Placement Enceinte Surround Back. As with the side surround speakers position the rear surround tweeters about 2 feet above head level when seated. Use our speaker placement guide to optimize your home theater with 5 1.
Place your surround speakers 1 to 2 feet above ear level for immersive special effects. If side placement isn t practical place your surround speakers a few feet behind your listening position and face them forward. In this example of a 5 1 system the left right surround speakers are too low and hit the viewers directly at ear level.
The speakers are placed beside or slightly behind the listening area such that sound is angled toward the audience.
Place the rear surround speakers at 135 150 degrees off axis relative to the primary seating position. Place your surround speakers 1 to 2 feet above ear level for immersive special effects. They are supposed to be mounted to the side of your seating area not behind. Dolby atmos speaker layouts parallel the 5 1 and 7 1 setups for surround sound.