I have been looking at sound bars and trying to figure out about rear speakers as our couch is against the back wall with less than 1m gap either side of the couch. As this is a rental I can’t wall mount so not sure if it worth getting rear speakers
There are different configurations and it really depends on your personal choice. My reference setup has height speakers not over heads. My preference is a sound bubble rather than having direct sound to the ear. Barco and their engineers prefer sound layers at ground, ear and above head.
i don’t know if this counts against the rental rules but what i did was i hung my rear speakers with a thumbtack (pushpin wtv it’s called) and it hands right up against it with no issue
If going by Dolby, you want it to be at ear height and no higher the half the height of your wall. So, if it's 10' from floor to ceiling, don't put it above 5'. I would say, however, a little above 5' as long as it isn't super close to the ceiling should be fine.
I realized the surround speakers of the q950a Samsung need to be placed atleast 1metre off the back wall and about 1metre off the left or the right wall. This is because each of them has a side-firing speakers which shoot sound onto the left and right wall hence creating phantom speakers just like the side firing speakers of the soundbar. Keeping them off the back wall for atleast a meter helps to create a harmonious atmosphere of sound at the back. that sound is usually not linear .
Yeah I have the rs5 for my Sony soundbar and I think I’m realizing having them in the corners against the back is not serving it’s purpose. Even when I think I got this stuff to a science something new always pops up ha
@@mrcarter121793 those are impressive speakers. Try placing them off the wall and try to experience output. You can also check out the sound settings on your TV. Be sure to set them to Dolby Digital Plus or Passthrough. And then try to listen to a movie with Dolby Atmos sound such as A QUIET PLACE II .
You said that maximum spekaer height is 1,25*ear level but later in the video showed speaker only slighlty below ceiling. Would you recomend such placement?
Yeah, Dolby recommends 1.25 times the height of the fronts but for my room it only worked putting them high up because my wife didn’t want them lower and I found it to give me a more open sound stage. If your rear speakers have Atmos drivers on top then I wouldn’t put them right under the ceiling as they need to a bit of room to bounce the sound but mine are the Sonos ones so don’t have an Atmos drivers.
@@archwaytech My rear speakers would be sonos one sl paired with sonos arc. Back of couch touch the wall but j measured that head is 20 cm from the wall while seating. This leads me to fact that becouse of this distance in case of mounting slighltly below ceiling j would have to angle the speaker downwards . Probably more than what you showed. Is this a problem,what do you think ?
@@uranterra2725 If your couch is right up against the wall I wouldn't put them up as high as I did but maybe place them a third the way down the wall. It really takes a trial and error to find what sounds the best for your room. Definitely try and push them to the corners of the room to create the most separation between you and the speakers.
So to help me understand because with all the info on the internet i am confused. In a system like the Samsung Q930 & Q990 shroud i place the rear speakers at ear height? or 2-3 feet above?
TL;DR: Ear height. Ultimately you can experiment and see what you like most. You want to place surround speakers anywhere between 85 to 120 degrees from the listener (I prefer about 100 or 105 degrees) and then experiment with ear height or slightly above. Dolby also recommends not placing the speakers above more than half the height of your wall, which most likely means the 2 feet above won't apply. That said, experiment. I mention 85 degrees, which means surrounds are slightly ahead of the listener, and that can work and be effective, but it's mainly for those that have chairs where the backrest is blocking the listener's ears from the speakers, and you're in a row where more than one person is viewing/listening. The angling is also important, and you'll find a lot of differing views/recommendations. Ideally, I'd say just try your best to angle them toward you. You can find other recommendations, like from Auralex, which says to angle them so they face each other and on the opposite wall, or Dummies.com, which says to angle them so they face the back wall. All of that is to create a sense of spaciousness and to make it less localizable. Just angle them toward you, especially since you mention the Samsung sound bars, which are Atmos enabled. It's very easy to go down a rabbit hole with figuring out what is best without getting a professionals help, so best starting place is to just make sure all speakers are near ear level, surrounds are slightly behind and to the side, facing toward you, all speakers are around the same height (as much as possible), and speakers are equidistant to listener, including sub, which of course can be tweaked a bit within many systems.
