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Other than the vibration options and nice cup holders, what is the difference between âhome theaterâ-specific seating and a regular recliner, say a Lazy Boy or other Archie Bunker recliner? Thanks.
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To be honest, the biggest advantages of home theater seating are those that you've already listed. This is, of course, entirely a matter of opinion, though. The other advantage is styling. If you're putting together a media room or family room, you may be better off with a nice couch or regular recliners because they look more "homey". If you're building a dedicated theater room, however, the added touch of theater-style seating can really set the room apart as something special.
To be honest, the biggest advantages of home theater seating are those that you've already listed. This is, of course, entirely a matter of opinion, though. The other advantage is styling. If you're putting together a media room or family room, you may be better off with a nice couch or regular recliners because they look more "homey". If you're building a dedicated theater room, however, the added touch of theater-style seating can really set the room apart as something special.
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When I'm setting up my speakers.... what's the best location....height and distance from center of room??
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Every room is different but here are some general rules...
Left and Right should be placed at about 40% height. Try your initial placement of the Left and right using 1/5 distance. I.e., if the room is 20 ft wide, divide by 5 (=4) and place the speakers centered at 4' in from each side wall. 1/3 and 1/7th positions can also be used depending on the room. 1/7 positioning requires more rigid acoustics and better control of the speaker disperson to avoid reflection problems.
The center should be at the identical height to the left and right. Ideally, the center should be set back from the front plane of the left and right to achieve proper delays (use a tape measure and set the center at the same distance from the centered listening position as the left and right). If you do not have this luxury, you'll need to employ delays on the AV receiver or AV preamp to electronically make them all the same distance.
Rear surround placement height should be centered at 1/3rd the way down the wall. On an 8 ft tall ceiling, this puts them centered at approximately 2' 5/8" down. Lateral placement is strictly a function of the design of the speaker and coverage of the listening area. You want the surrounds to cover the listening area as evenly as possible. With dipole sides, they should be set even to slightly behind the head position on the row of seats (reclined if they are reclining). With monopoles, you want to look at how wide the listening area is and using what you know about the monopoles polar response (which should be in the specs), calculate up where the monopoles should be to give you the most even coverage to the seating area. If you are using a THX Ultra rated speaker system, you can normally use a THX ASA placement with good results.
Subwoofer placement is strictly a function of room nodes. Most folks who do not have the experience to run room node calculations will simply have to experiment with placement. Try the same placement as the front left and right as a starting point and then go from there.
Every room is different but here are some general rules...
Left and Right should be placed at about 40% height. Try your initial placement of the Left and right using 1/5 distance. I.e., if the room is 20 ft wide, divide by 5 (=4) and place the speakers centered at 4' in from each side wall. 1/3 and 1/7th positions can also be used depending on the room. 1/7 positioning requires more rigid acoustics and better control of the speaker disperson to avoid reflection problems.
The center should be at the identical height to the left and right. Ideally, the center should be set back from the front plane of the left and right to achieve proper delays (use a tape measure and set the center at the same distance from the centered listening position as the left and right). If you do not have this luxury, you'll need to employ delays on the AV receiver or AV preamp to electronically make them all the same distance.
Rear surround placement height should be centered at 1/3rd the way down the wall. On an 8 ft tall ceiling, this puts them centered at approximately 2' 5/8" down. Lateral placement is strictly a function of the design of the speaker and coverage of the listening area. You want the surrounds to cover the listening area as evenly as possible. With dipole sides, they should be set even to slightly behind the head position on the row of seats (reclined if they are reclining). With monopoles, you want to look at how wide the listening area is and using what you know about the monopoles polar response (which should be in the specs), calculate up where the monopoles should be to give you the most even coverage to the seating area. If you are using a THX Ultra rated speaker system, you can normally use a THX ASA placement with good results.
Subwoofer placement is strictly a function of room nodes. Most folks who do not have the experience to run room node calculations will simply have to experiment with placement. Try the same placement as the front left and right as a starting point and then go from there.
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