Audio Tool
Speaker Placement Planner
Built on Dolby and THX placement standards with real-world consulting experience baked in. Enter your room and get a scaled diagram you can print and take to the store.
Measure from floor to ear height while seated. Typical sofa: 44". Recliner: 46". Floor seating: 36".
TV viewing distance
Acceptable range. Ideal immersion for 65" is roughly 8 ft 2 in–10 ft 10 in.
Recommended range for 65": 6 ft 6 in – 13 ft 6 in
Top-down diagram (screen wall at top)
Speaker Height Guide — On Stands · MLP ear height: 3' 8"
Front L / R
Tweeter at seated ear height
3' 8"
Center
Align tweeter with front L/R
3' 8"
Surround L / R
2–3 ft above ear, aim toward MLP
5' 8"
Subwoofer
Floor placement — corner or mid-wall
Floor
Speaker details
Front Left
FL
11 ft 9 in from MLP · -27° from center
3 ft 8 in from left wall, 0 ft 6 in from screen
Front Right
FR
11 ft 9 in from MLP · +27° from center
14 ft 4 in from left wall, 0 ft 6 in from screen
Center
C
10 ft 6 in from MLP · 0° from center
9 ft from left wall, 0 ft 6 in from screen
Surround Left
SL
8 ft 10 in from MLP · -102° from center
0 ft 5 in from left wall, 12 ft 11 in from screen
Left side wall. Mount 2–3 ft above ear height, behind the listening position. In 5.1 surrounds carry the full side-to-rear field — further back than you might expect.
Surround Right
SR
8 ft 10 in from MLP · +102° from center
17 ft 7 in from left wall, 12 ft 11 in from screen
Right side wall. Match height and position of Surround Left exactly.
Subwoofer
Sub
13 ft 6 in from MLP · Omnidirectional — placement by ear
0 ft 6 in from left wall, 0 ft 6 in from screen
Tips
- Surround angle: ~102° — slightly forward of the ideal 110–130° for 5.1. The room width is limiting rearward placement. Moving the surrounds a few inches further behind the listening position will help.
- Front speakers should share the same distance to the MLP within a few inches — use the diagram coordinates when setting stands.
- Subwoofer placement shown is a starting point. Crawl the sub along walls while playing test tones to find the smoothest bass.
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