Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater QS8 Placement!

Right now my QS8 were mounted 7' high with 10" clearance from the top and slightly infront of the listening position on both side of the wall. The question I have is should I place the QS8 Slightly behind my listening position instead of slightly infront my listening position for the best 5.1 effect? There is a back wall right behind my listening position.

Try out both positions and see what you like best. I ended up moving mine back alittle more from the original spot that I put them and like it better. I have mine about 1 foot from the back wall, which to my understanding is ok because the reflection off the back wall helps disperse the sound around. I read that somewhere at Audioholics.com (I think thats where) Just try it out and see.

My are also 1 foot away from the back wall. Since my couch is leaning against the wall, the speaker will touch the back wall if I moving it further back. Perhaps I can move my couch up a litte and listen to see which is a better placement back or infront.

Dolby says, and this is a quote from:

http://www.dolby.com/ht/Guide.HomeTheater.0110.html#s3.2

The surround speakers should be placed alongside and slightly to the rear of (but not behind) the prime seating position; well above ear level, to help minimize localization effects; and aimed directly across the listening area, not down at the listeners. This arrangement creates a diffuse, enveloping surround soundfield throughout the listening area, like that in cinemas and in the dubbing theaters where soundtracks are mixed. If the speakers are too far forward, you won't get sufficient rearward effect, and if the speakers are too far back, there will be a loss of envelopment and integration of the surround information with the whole soundfield.

Dolby.com has a lot of various good info and is worth a look.

That Dolby info is based on a direct radiating speaker though, no? The QS series are quads. That makes a pretty bid difference. They're not nearly as position dependent as a direct radiatior, or even a bi/di-pole speaker would be.

I don't know how to do that fancy "click here" thing that some of you do, (would like to know though), but here is a link to check out for the quad design of Axiom surrounds.

http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/setup/loudspeakers/speaker_placement.php

"Quadpolar surrounds, similar to Bipoles, usually perform best when placed on sidewalls, but closer to the backwalls, for rear wall reflection of the side mounted tweeter. Their height should be about 4-6 feet above the seated position, but greater than 1 foot away from the ceiling to not obscure the top mounted woofer."

It doesn't mention about maybe being too rearward though..?

The FAQ link near the top of this page will explain everything. I've even brought it down here for your convenience.

FAQ

The way to do it is to type it like this (remove the spaces) [ url = http://www.whatever.com ]your words here[ /url ].

Lets try....

Here

Very cool. Thanks guys.