e. front left,centre and right in front of the listener/s, and the surround to the rear. Minor adjustments to the delay times can largely compensate for unorthodox installations.

There are 4 tips to succesfully setting up a 5.1 Dolby speaker system.

Tip 1
Try not to place the centre speaker closer to you than the Main front speakers. They are best kept all the same distance away from your listening position. If your centre speaker has to be closer to you than the Main front speakers then the delay must be altered in the source equipment. An option is usually provided via settings menus within the source equipment. The closer it is then generally the bigger delay we want. Dont forget, we want all the sound from all the speakers hitting our ears all at once and that takes timing!

 
Tip 2
Try to position the Main front speakers including an angle of about 45-50° from centre (exactly half diagonally outwards in each direction). This is the optimum angle for listening to DVD movies. For optimum 6CH audio listening the speakers should include an angle of 60° (slightly wider apart).

 
Tip 3
The 3 front speakers (main left and right and the centre speaker) should be as near as possible to ear level. This enhances the positioning of the audio giving a more lifelike representation.
 
Tip 4
The Surround speakers should be placed slightly behind and above ear level (60-100cms). They should be facing each other (not pointing to the listening spot). This arrangement creates a diffuse, enveloping surround soundfield throughout the listening area. If surround speakers are not placed correctly then the surround information is drowned by the rest of the audio. Again, the delay setting can usually be altered in the source equipment. The closer they are to the listening point then the bigger the delay ought to be.
 

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