Best Rear Speaker Placement For Soundbars and Home Theatres
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- If you want the Best Surround Sound Performance then here are some things to consider. We'll look at Rear Speaker Height, Placement and whether you should use Speaker Stands or Wall Mount. These factors will be usefull for 5.1 or 7.1 Home Theatre Setups as well as Soundbars and especially Dolby Atmos Soundbars. Front Speaker Height is also important when setting up your system correctly so we'll touch on that topic too. I hope you found this video helpful.
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Timestamps:
0:00 What We'll Discuss
0:17 Dolby's Speaker Placement
1:21 My Setup Tips
2:41 Speaker Stand VS Wall Mount
3:39 Final Thoughts 
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Very helpful. Thanks
Thanks brother
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I have an LG soundbar and I quickly tried to use small Edifier speakers as rear speakers connected via bluetooth. They didn’t sound too loud and I’d put them away before I thought of tweaking things. If I got the genuine LG articles, perhaps they will use the LG connections rather than bluetooth.
I should try the Edifiers again but (I think) I’d have to reconnect them every time I use them. But at least check them accoustically first anyway.
Wait, so you're telling me I'm not supposed to attach the rear speakers to the back of my head?
That’s what I’m saying
Their like sitting in my bed head ledge
😂
I realized the surround speakers of the q950a Samsung need to be placed atleast 1metre off the back wall and about 1metre off the left or the right wall. This is because each of them has a side-firing speakers which shoot sound onto the left and right wall hence creating phantom speakers just like the side firing speakers of the soundbar. Keeping them off the back wall for atleast a meter helps to create a harmonious atmosphere of sound at the back. that sound is usually not linear .
I just bought the q990b I don't have 1 metre on the left and right rear , its a fairly small room hopefully it isn't a problem .
Yeah I have the rs5 for my Sony soundbar and I think I’m realizing having them in the corners against the back is not serving it’s purpose. Even when I think I got this stuff to a science something new always pops up ha
@@mrcarter121793 those are impressive speakers. Try placing them off the wall and try to experience output. You can also check out the sound settings on your TV. Be sure to set them to Dolby Digital Plus or Passthrough. And then try to listen to a movie with Dolby Atmos sound such as A QUIET PLACE II .
@@joshdimovski4483 by all means don't place the rears against walls.
@@yvanokuba1649 yeah I had linear speakers before so I was used to just straight sound from the speakers but with these I have to experiment for sure
No nonsense. Straight to the point vid. Great job. Keep at it.
Any recommendations for rear speakers? I'm looking for wired options.
Having my couch against the wall can I mount the rears as "sides" in the ceiling corners
I got lg s75qr 5.1.2, it showed that I need to connect my rear speakers with the wires given in the box to the audio router.
I have pre wired bone by my builder to connect the rear speaker. Can I connect them directly to the power wires or else the power supply might burn up the chips in the speaker ?
Rear speakers shows 3 to 4 ohms
Great breakdown. Any tips for rear speakers that only have about a meter or less of distance from the listener? Couch is up against the wall. Currently, I can really tell the sound coming from left or right depending on which side of the couch I am on. Would it be better to face them forward and not angled to the listener?
If the surround speakers are on stands, face them towards the wall with the tv. If you are abled to wall mount the speakers and they are close to you, mount them 6 feet from the floor and aim them towards your seat to get a balance of localization and diffusion.
My rear speakers are polk towers. When I had bose small speakers in the rear I found out that something was missing and the sound was not full. Plus I could not find speaker stand
Many stands (height-adjustable or not) don't even come close to the adviced/recommended height of 1.20m/4ft, or I haven't happen to find one yet...
Front AND up-firing rear Dolby Atmos speaker placement? Is there a minimum distance to the ceiling for the correct effect?
If going by Dolby, you want it to be at ear height and no higher the half the height of your wall. So, if it's 10' from floor to ceiling, don't put it above 5'. I would say, however, a little above 5' as long as it isn't super close to the ceiling should be fine.
What about the placement of Dolby Atmos rears
There is no one way of doing it with several variations available to use and it really depends on personal choice.
