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Help with in ceiling placement

  • June 27, 2026
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Moving to a new place and planning my TV surround setup. I already have the Arc Ultra, but I'm looking to add at least two rear speakers. Space is pretty tight in the new layout. Does the layout in my attached drawing look reasonable for good sound?

 

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106rallye
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  • June 27, 2026

What’s your seating position? A couch next to “672ft2”? The speakers would be to your right then. Not good. This would be better. Wall mounted speakers or speakers on stands at ear height would be best for sound.

 


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  • Contributor I
  • June 27, 2026

Thanks for the quick reply! The TV is wall-mounted on the  bottom wall, and our seating area is right next to it. Since I really want to stick with ceiling speakers, would it help to use angled ceiling speakers that point directly toward the TV/seating area instead of straight down?


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  • June 27, 2026

 


Stanley_4
  • Grand Maestro
  • June 27, 2026

Use the Sonos / Sonance speakers that have a directionably adjustable tweeter. Having the ability to run a full Trueplay session will likely help the final sound.

Centered on the couch and a bit behind it will likely sound the most even, and give the best surround image.