Speaker Placement | 5 Basic Tips | Let's Talk!

when measuring speaker distance from the wall, the measure points are the center-front of speaker and the wall not the back of the speaker and the wall. no manufacturer is expecting people to have enough space in their home to have speakers placed so far away from the front wall.

All speakers will sound & react different to different room placement & amplifiers....Quality 80 WPC amplifier JBL & Klipsch. speakers for me.....

Good stuff.....truth....

so angle desk speakers up or bring to ear level?

Helpful for me currently turning a closet i to desk space and I have some t1 encores around and wanted too use them. I shall do my best lol

what speaker do you recommend that can easily replace soundbar? I am looking for a $500 or less bookshelf speaker. Thanks

When i studied film and video, same thing similar to microphone placement.
As I went on to become a professional sound engineer, what you shown was the basic principle for sound placement it is important for people to show what you explained, kudos to you! Thanks!
Also to note, in small rooms reflection of sound finding the sweet spot of optimal positioning and how soft furnishings effect the absorption of sound, like curtains carpets sofa's.

By personal experience, placing the speakers on top of a large surface is not a good idea. You need speaker stands of the size of the speaker

Ok I'm in a trailer home with 2room acess, wanting to know if and how to get the maximum sound with a Sony 12 in sub w a bottom rear ported box. I'm wanting to know because I have a huge recliner in here. I'm thinking it takes a lot of the thump? Shall I remove this?

Bullshite. Everything is relative.

Thanks for the great video. I was going to mount my speakers to the front walls but it sounds like I should maybe just get two movable shelves like you have. QUESTION - I came into Paradigm ADP 170 v2 speakers: Centre, Left, Right, Rear Left, Rear Right. The rear speakers seem to be pointed in two directions. So take Rear Left for example. If the back mount and wire holes are facing the back wall, then the speaker is pointing in both left and right directions. The side opposite of the back mount is just a flat wooden part. I've never seen this before. I believe it is called Bipole speakers. Is there a particular way I am supposed to arrange these rear speakers?

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Bro I got so many speakers that it would be hell to experiment

Tell me, what should be the distance from the walls to the left and right? I don't have a wall on my left, and a right - cupboard, and it seems to me that the sound is wrong. Because if I go to a distance, I can hear the bass, and when I sit in front of the monitor, I do not hear the bass, for example, in the distance.

I have my speakers on stands toed in and im satisfied with my speakers sound stage also very very informative video thanks

Great video ! Love the warm lighting and color grade ! Have a great day 😄

Am I the only one who read speaker cement in the thumbnail?

As close to wall as possible

speakers should be heard and not seen.

Good points.

i know the tweeters have to go somewhere ,but theyre always at the top causing fatigue , i tend to turn them to the side or even upside down.

what construction? :D Thanks for the very informative video.

Lot of jargon didn't understand much but great video

I have my speakers on my desk, that is covered by an xxl mouse mat. Will that affect the sound? Will it absorb the vibrations? It actually sounds lacking. And they're pretty big speakers.

That outro haha

Love you style, thank you!

I,m a "fat kid" and i find that joke very offensive! I want you to now send me some candy as compensation

What is the best I can get for $400, It doesn't matter if it's powered bookshelf speakers or two speakers and a receiver, soundbar with sub, 3.1 soundbar, etc. whatever you can think of give me the best for under $400! I need them to hook up to a TV for movies and music, I want the best combo for $400?

There was no construction noise.

No. To pull them out and push them back seems a trillion percent idiotic to me. Unacceptable.

Good guide to speaker placement.
Reckon it's worth mentioning that the listening position plays a part too.

Love that rubber band analogy! Perfect description.

I wish I could find people who actually cared about all this such as yourself. I'm so picky about all this although I've never had really great quality sound systems. Right now I'm using an ion sport xl and its everything I need in a speaker its got a good balance of highs minds and low sounds and works good to me pointed at me or even away.

Can you put powered Bookshelf Speakers on there sides????

My left/right speakers are toed in and my subwoofer is in the middle underneath my receiver. Works for me.

Remember guys, Work with the room you have. Everyone will be different.

Where did you get your front speaker shelves on wheels?

This type of informative video is worth more than 10 review videos, thank you.

And that's the exact reason what keeps me off of the speakers. I don't want to mess with that. I'm kinda an OCD guy and I'm pretty sure that speaker placement thing would make me go crazy.

Your rubber band visual was brilliant. Just to offer my 2 cents: Getting the speakers deeper into the room is ALWAYS going to give you a more interesting stage. Dont trust your eyes, even if the speakers look weird out so far, just trust your ears. Heck, my #1 placement trick is doing this at night and turn the lights off as you listen. This will help you get there real quick.

This video needs to hit 1m likes. Well Explained!

Hahaha that Tai Lopez reference

Thank the audio gods this wasn't another HEADPHONE review! Haha! Seriously though, very useful stuff clearly explained. Thanks, Joshua.

I'd like your thoughts on the Creative aurvana live.

Brandon Taylor sent me

I've found that in my living room with its odd shape and the speakers I'm working with (Bose 141's) if I puts them at ear height and as close as 6 feet apart, they sound very thin and cheap. What I discovered was that putting them on floor shelves near the corners of the room and tweaking the right frequencies just a little, they use the room to produce a huge full range of frequencies. They sound huge and a lot more accurate.

"Bad placement can ruin a good speakersystem faster than a fat kid can pick up candy"
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Joshua Valour people

@Joshua Valour can you give a hint when the Ether CX review is coming out?