I got lg s75qr 5.1.2, it showed that I need to connect my rear speakers with the wires given in the box to the audio router. I have pre wired bone by my builder to connect the rear speaker. Can I connect them directly to the power wires or else the power supply might burn up the chips in the speaker ? Rear speakers shows 3 to 4 ohms
Great breakdown. Any tips for rear speakers that only have about a meter or less of distance from the listener? Couch is up against the wall. Currently, I can really tell the sound coming from left or right depending on which side of the couch I am on. Would it be better to face them forward and not angled to the listener?
If the surround speakers are on stands, face them towards the wall with the tv. If you are abled to wall mount the speakers and they are close to you, mount them 6 feet from the floor and aim them towards your seat to get a balance of localization and diffusion.
It depends on what system you have. On my Samsung 990C soundbar system, the instructions show you can have the rear speakers placed in front but in reverse position (left speaker on the wright and vice versa). And in this case there is a setting for font setup. I personally haven't tried it so I cannot tell how this setup works. 🙂
I just bought Sams 990c but my sofa is back against the wall and I have bit tidy apartment but I want the bang! I might step into an unknown area of me, that where I should place my rear speakers? I have space next to sofa, I can mount them in to a wall to face projector screen, I have options, but I think not the once shown here??
Hi there, fellow kiwi Hey, just purchased my first soundbar (JBL bar 800). I notice in this video u have a similar unit... To me, the rear speakers seem a bit quiet but mighy be normal. Any info or advice on that please? On high, i can hardly hear them
My rear speakers are polk towers. When I had bose small speakers in the rear I found out that something was missing and the sound was not full. Plus I could not find speaker stand
If you are using a 5.1 which it seems like you are then you can put the speakers to the side and not behind you. Many will argue that 5.1 the speakers should not actually be behind you.
I have my jbl 9.1 rear speakers against the wall flushed. It’s a bedroom and I can’t turn them facing me (bed) only facing forward towards soundbar. I use everything on high and soundbar volumes 10-14
I have an LG soundbar and I quickly tried to use small Edifier speakers as rear speakers connected via bluetooth. They didn’t sound too loud and I’d put them away before I thought of tweaking things. If I got the genuine LG articles, perhaps they will use the LG connections rather than bluetooth. I should try the Edifiers again but (I think) I’d have to reconnect them every time I use them. But at least check them accoustically first anyway.
@@ExpremeG37 erm, it wasn't easy to find suitable speaker stands (of the recommended height) for my HW-Q990C, which was the reason that brought me here. In the end I went with the Mounting Dream MD5402 from Amazon.
Phew!! He answered more in 4 min then I've heard in watching hours of other videos. Finally!!
He answered the most important question, what height to put the rear speakers. Straight and to the point! Liked!
can i put my rear speakers at the ceiling?
No nonsense. Straight to the point vid. Great job. Keep at it.
NOT even close to "straight to the point" as this video is completely useless in exactly detailing how the surround speakers should be placed.
Thanks
Having my couch against the wall can I mount the rears as "sides" in the ceiling corners
I have been looking at sound bars and trying to figure out about rear speakers as our couch is against the back wall with less than 1m gap either side of the couch.
As this is a rental I can’t wall mount so not sure if it worth getting rear speakers
There are different configurations and it really depends on your personal choice. My reference setup has height speakers not over heads.
My preference is a sound bubble rather than having direct sound to the ear. Barco and their engineers prefer sound layers at ground, ear and above head.
i don’t know if this counts against the rental rules but what i did was i hung my rear speakers with a thumbtack (pushpin wtv it’s called) and it hands right up against it with no issue
Front AND up-firing rear Dolby Atmos speaker placement? Is there a minimum distance to the ceiling for the correct effect?
If going by Dolby, you want it to be at ear height and no higher the half the height of your wall. So, if it's 10' from floor to ceiling, don't put it above 5'. I would say, however, a little above 5' as long as it isn't super close to the ceiling should be fine.
Wait, so you're telling me I'm not supposed to attach the rear speakers to the back of my head?
That’s what I’m saying
Their like sitting in my bed head ledge
😂
I realized the surround speakers of the q950a Samsung need to be placed atleast 1metre off the back wall and about 1metre off the left or the right wall. This is because each of them has a side-firing speakers which shoot sound onto the left and right wall hence creating phantom speakers just like the side firing speakers of the soundbar. Keeping them off the back wall for atleast a meter helps to create a harmonious atmosphere of sound at the back. that sound is usually not linear .
