speaker placement and lexicon settings

Posted by Philip Brandes [IP: 152.163.204.209] on October 29, 1998 at 20:46:03:

In Reply to: speaker placement and lexicon settings posted by Joel M. Schnur on October 29, 1998 at 20:05:58:

: The TV will be on the short wall about 14' from the TV. I will be usuing
the NHT Hybrid dipoles (their top of the line full 57-20000 hz version
for the VT-2). I am thinking of putting them about 18" from the ceiling
and 3' from the rear walls.

As long as they're directly to the sides so you're in the null, this should work fine. If you have room, I'd consider adding rears down the road--it's a major improvement.

: Should the front LR speakers be near the walls or the set? The center
speark will be on the set. The sub woofers placement (an old Dahlquist)
will be determined by the placement of the front speakers.

This depends on how wide a front soundstage you want. Typically, a wider speaker separation is preferred for music than movies--for music as wide apart as possible without introducing holes in the soundfield; for movies, flanking the visual image. Obviously, the size of the TV will be a factor. You'll really need to experiment with this one.

: What are reasonable settings on the DC-1 for this configuration.

Set the appropriate speaker distances. Don't configure the sides as "dipoles"--all that does is disable stereo surround in the THX modes; just make them "standard." Invest $30 in a Radio Shack SPL meter and calibrate speaker levels. Enjoy your great system.

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