Projector Where do you place center?
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Where are the speakers placed with a projector?
I would like to hear / see how they are placed.
Thanks
David
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Depends how big your screen is. If possible, keep the bottom of your screen up off the floor by 2 feet or so, then mount your center channel on a stand below the screen.
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David, when there's a projector setup and therefore no TV on the floor taking up the space, my view is that a speaker such as the M22 or an even larger one identical to the left/right fronts should be used. Identical speakers across the front, all vertically oriented of course, are an ideal setup better than a horizontal center.
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I am going through the same decision because I am about 1 more evening away from drywalling the ceiling, and I need to figure out where the center speaker wire should go. After many questions and pointers from "audio experts" I was told that the center speaker above the screen works just as well as below the screen. Just make sure that the speaker is pointed downward directly towards the listening spot. Just like you would point the center upward just a bit if it was 2 feet off of the ground on a shelf.
After many discussions with my wife on the layout of things, we are going to put our center on the ceiling above the screen. Know this, though... The ceiling where the screen goes is actually about 8" lower than the rest of the ceiling due to the house's main ductwork being there and being framed around.
Hope that this helps...
Farewell - June 4, 2020
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My dedicated basement HT is in progress, just finished the drywall on the ceiling, sorry beat you to it Nick Anyway, I built a stage out of 2 x 8's below my screen and the mains will be on each side of the screen, the center below the screen in the center , and the sub I haven't decided yet. My rear Qs8's will be behind the listening area, about the same distance apart as the mains, and my left/right surrounds will be between the 1st and 2nd elevated rows. All surrounds will be hanging about a foot below the ceiling...My Sanyo Z2 projector is slightly behind the 2nd row of seating....
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350 AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85
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Here's a peek at mine....
http://216.247.95.206/home/KE3QZ%20FRONT.JPG
100" Carada Brilliant White.
Wall mounted VP150 just below the screen.
An M60Ti at either side.
Behind you are two wall mounted QS8s and two ceiling mounted M2Is.
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Whoa, that's VERY nice.
I would guess that you don't live in the SF Bay Area, having a theatre like that...
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ke3qz - That's one hell of a good looking theater. Did you do that yourself or go w/ professionals?
Last edited by TurboDog1; 11/21/04 02:03 PM.
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It was/is a DIY effort.
Carpet and drywall was contracted out but I handled everything else.
Spent a lot of time here and at AVS Forums learning everything I could...then I jumped in!!
Thanks for the kind words!!
Randy KE3QZ
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Randy, like most of us interested in this hobby, I've perused the photos of tons of home theaters. I think yours in among the best I've ever seen. A really tasteful job. And, the fact you did most of it yourself adds to its appeal.
What is the purpose of the two alcoves, like the one with the Axioms boxes in it. Equipment racks?
Jack
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