Surround sound speaker placement means placing the speaker in such a way so as to achieve a better audio quality. For example, if we place the speakers in such a way so that all the speakers are at their correct position with in a room, then one can get the most out of their home theater sounds systems. There are various steps involve for placing the surround sound speakers. The first one is central channel, in this step one has to identify the position of the central speaker. The role of this speaker to anchor the dialogue and the other sounds to the screen and hence its position is completely dependent on your TV position in case of home theater.

Once you have decided the position of the central speaker the next step is front left and right speaker. In this case since the front left and right speaker carry the bulk of the music and sound effects in case of home theater so their main job is to provide the detailed focused audio effects. The correct use of these speakers is particularly important to develop the widest, realistic soundstage.

The last step of surround sound speaker placement is the speaker toe–in i.e. set angle and this step is related with positioning of the main front speakers towards the listening position. The main thing that one has to keep in mind is that not all speakers require toe-in; some speakers are created to sound at their best facing straight forward, while other speakers will have to be situated angled slightly towards the listening position.

If some one talks about the preferred surround sound speaker placement then it is always the choice of the individual who is suppose to use it but still there are some points that one has to keep in mind while placing the speakers of a surround sound system, which are: placement of surround speakers should ideally be along the sides to the rear of your seating position. This will help mimic the sound field, the second point is that you have to use the appropriate speaker stand, and third one is to position the speakers at two to three feet above your ear level and the last but not the least there should be a sidewall placement.

As a conclusion to the above discussion, we can say that surround sound speaker placement depends on personal choices i.e. the arrangement of speakers varies but still there are a few guide lines available, so that one has to arrange their speakers in proper manner and enjoy the quality sound. If you are going to purchase a home theater then this speaker placement guide line will help you a lot. We can place these speakers in every corner of the room to experience the digital quality and other audio effects. We can also operate this device with a remote control while sitting at a distance. These remotes have a good range of coverage area which operates in line of site only.