5 tips for the placement of your WiFi speaker

The ideal placement is very personal, and the sound is influenced by different factors. Not sure where to start? No problem. After reading this article, you'll know where to place your speaker and why.

Tip 1: place the speaker free in the room

Tip 2: set up your room

Tip 3: place the speakers at ear height

Tip 4: determine the position

Tip 5: prevent vibrations

It's important that you place the speakers a bit away from the wall to control the vibrations. If you place the speakers too close to the wall, in a corner of the room, or in a closet, you can have early reflections. Due to these early reflections, you can hear 2 sound waves close after each other, which distorts the sound reproduction. Try to place the speakers in different places and play around with the distance from your listening position to find the ideal place for you.

If there are different materials around, they can influence the sound reproduction. Soft materials absorb the sound, and hard materials reflect the sound. In an empty space, you can hear an echo, which can distort the sound reproduction. You can mute the sound by hanging curtains, rolling out a carpet, or placing bookshelves. Is the sound too muted? Use hard materials like wood, plastic, and leather.

Mostly, the ideal placement of the speakers is at ear height. when you have a smaller set of speakers, you can use a speaker stand for them. The stand makes sure you can easily move the speakers, while they're at the right height. In addition, if you place the speaker on the stand, you can hear the right amount of treble. These tones move in a horizontal direction, so you hear them better at ear height.

If you place multiple speakers in the room, you can put them an equal distance away from each other and your listening position. You don't put the speakers too far apart, to make sure you don't hear fewer tones. This is mainly relevant when you're between the speakers. Turn the speakers towards you and listen which angle you like best. Do you have a stereo setup? Make sure both speakers are at the same angle. You can put the speakers closer to the wall for a stronger bass.

Now you know where to place the speakers and why, you don't want vibrations to distort the sound. Vibrations in the floor can distort the sound. You can mute vibrations by putting spikes under the speaker or speaker stand. That way, you minimize the contact with the ground. This works best if your speakers are on a carpet. for other surfaces, you can use dampers which you place under the legs.