I just bought the q990b I don't have 1 metre on the left and right rear , its a fairly small room hopefully it isn't a problem .
Yeah I have the rs5 for my Sony soundbar and I think I’m realizing having them in the corners against the back is not serving it’s purpose. Even when I think I got this stuff to a science something new always pops up ha
@@mrcarter121793 those are impressive speakers. Try placing them off the wall and try to experience output. You can also check out the sound settings on your TV. Be sure to set them to Dolby Digital Plus or Passthrough. And then try to listen to a movie with Dolby Atmos sound such as A QUIET PLACE II .
@@joshdimovski4483 by all means don't place the rears against walls.
@@yvanokuba1649 yeah I had linear speakers before so I was used to just straight sound from the speakers but with these I have to experiment for sure
You said that maximum spekaer height is 1,25*ear level but later in the video showed speaker only slighlty below ceiling. Would you recomend such placement?
Yeah, Dolby recommends 1.25 times the height of the fronts but for my room it only worked putting them high up because my wife didn’t want them lower and I found it to give me a more open sound stage. If your rear speakers have Atmos drivers on top then I wouldn’t put them right under the ceiling as they need to a bit of room to bounce the sound but mine are the Sonos ones so don’t have an Atmos drivers.
@@archwaytech My rear speakers would be sonos one sl paired with sonos arc. Back of couch touch the wall but j measured that head is 20 cm from the wall while seating. This leads me to fact that becouse of this distance in case of mounting slighltly below ceiling j would have to angle the speaker downwards . Probably more than what you showed. Is this a problem,what do you think ?
@@uranterra2725 If your couch is right up against the wall I wouldn't put them up as high as I did but maybe place them a third the way down the wall. It really takes a trial and error to find what sounds the best for your room. Definitely try and push them to the corners of the room to create the most separation between you and the speakers.
So to help me understand because with all the info on the internet i am confused.
In a system like the Samsung Q930 & Q990 shroud i place the rear speakers at ear height? or 2-3 feet above?
TL;DR: Ear height.
Ultimately you can experiment and see what you like most. You want to place surround speakers anywhere between 85 to 120 degrees from the listener (I prefer about 100 or 105 degrees) and then experiment with ear height or slightly above. Dolby also recommends not placing the speakers above more than half the height of your wall, which most likely means the 2 feet above won't apply. That said, experiment.
I mention 85 degrees, which means surrounds are slightly ahead of the listener, and that can work and be effective, but it's mainly for those that have chairs where the backrest is blocking the listener's ears from the speakers, and you're in a row where more than one person is viewing/listening. The angling is also important, and you'll find a lot of differing views/recommendations.
Ideally, I'd say just try your best to angle them toward you. You can find other recommendations, like from Auralex, which says to angle them so they face each other and on the opposite wall, or Dummies.com, which says to angle them so they face the back wall. All of that is to create a sense of spaciousness and to make it less localizable. Just angle them toward you, especially since you mention the Samsung sound bars, which are Atmos enabled.
It's very easy to go down a rabbit hole with figuring out what is best without getting a professionals help, so best starting place is to just make sure all speakers are near ear level, surrounds are slightly behind and to the side, facing toward you, all speakers are around the same height (as much as possible), and speakers are equidistant to listener, including sub, which of course can be tweaked a bit within many systems.
I bought the LG US70TR sound system. What stand would you recommend for to use for it?
I got lg s75qr 5.1.2, it showed that I need to connect my rear speakers with the wires given in the box to the audio router.
I have pre wired bone by my builder to connect the rear speaker. Can I connect them directly to the power wires or else the power supply might burn up the chips in the speaker ?
Rear speakers shows 3 to 4 ohms
Question. Would it be ok to have my rear speakers above me pointing at me? It would be about 2 ft above my head....
So what height do you suggest for rear speakers? Dolby recommends ear height and Samsung recommends 60-90cm above ear level ..
Great breakdown. Any tips for rear speakers that only have about a meter or less of distance from the listener? Couch is up against the wall. Currently, I can really tell the sound coming from left or right depending on which side of the couch I am on. Would it be better to face them forward and not angled to the listener?
