Just make sure the speaker in angled up or down towards the listener for best performance.
In wall center channel speaker above or below tv.
For a large center channel that won t fit in a piece of av furniture try stand mounting at ear level below the screen.
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To which we answer 1 no 2 only because you re accustomed to seeing it that way and 3 they shouldn t be.
But all too often we see center speakers sitting on the ground.
I would go with a center below the tv it is closer to ear level in this instance and usually is.
One alternative is to make sure that your main left and right channel speakers are equidistant from their respective sides of the tv and then to tell your processor that you do not have a center channel speaker.
Why is this a problem.
Most homeowners know that the center speaker should be placed you guessed it at the center of the system either above or below the tv.
Center speakers fit great on top of an entertainment cabinet or easily on a shelf mounted above or below the tv screen.
I mean they look better horizontal above or below the tv and besides aren t all center channel speakers horizontal.
If you can t put it below the tv the next best place is directly above it.
Center channel speaker placement above or below tv.
Usually having the center speaker directly below the tv will be the best spot.
Center channel speaker above or below tv.
I have a 51 samsung mounted to the wall slightly higher than eye level when seated eye lever being about 36 inches the center of the television sits at about 40 42 inches the whole tv is 28 inches top to bottom.
After you read this you ll never expect a center channel speaker to be horizontal again.
Example of a center speaker placed too low.
Place the center speaker above of below the tv where the tweeter is closer to the tweeters of the right and left speakers.
The position of the center channel should be based on the position of the right and left tweeters.
Ideally the sound should come from the center of the screen ie if you use a center channel speaker it should be behind the screen.
That s not possible with any solid screen tv.