ONKYO TX-NR801 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Before connecting the speakers, it is very important to 
place them properly to create the optimum sound space 
for your listening pleasure. During placement and 
connection, be sure to refer to the manuals and 
instructions that came with the speakers. Furthermore, 
be aware that for surround playback, the configuration 
and placement of your speakers are both very important.
Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the size of 
your room and the wall coverings. Here, only typical 
examples of speaker placement and recommendations 
are shown.
In order to create the optimum conditions for the best 
sound quality, be sure to place all the speakers so that the 
greatest difference between the distances of each 
speaker to the listening position is less than 20 feet (6 
meters).

Front left and right speakers and center speaker
• Place these three speakers all at the same height.
• Place each speaker so that it is aimed at the location of 

the listener’s ears when at the listening position.

• Place the right and left peakers at equal distances on 

either side of the listening point.

Surround left and right speakers
• Place these speakers so that their height is 3 feet (1 

meter) higher than that of the listener’s ears.

Subwoofer
When bass sound is reproduced, its volume and quality 
greatly depend on subwoofer placement. Those 
characteristics also depend on the shape of your listening 
room as well as your listening point. Generally, good 
bass sound is obtained when the subwoofer is placed in 
the corner of the room or at a point 1/3 the length of the 
room.

To optimize the subwoofer placement, we 
recommend:
• Playing a movie or music source containing good 

quality bass sound, 

• Experimenting while changing subwoofer’s position 

in the room, and

• Repositioning the subwoofer until you obtain the most 

out of the bass sound while fixing the listening point.

• Place these speakers so that 

their height is 3 feet (1 meter) 
higher than that of the listener’s 
ears.

• When using surround back left 

and right speakers, place them 
behind the listener so that the 
angles between the lines from 
each speaker to the listener and 
a line straight back from the 
listener are about 30 degrees.

Most dipoles are marked with an arrow to indicate how 
they should be oriented in the room. For correct 
acoustical phasing in the room, dipolar surround 
speakers should be placed so that their arrows point 
forward toward the screen; and dipolar surround back 
speakers should be placed so that their arrows point 
toward each other.