If the surround speakers are on stands, face them towards the wall with the tv. If you are abled to wall mount the speakers and they are close to you, mount them 6 feet from the floor and aim them towards your seat to get a balance of localization and diffusion.
Very helpful. Thanks
hello, i want to get the lg ds95qr soundbar. How should I hang the rears on the wall? behind couch or sideways. my couch is against the wall. thanks
I am using the LG S95QR and couch is also against the wall. Have you found optimal positions for the rears?
Can rear speakers be positioned in front if there's space constraint? 😊
That would in fact remove the ‘rear’ part and just make them ‘speakers’ 😂
It depends on what system you have.
On my Samsung 990C soundbar system, the instructions show you can have the rear speakers placed in front but in reverse position (left speaker on the wright and vice versa). And in this case there is a setting for font setup.
I personally haven't tried it so I cannot tell how this setup works. 🙂
And for a corner TV as is normal in U.K. ?
Any recommendations for rear speakers? I'm looking for wired options.
It is possible to connect 4 rear speakers to a Samsung bar ?
2 back kits to 1 bar
i dont really have room for the rear speakers, can i place them on the table behind me and take them out when im not watching a movie
I just bought Sams 990c but my sofa is back against the wall and I have bit tidy apartment but I want the bang! I might step into an unknown area of me, that where I should place my rear speakers? I have space next to sofa, I can mount them in to a wall to face projector screen, I have options, but I think not the once shown here??
So how did you set them up??
Hi there, fellow kiwi
Hey, just purchased my first soundbar (JBL bar 800). I notice in this video u have a similar unit...
To me, the rear speakers seem a bit quiet but mighy be normal.
Any info or advice on that please?
On high, i can hardly hear them
What about the placement of Dolby Atmos rears
My rear speakers are polk towers. When I had bose small speakers in the rear I found out that something was missing and the sound was not full. Plus I could not find speaker stand
My rear speakers are hissing. But you can only hear it if you have it very close to you.
is that normal ?
Yes, it is normal. It just means they're active, even when sound isn't coming out of them.
My seating position is directly touching rear wall. How to place the rear speakers?
If you are using a 5.1 which it seems like you are then you can put the speakers to the side and not behind you.
Many will argue that 5.1 the speakers should not actually be behind you.
I have my jbl 9.1 rear speakers against the wall flushed. It’s a bedroom and I can’t turn them facing me (bed) only facing forward towards soundbar. I use everything on high and soundbar volumes 10-14
I have an LG soundbar and I quickly tried to use small Edifier speakers as rear speakers connected via bluetooth. They didn’t sound too loud and I’d put them away before I thought of tweaking things. If I got the genuine LG articles, perhaps they will use the LG connections rather than bluetooth.
I should try the Edifiers again but (I think) I’d have to reconnect them every time I use them. But at least check them accoustically first anyway.
Thanks!
What do you suggest when the couch is against a wall?
Put them in the corners of the room and face them in towards you.
Also try moving the couch a tiny bit from the wall if possible.
Bro but how can i connect my rear speeker to sound bar system
Google is your friend
Can you pls review Samsung HW-Q990B?
Will do. I have it on order, just waiting for delivery. Cheers
@@archwaytech Great 😍
@@archwaytech Also could you pls review LG S95QR soundbar?
@@SuperRevngr Will do, once it becomes available here in New Zealand.
Thanks brother
Many stands (height-adjustable or not) don't even come close to the adviced/recommended height of 1.20m/4ft, or I haven't happen to find one yet...
Do you not know how to use google/amazon?
@@ExpremeG37 erm, it wasn't easy to find suitable speaker stands (of the recommended height) for my HW-Q990C, which was the reason that brought me here. In the end I went with the Mounting Dream MD5402 from Amazon.
Is it possible to connect additional rear speakers with Q950A besides the 2 already available, so I can place them on the sides?
I think it can't be done. I have Q950A aswell.
Can you review the Samsung q990b soundbar setup ?
I placed an order for one at the start of May and still waiting for stock to arrive. Will be reviewing it once it arrives. Cheers
Thanks Josh 😉Matt
No, thank you Matt 😄
2 meters ha ha good luck with that