Where would you reccomend for Subwoofer placement? Behind the viewer or next to the viewer? Or closer to the TV?
573494
My wife found it annoying to have the sub-woofer placed behind us as we were watching. But, if you don't have a wife, you can place it wherever you like.
573495
I have mine to the rear of the room - did have it opposite side of room then we remodeled and it sounds better in its new location.
1890375
As I know no difference where subwoofer located in the room. But mounting to the table might cause unwanted resonance. Table must be very solid.
186000
I do not have a separate sub woofer. I have a Samsung sound bar which contains all the speakers including the sub woofer. My sound bar sits in front of the TV on the cabinet because I do not want to mount it on the wall behind and above the TV.
2031691
Thanks for the reply. I see your point about hooking the sub through to the main speaker outs and then to the L/R fronts. I guess that would be pushing it quite a bit. Thanks for the tips on the powered sub. At $80, I can't really go wrong. One last thing: If I wanted to forgo the rear speakers, could the sub be hooked up to the surround outs or am I letting my complete ignorance show here? Thanks again.
1801071
I put mine behind the TV. I live in a valley. We only get 3 channels. We live in Tulsa. Hope this helps.
1890376
As I know no difference where subwoofer located in the room. But mounting to the table might cause unwanted resonance.Table must be very solid.
262057
The subwoofer goes on the floor, preferably on an isolator. The tweeter and midrange are on a stand/stalk about 6" high. These are near field speakers, totally exceptional ones, but only for near field. High frequencies are quite directional. One beauty of the Focal design is that they sit on the desktop and the tweeters are aimed at one's ears. If they are well below your ears, they cannot help but be aimed behind you, so you will miss the high frequencies. Missing the high frequencies means you could probably get by with much cheaper speakers of lower quality. As alternative, you could sit them on a sconce like horizontal shelf mounted on the wall.
1305156
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1071650
My YSP-4100 Owner's Manual shows that installation can be below or above the TV. However, when calibrating, the manual states that the setup microphone must be within 1 meter of the YSP-4100 vertically (about a yard above or below the center of the speaker.) To me this seems to indicate that if you are sitting with your ears more than a yard below the speaker then you would probably get a reduced "sound field" effect. I'm sure you would hear the same range and clarity of sound, but the directional effects may be reduced/eliminated.
943528
Where are the speakers located on this TV? I need them in the front, it will be mounted in an enclosure. Thanks.
457101
That is the optimal set up. However all you need to do is plug your subwoofer cable into the left channel(white) input on your subwoofer.
148264
I bought a Samsung 120 watt sound bar with a subwoofer but the TV speakers are better than I expected. I also bought a Sony blue ray player and would definitely recommend optical audio and video cables. But their are rca inputs in the TV.
793030
Thanks. Is there anything in the middle like a crossbar or anything that would get in the way of the center channel speaker?
422235
The subwoofer is contained in the main control unit and would probably sound fine behind your tv set. However, I doubt that you would be able to use the remote control because the receiver for it would probably out be out of sight. If there was a line of sight to the main control unit, which also controls volume and input functions, this arrangement might be fine. You'd have to try it to really see if both the controls and sound were satisfactory.
1235576
I would let the sub handle a good portion of the lows. THX settings are 80hz, so I figure that's a good crossover point.
1959505
The subwoofer is a speaker that points to the ground. It's purpose is to provide non-directional bass sound. It gives you that "thud" when there are explosions for example. The subwoofer only reaches its full potential by being placed on the ground in it's correct position. If you put it on a shelf more than likely you are going to get a rattling sound due to the vibration (unless the furniture is really sturdy). And I would not recommend placing it on it's side at all. It wasn't designed to be operated like that.
1480971
Usually on the ground. It's a sub woofer. Not extremely powerful but the footprint is best suited for the floor close by.