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The front speakers should be
placed the same distance
from each other as they are
from the listening position.
They should be placed at
about the same height from
the floor as the listeners’ ears
will be, or they may be angled
toward the listeners.

The center channel speaker
should be placed slightly
behind the front left and right
speakers, and no more than 
2 feet (0.6m) above or below
the tweeters of the left and
right speakers. It is often con-
venient to set the center
speaker on top of the
television set, as shown in the
drawing. 

The JBL Cinema Sound
speaker system may be used
in 5.1-, 6.1- or 7.1-channel
applications. In 5.1-channel
applications, two of the
surround speakers should be
placed slightly behind the

listening position and, ideally,
should face each other and be
at a level higher than the
listeners’ ears. If that is not
possible, they may be placed
against a wall behind the 
listening position, facing
forward. In 6.1-channel appli-
cations, two of the surround
speakers should be placed in
the side positions, and a
single surround back speaker
should be placed against the
wall behind the listening posi-
tion. In 7.1-channel
applications, place two of the
surround speakers in the side
positions, and place the two
surround back speakers
against the rear wall.

In Dolby

®

Digital and DTS

®

systems, it is best to aim all of
the speakers (except the sub-
woofer) toward the listening
position at or slightly above
about ear-level height. In sys-
tems where only analog

surround processing (such as
Dolby Pro Logic

®

II) is

available, it may be preferable
to aim the speakers straight
out from the wall to obtain a
more diffuse sound.

The low-frequency material
reproduced by the subwoofer
is mostly omnidirectional, and
this speaker may be placed in
a convenient location in the
room. However, bass
reproduction will be
maximized when the
subwoofer is placed in a cor-
ner along the same wall as the
front speakers. Experiment
with subwoofer placement by
temporarily placing the
subwoofer in the listening
position and moving around
the room until the bass 
reproduction is best. Place the
subwoofer in that location.

† Single surround back speaker  

may be used with 6.1 receivers
and processors. 

Alternate placement for surround speakers when only 5.1 channels are used; required placement for surround back
speakers in 7.1-channel systems.