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Ceiling Mount Speakers

Speaker spacing

Forceilingmountinstallationinmostofces,stores,schools,etc.,recessedceilingmountspeakerscanbeused.Space

the speakers at twice the ceiling height. If the ceiling is 12 feet high, space the speakers 24 feet apart. This will

provide uniform coverage.

Ceiling Speaker Spacing and Coverage

How many speakers?

First,ndthecoveragegivenbyonespeakerinsquarefeet.Thecoverageofonespeakeristhespacingtimesitself.

Inotherwords,ifthespeakersarespaced20feetapart(becauseof10feetceilings)then20feetX20feet=400sq

feet.Next,dividethesquarefootageoftheroombythesquarefootcoverageofonespeaker.Forexample,ifaroom

measures60feetX100feet(6000sqfeet)divide6000sqfeet(thesquarefootageoftheroom)by400sqfeet(the

squarefootcoverageofonespeaker)andyouwillget15(thetotalnumberofspeakersrequiredforthatroom).Here’s

a handy chart for spacing and coverage:

Ceiling Speakers

The 2 times rule

(2 times ceiling height = speaker spacing)

Coverage = Spacing

Ceiling Height Spacing

20 ft 40 ft

12 ft 24 ft

10 ft 20 ft

8 ft 16 ft

Ceiling Speaker Spacing and Coverage

Ceiling Height Speaker Spacing (Feet) Coverage per Speaker (Sq Feet)

8 16 256

9 18 324

10 20 400

11 22 484

12 24 576

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ... 23 24

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