HT 5 (serv.man4) - JBL Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 2

Proper placement of the
speakers is an important step
in obtaining the most realistic
soundstage possible. These
recommendations are for the
optimum placement of the

loudspeakers. Use these
placement recommendations
as a guide. Slight variations
will not diminish your
listening pleasure.

HT5 loudspeakers are video-
shielded and can safely be
placed near a television.

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.

If a center-channel speaker
is used, it should be placed
slightly behind the front left
and right speakers, and no

more than two feet above or
below the tweeters of the
left and right speakers. It is
often convenient to set the
center speaker on top of the
television set. 

The two 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 in the
corners of the room behind
the listening position, angled
in toward the center of the
listening area. The surround
speakers should not call
attention to themselves.
Experiment with their
placement until you hear a
diffuse, ambient sound
accompanying the main-
program material heard in
the front speakers.

The HT5 comes with rubber,
self-adhesive footpads,
which should be attached to
the bottom corners of each

speaker to protect both
your furniture and the
speakers.