The Speaker Company Home Theater Speaker User Manual
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The Speaker Company Home Theater Speaker System
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Thank you. And congratulations!
Our thanks for buying your new speakers from TSC. We sincerely
appreciate your confidence in us and our products.
Please read this Owner’s Manual! It contains many tips on getting your
new speakers set up, connected, and sounding as good as they should.
We hope you find it clear, concise, and helpful.
Again, thank you.
Out of the Box
You should save the carton and the inserts your speakers came in. You
may need to store or ship your TSC speakers in the future and the
packaging is designed to protect them from damage.
Where Should You Put Them?
We realize that the real world (family opinions, room traffic patterns,
etc.) will have major impact on where you place your TSC speakers.
That being said, here are some guidelines you should find useful.
For TSC bookshelf/center channel/surround speakers:
1) Shelf mounting. Logically, this may be your first consideration.
That’s fine if the shelf is sturdy enough and deep enough to hold
your speakers securely. Remember that the shelf should be at
least 2” deeper than the speaker itself to allow for cable
connections, etc. So if your TSC speaker is 13” deep, you’ll
need a shelf about 15” deep to hold it safely.
Remember that most TSC speakers are bass reflex enclosures.
Some have ports on the rear panel. Because the port is very
important for proper bass reproduction, please do not block it.
In fact, if you’re shelfmounting your speakers and can leave 6”
to 8” of open space behind the rear panel, so much the better.
2) Stand mounting: This is your second option and it’s an attractive
one for many owners. If you’re placing your TSC bookshelf
speakers on stands, you can use a material like Blu Tack®, a
moldable, reusable adhesive compound, to keep your speakers
firmly (but not permanently) attached to the stands. If you can’t
find Blu Tack, just ask your neighborhood hardware store for the
generic equivalent.
Placing Your Speakers Properly
Main Speakers: Try to put the main speakers (Left and Right for stereo,
Left, Center, and Right for home theater) along the same wall of your
listening/viewing room. If you can place your speakers along the long
wall, so much the better.
Use the “Rule of Thirds” whenever possible. This suggests that the best
placement for your Left speaker is approximately 1/3 of the way along
the wall behind your speakers. Similarly, the best place for the Right
speaker is usually 2/3 of the way across the same wall. Remember that
the “Rule of Thirds” is a guideline only.