Home theatre speaker position help

Brady12 · 14-03-2014, 17:07

Hey

System I have is the Sony BDV-E4100 http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/al...?g4s_ev=g4s_ev

It has 2 tall front speakers and 2 small rear ones. Planning on having all of the speakers at the front so what I'm wondering is, does it really matter which way around the two sets of speakers are?

Manual shows the rear speakers on the outside of the set up but I don't have the room. I can however fit them on the end of my TV unit but then obviously they'll be on the inside of the 2 tall speakers.

hope that makes sense!

chrisjr · 14-03-2014, 17:19

Why can't you put them where they are supposed to go, in the rear?

If you must have them all in front of you then the "rears" should be outside the "fronts" Otherwise you might get some odd sounding effects if a movie soundtrack pans a sound round the speakers.

Mind you it's not going to sound right anyway having all the speakers at the front as you lose the surround effect with sounds coming at you from all angles.

hardeep · 14-03-2014, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

Mind you it's not going to sound right anyway having all the speakers at the front as you lose the surround effect with sounds coming at you from all angles.

I was curious as well - I thought maybe the BDV had an option for 2.1 only using 2 of the satellites which would be a better option for the OP so I downloaded the manual.

Lo and behold there's actually an option to have all 5 speakers in the front! I imagine the BDV downmixes 5.1 to 2.1 using all 5 speakers.

Brady12 · 14-03-2014, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

Why can't you put them where they are supposed to go, in the rear?

If you must have them all in front of you then the "rears" should be outside the "fronts" Otherwise you might get some odd sounding effects if a movie soundtrack pans a sound round the speakers.

Mind you it's not going to sound right anyway having all the speakers at the front as you lose the surround effect with sounds coming at you from all angles.

Ha, ideally I'd have them at the rear but I have an kitchen/lounge in one so couldn't have them at the back of the room and one wall is all floor to ceiling windows so that's not an option either.

chrisjr · 14-03-2014, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brady12

Ha, ideally I'd have them at the rear but I have an kitchen/lounge in one so couldn't have them at the back of the room and one wall is all floor to ceiling windows so that's not an option either.

Floor stands?

They don't have to go on the wall.

trayhop123 · 14-03-2014, 19:06

so use the tallboys as rear's behind your sofa ,,,,,, and use the two smaller rears as fronts on your tv cabinet etc ,,,,, its only a case of swopping the wires round ,,,, easy

Peter_CJ · 14-03-2014, 20:43

Simple answer is to try it and see what the sound is like. Try pointing the rears at any side walls, which might bounce the sound to the back of the listening area - experiment with various angles.

But as suggested, if a couple of stands can be placed so that the rears are behind the seating area, that would be better.

These are pretty cheap...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Satell...item1c3d590c2c

Or maybe some brackets on the walls to the rear, like these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speaker-wa...item2c7e1df23a

Or even hang them from the ceiling if it can be done without them being in the way.

Brady12 · 15-03-2014, 11:07

Thanks for all of your replies and help guys, much appreciated.

14-03-2014, 17:07	#1
Brady12 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 375	Home theatre speaker position help Hey System I have is the Sony BDV-E4100 http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/al...?g4s_ev=g4s_ev It has 2 tall front speakers and 2 small rear ones. Planning on having all of the speakers at the front so what I'm wondering is, does it really matter which way around the two sets of speakers are? Manual shows the rear speakers on the outside of the set up but I don't have the room. I can however fit them on the end of my TV unit but then obviously they'll be on the inside of the 2 tall speakers. hope that makes sense!

14-03-2014, 17:19	#2
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Why can't you put them where they are supposed to go, in the rear? If you must have them all in front of you then the "rears" should be outside the "fronts" Otherwise you might get some odd sounding effects if a movie soundtrack pans a sound round the speakers. Mind you it's not going to sound right anyway having all the speakers at the front as you lose the surround effect with sounds coming at you from all angles.

14-03-2014, 17:38	#3
hardeep Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 2,163	Quote: Originally Posted by chrisjr Mind you it's not going to sound right anyway having all the speakers at the front as you lose the surround effect with sounds coming at you from all angles. I was curious as well - I thought maybe the BDV had an option for 2.1 only using 2 of the satellites which would be a better option for the OP so I downloaded the manual. Lo and behold there's actually an option to have all 5 speakers in the front! I imagine the BDV downmixes 5.1 to 2.1 using all 5 speakers.

14-03-2014, 18:45	#4
Brady12 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 375	Quote: Originally Posted by chrisjr Why can't you put them where they are supposed to go, in the rear? If you must have them all in front of you then the "rears" should be outside the "fronts" Otherwise you might get some odd sounding effects if a movie soundtrack pans a sound round the speakers. Mind you it's not going to sound right anyway having all the speakers at the front as you lose the surround effect with sounds coming at you from all angles. Ha, ideally I'd have them at the rear but I have an kitchen/lounge in one so couldn't have them at the back of the room and one wall is all floor to ceiling windows so that's not an option either.

14-03-2014, 19:02	#5
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Quote: Originally Posted by Brady12 Ha, ideally I'd have them at the rear but I have an kitchen/lounge in one so couldn't have them at the back of the room and one wall is all floor to ceiling windows so that's not an option either. Floor stands? They don't have to go on the wall.

14-03-2014, 19:06	#6
trayhop123 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 865	so use the tallboys as rear's behind your sofa ,,,,,, and use the two smaller rears as fronts on your tv cabinet etc ,,,,, its only a case of swopping the wires round ,,,, easy

14-03-2014, 20:43	#7
Peter_CJ Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,199	Simple answer is to try it and see what the sound is like. Try pointing the rears at any side walls, which might bounce the sound to the back of the listening area - experiment with various angles. But as suggested, if a couple of stands can be placed so that the rears are behind the seating area, that would be better. These are pretty cheap... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Satell...item1c3d590c2c Or maybe some brackets on the walls to the rear, like these... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speaker-wa...item2c7e1df23a Or even hang them from the ceiling if it can be done without them being in the way.

15-03-2014, 11:07	#8
Brady12 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 375	Thanks for all of your replies and help guys, much appreciated.

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