Pioneer VSX-824-K Owner's Manual

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Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on 

the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help 

you to get the best sound from your system.

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It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening 

position. The angle depends on the size of the room. Use 

less of an angle for bigger rooms.

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Refer to the chart below for placement of speakers you 

intend to connect.

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Place the surround speakers at 120º from the center. If 

you, (1) use the surround back speaker, and, (2) don’t use 

the front height speakers, we recommend placing the 

surround speaker right beside you.

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If you intend to connect only one surround back 

speakers, place it directly behind you.

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If the surround speakers cannot be set directly to the side 

of the listening position with a 7.1-channel system, the 

surround effect can be enhanced by turning off the Up 

Mix function (see 

only) on page 39

).

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For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 

3 m apart, at equal distance from the TV.

•

If you’re using a center speaker, place the front speakers at 

a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle.

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Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the 

sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. 

Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line 

formed by the leading edge of the front left and right 

speakers.

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Surround and surround back speakers should be 

positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled 

slight downward. Make sure the speakers don’t face each 

other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly 

behind the listener than for home theater playback.

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Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from 

the listening position than the front and center speakers. 

Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect.

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Place the left and right front height speakers at least one 

meter directly above the left and right front speakers.

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If you’re going to place speakers around your CRT TV, use 

shielded speakers or place the speakers at a sufficient 

distance from your CRT TV.

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The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other 

speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening 

to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the 

subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not 

recommended.

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When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers with 

low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front 

channel. (The subwoofer’s low frequency component is 

played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be 

damaged.)

See 

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) 

on page 26

.

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Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not 

only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of 

damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked 

over or falling in the event of external shocks such as 

earthquakes.

The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front 

speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is 

recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround 

sound. 
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R) 

terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal. 

Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on 

the receiver match those on the speakers.
You can use speakers with a normal impedance between 6  

and 16 .
Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit 

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