Marantz SA-17S1N - Manual (Page 17)

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Center
speaker
Rear speaker
(Right Surround)
Sub-woofer
Front speaker
(Left)
Rear speaker
(Left Surround)
Front speaker
(Right)
Reference listening
position
approx. 110 ° approx. 110 °
60 °
Installing the SACD multi-channel audio speakers
CONNECTIONS
In order to enjoy SACD multi-channel sound with the best
possible acoustics, it is recommended that the speaker
systems be laid out in compliance with the ITU-R BS.775-1
recommendation which is a standard formulated by the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
SACD multi-channel discs are recorded and mixed in such a
way that they will achieve the optimum effects when the
speaker systems are laid out as per the ITU-R BS.775-1
recommendation.
• On SACD multi-channel discs, the music signals are
basically recorded using 5 channels (or 3, 4 or 6 channels
in some cases). In some instances, however, LFE (for the
sub woofer) is recorded as a sixth channel.
Each disc indicates how many channels have been
recorded on it.
• The basic settings are 3 speakers for front and 2 for back
since multi-channel discs have basically 5 channels
The 2-front, 1-center, and 2-surround speakers should be
set on the circle from the listening point as shown below.
When you use different sizes of speakers, please adjust
the volume balances in your amplifier/surround receiver.
• The location of the sub-woofer in the picture is just to you a
patter of settings. Sub-woofer can be located any place in
your room. (See the users manual of your sub-woofer.)
7 (ITU) International Telecommunication
Union
The ITU is a special organization of the United Nations. It
consists of a number of organs, one of which is the Radio
Broadcasting Section.
ITU-R BS in the recommendation which consists of standards
relating to broadcasting (audio) operations, one of which is
the ITU-R BS.775-1 which governs “multi-channel stereo
sound systems.”