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steveT77 · 03-13-2008, 12:01 AM

I'm working with a cabinet guy on a home theater cabinet, built to include all components, plus L,C,R speakers. I'd appreciate help with these two questions:

1. Is center channel speaker placement better above or below the TV? I'm fitting in a 60" flat screen, and am building in my L,R speaker towers (38" tall) on the sides. The bottom of the monitor will sit about 30" off the ground. So if I put my 11" tall center speaker above the monitor, it'll sit pretty high, way above the L/R. If I put it below, it's a bit close to the ground...

2. I've asked the cabinet guy to put in as many channels for ventilation as he can. If most components are in cabinets below the monitor, what else should I do to help ventilation? I've read about using fans; would it be a good idea to put a couple of fans mounted horizontally flush with the bottom of the TV shelf (above the component area), pulling air up out of the bottom cabinets where the components are, trying to create airflow up behind the TV and then up to the top of the cabinet? Or do I need to push air down into the component sections, trying to get the air flowing across the components? Or something else altogether?

Thanks for all opinions...

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steveT77 *Steve Turner* Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Local Time: 10:37 PM Local Date: 10-13-2008 Posts: 2	cabinet design questions- speaker location, fans I'm working with a cabinet guy on a home theater cabinet, built to include all components, plus L,C,R speakers. I'd appreciate help with these two questions: 1. Is center channel speaker placement better above or below the TV? I'm fitting in a 60" flat screen, and am building in my L,R speaker towers (38" tall) on the sides. The bottom of the monitor will sit about 30" off the ground. So if I put my 11" tall center speaker above the monitor, it'll sit pretty high, way above the L/R. If I put it below, it's a bit close to the ground... 2. I've asked the cabinet guy to put in as many channels for ventilation as he can. If most components are in cabinets below the monitor, what else should I do to help ventilation? I've read about using fans; would it be a good idea to put a couple of fans mounted horizontally flush with the bottom of the TV shelf (above the component area), pulling air up out of the bottom cabinets where the components are, trying to create airflow up behind the TV and then up to the top of the cabinet? Or do I need to push air down into the component sections, trying to get the air flowing across the components? Or something else altogether? Thanks for all opinions...