7.2 surround sound speaker placement

Systems like 7.2 surround sound are expensive, so hiring a professional will be the 1st choice for maximum output.

If you want to do it, follow the instructions provided in this article. Your single mistake can be a hindrance to achieving maximum output.

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Speaker placement must be the game changer for the immersive sound experience. When it comes to the 7.2 surround sound speaker placement, it can be difficult to place them in proper places.

Key Takeaways:

Measure your room size and finalize your sitting position.
Now unbox all the speakers and subwoofers you received.
The speaker is always at ear height, normal sitting man and woman ear height 35″ to 42″.
Install 3 speakers and 2 subwoofers in the same row with the TV.
Install 2 speakers left and right of the sitting position,
Install 2 speakers in the back of your sitting position.

What is 7.2 surround sound speaker placement?

It’s a combination of a total of 9 speakers, 7 refers to the speakers and 2 refers to subwoofers.

The 7 Channels of surround consist of left, center, right, rear-left, and right speakers, and two additional surround speakers typically installed on the side wall or back side of the sitting position. Where 2 means the subwoofers, that can give you exclusive bass quality.

Using this 7.2 surround sound system you can experience every individual sound and makes you feel as though you’re at the center of the action.

Tools you needed for the 7.2 surround sound speaker placement

Tape measure,
Protractor,
Black or White Marker,
Speaker stand,

Tips*You don’t need a speaker stand if the brand already provided it or you want to install them on walls.

Follow the Steps for 7.2 surround sound speaker placement

After following this guide you can able to set up 7.2 surround sound speakers without any help from a professional. Just follow the steps:

1. Before the speaker’s set-up, measure your room size using a tape measure and try to mark possible placements. You can follow the image we provided below to draw possible speaker placement.

2. Now you have to decide your seating position. All left and right-side speakers will placed according to your seating position. That’s why you need to place your sofa or chairs before placing speakers. Your speaker’s height also depends on your setting position.

3. Place 2 speakers on the left and right side of your TV and use 1 as a centre speaker under the TV.

4. Use 2 speakers beside the sitting position, one speaker is placed on your right side, and the onther is left. Make sure the speaker height is the normal sitting man’s and the woman’s ear height is 35″ to 42″.

5. Another 2 rear surround speakers will placed behind your sitting area and try to place them in 135* to 150* angle(consider 0* view to watch TV). The speaker’s face is always directed to the sitting areas.

6. In a 7.2 surround sound system, you have 2 subwoofers to place in your room or theatre. Place those 2 subwoofers under the TV or big screen and the other option is to place them in the front corner of your room.

Tips*If you have a wireless sound system, place the AV receiver under the TV where the center speaker is already placed. A high-quality AV receiver can improve your sound quality significantly.

After placing all the speakers connect them to wire wired you received from the company. If you don’t like to connect speakers with wires, buy wireless spears and invest in a high-quality AV receiver.

After the placement and wiring process are done, test whether the system properly working or not. For testing purposes, you can use surround sound movie scenes or music.

In this case, if you hire a professional, they have multiple tools to check whether the sound is flowing. In your case, you need to listen to every sound bit and see whether any sound quality falling. As an average listener, it’s impossible to find errors sound errors from a music system like Sony or Klipsch. These are well-known companies, building the best of the best sound systems over the years.

Sony 7.2 surround sound system setup:

Sony is always known for the best audio quality, so over the years they have updated speakers with new technologies. Also, Sony has multiple price variants for low and high class. In the price segment from $899 to $2999, Sony will be in the top 3 position worldwide.

Here we choose the Sony 7.2 wireless surround sound system with an AV receiver. Here we want to clarify that Sony does not have a proper 7.2 sound system, have to build a bundle of speakers on your own.

This bundle will cost you around $1249 to $2999. In both cases we found Sony provides only 1 subwoofer, customise if you want to add more subwoofers. However according to Sony, they claim a subwoofer is enough for a room.

Setup Sony 7.2 surround sound system without hiring an expert:

Open the boxes you received from Sony, and measure the room.
Mark the all places following the image we provided below,
Now, install 2 floor-standing speakers in the same row as the TV(one left, one right side). And put the center channel speaker under the TV.
Install 2 speakers on both sides of your seating area, and put the other 2 speakers behind the seating areas. This speaker must be pointed to the sitting areas or sofa.
After all speakers are placed perfectly, connect them to the AV receiver which is installed under the TV.

Check whether all the speakers and woofers working. Now you’re ready to enjoy surround sound with a Sony music system.

Only following these steps can save you a couple of hundred dollars, if you go for hiring professionals. I will suggest you hire sound professionals when spears need to be installed inwall or roof. Installing in-wall speakers is quite difficult, but you can do it using the proper tool it’s required.

Is a 7.2 surround sound speaker is only best option for us?

Definitely not. Here we’re not saying that 7.2 surround sound is a bad option, but there are many sound systems available with this range of spears and price. Also, you can able to take better outcomes than the 7.2 system.

As of now sound system evolved much ahead then what we thinking about sound. The sound system starts from 2.1 and goes up to you. You can customize your own like 3.1,3.1.2,3.1.2, 4.1,4.2,5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 7.1, 7.1.2, 7.2.2, 9.2.4 etc . The number of speakers and woofer must be in ratio for better outcomes.

Don’t think that, increasing the number of speakers can give you better sound quality. Always choose the sound system according to your room size. Where a small room is comfortable with a 5.1 sound system a big hall room may be needed 9.2.4 types of sound system.

Sourav

I’m sourav, a music lover and sound enthusiast. After experiencing multiple sound qualities, I thought many people searching regarding this topic, but there is not enough detailed information on it. That’s the main reason why I created this blog.