The Placement of Home Theater Speakers - What to Keep in Mind?

Arranging home theater speakers is as significant as the home entertainment system itself. Despite having the top of the line best speakers, if you do not plan the correct home theater speaker arrangement then your home theater system will not deliver the most satisfactory effect.

However, there are so many things to consider in home theater speaker placement that the task can be really confusing. You must keep in mind the shape and the design for a home entertainment center in addition to the arrangement of the furniture. You also want to think about placing the speakers and wires safely away from young children or pets. Naturally, you desire a home theater speaker layout that will maintain the room in an organized and pleasing manner. With so many elements to consider, you should remember that there is no home theater speaker layout that is considered the absolute best. It will depend on your specific situation.

Then again, there are some basic guidelines that you can use to determine exactly where to put each of your speakers. First, sit in the middle of the couch, which should be directly facing your television. Place the center channel speaker straight across from where you are sitting, either right above or below the TV. Then, place the front left and right side speakers about thirty degrees from your position in the couch. Also from the same point, place the left and right surround sound speakers about 100 degrees. They should also be 2 feet above your ear level when you are seated. With the subwoofer, you would need to experiment with its placement. Placing it in a corner or under a table will deliver  deeper bass. One of the most basic rules of home theater speaker placement is to position all of your speakers with 1 or 2 feet distance from the walls.

A significant consideration in home theater speaker arrangement is working with the wires and cables. They can make your home theater look cluttered and people can trip over them. Some people use carpets to cover them up or the wires are either fixed on the wall corners and borders or hidden behind the walls. There are two ways to resolve this quandary.The primary way is to hire a home theater contractor to arrange your home entertainment speakers for you. They will of course take care of hiding the wires, too.

Wireless speakers are the better choice. This option is not necessarily cheaper than the first one. It just eliminates the need of hiring people because you only have to think about where to place the speakers and you can easily move the speakers around yourself.