I have my jbl 9.1 rear speakers against the wall flushed. It’s a bedroom and I can’t turn them facing me (bed) only facing forward towards soundbar. I use everything on high and soundbar volumes 10-14
Question. Would it be ok to have my rear speakers above me pointing at me? It would be about 2 ft above my head....
can i put my rear speakers at the ceiling?
Can you review the Samsung q990b soundbar setup ?
I placed an order for one at the start of May and still waiting for stock to arrive. Will be reviewing it once it arrives. Cheers
I have been looking at sound bars and trying to figure out about rear speakers as our couch is against the back wall with less than 1m gap either side of the couch.
As this is a rental I can’t wall mount so not sure if it worth getting rear speakers
There are different configurations and it really depends on your personal choice. My reference setup has height speakers not over heads.
My preference is a sound bubble rather than having direct sound to the ear. Barco and their engineers prefer sound layers at ground, ear and above head.
i don’t know if this counts against the rental rules but what i did was i hung my rear speakers with a thumbtack (pushpin wtv it’s called) and it hands right up against it with no issue
i dont really have room for the rear speakers, can i place them on the table behind me and take them out when im not watching a movie
You said that maximum spekaer height is 1,25*ear level but later in the video showed speaker only slighlty below ceiling. Would you recomend such placement?
Yeah, Dolby recommends 1.25 times the height of the fronts but for my room it only worked putting them high up because my wife didn’t want them lower and I found it to give me a more open sound stage. If your rear speakers have Atmos drivers on top then I wouldn’t put them right under the ceiling as they need to a bit of room to bounce the sound but mine are the Sonos ones so don’t have an Atmos drivers.
@@archwaytech My rear speakers would be sonos one sl paired with sonos arc. Back of couch touch the wall but j measured that head is 20 cm from the wall while seating. This leads me to fact that becouse of this distance in case of mounting slighltly below ceiling j would have to angle the speaker downwards . Probably more than what you showed. Is this a problem,what do you think ?
@@uranterra2725 If your couch is right up against the wall I wouldn't put them up as high as I did but maybe place them a third the way down the wall. It really takes a trial and error to find what sounds the best for your room. Definitely try and push them to the corners of the room to create the most separation between you and the speakers.
And for a corner TV as is normal in U.K. ?
Can rear speakers be positioned in front if there's space constraint? 😊
That would in fact remove the ‘rear’ part and just make them ‘speakers’ 😂
hello, i want to get the lg ds95qr soundbar. How should I hang the rears on the wall? behind couch or sideways. my couch is against the wall. thanks
I am using the LG S95QR and couch is also against the wall. Have you found optimal positions for the rears?
Thanks Josh 😉Matt
No, thank you Matt 😄
I just bought Sams 990c but my sofa is back against the wall and I have bit tidy apartment but I want the bang! I might step into an unknown area of me, that where I should place my rear speakers? I have space next to sofa, I can mount them in to a wall to face projector screen, I have options, but I think not the once shown here??
So how did you set them up??
It is possible to connect 4 rear speakers to a Samsung bar ?
2 back kits to 1 bar
What do you suggest when the couch is against a wall?
Put them in the corners of the room and face them in towards you.
Also try moving the couch a tiny bit from the wall if possible.
My seating position is directly touching rear wall. How to place the rear speakers?
If you are using a 5.1 which it seems like you are then you can put the speakers to the side and not behind you.
Many will argue that 5.1 the speakers should not actually be behind you.
Can you pls review Samsung HW-Q990B?
Will do. I have it on order, just waiting for delivery. Cheers
@@archwaytech Great 😍
@@archwaytech Also could you pls review LG S95QR soundbar?
@@SuperRevngr Will do, once it becomes available here in New Zealand.
My rear speakers are hissing. But you can only hear it if you have it very close to you.
is that normal ?
Yes, it is normal. It just means they're active, even when sound isn't coming out of them.
Is it possible to connect additional rear speakers with Q950A besides the 2 already available, so I can place them on the sides?
I think it can't be done. I have Q950A aswell.
Bro but how can i connect my rear speeker to sound bar system
Google is your friend
2 meters ha ha good luck with that