Setting Up Furniture for Your Home Theater

By Ruth on June 2, 2014 in technology, television
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You may have recently decided to upgrade your home entertainment system. You want to put it in a larger television set, bigger speakers and awesome surround sound. Before setting up your new home theater, you should make sure that you have the right furniture for it. Here are some things that you will need to take into consideration.

Here are a number of things that you need to keep in mind when setting up your home theater.

Make Sure Your Neck Won’t Be Strained

You don’t want to strain your neck when watching television. You shouldn’t need to tilt your head more than twenty degrees upwards to look at the screen. You should consider purchasing a couch that is higher off the ground or choose a lower stand if you have to tilt your head much more than that.

Protect Your Back

You want to make sure that your spine is protected while you are sitting. The furniture shouldn’t be too hard, but should also offer support. It is a good idea to test different couches to make sure that you can sit in them comfortably.

There are a number of different types of furniture that can work with your new home entertainment system. Theater seating, media furniture and high-rise sofas are all worth trying. It is a good idea to test your furniture out before purchasing it. If you are going to buy these products online, then you will want to look at the pictures carefully to make sure that you would be able to sit comfortably in them.

Don’t Obstruct Sound

You need to make sure that your speakers aren’t obstructed. Seats with high backs often block them, which muffle the sound. You will either need to buy different furniture or move it further from your speakers.

Sound needs to reverberate off the walls to pass through the room. You should also try to keep your furniture away from the walls so that it can do so.

Pay Attention to the Light

You will need to reduce the glare in the room so you can watch television more easily. You will need to be careful about using bright, overhead lights, especially if they are pointed in the direction of the television screen. You will also want to avoid setting up your television next to a window or directly facing a window on the other side of the room.

 

 

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