A speaker array apparatus comprising: a speaker array (30, 30L, 30R) including a plurality of speakers arranged in a matrix form or in a line form; a beam forming portion configured to distribute a sound signal to each of the speakers, control an output timing of a sound that is output from each of the speakers, and cause the speaker array (30, 30L, 30R) to output a sound beam; a beam control portion configured to output to the beam forming portion a test signal and an output angle of a test sound beam based on the test signal and turn the test sound beam by changing the output angle in a predetermined angle range, the predetermined angle range extending in a vertical direction between a start angle and an end angle, with respect to a horizontal direction; a microphone for being arranged at a listening position; a distance obtaining portion configured to obtain a distance between the speaker array (30, 30L, 30R) and the microphone; and a storage portion configured to store pickup sound data in association with the output angle, the pickup sound data being generated by a sound picked up by the microphone, wherein: the beam control portion is configured to set the output angle corresponding to a peak of a signal level in the pickup sound data stored in the storage portion as an output angle of a sound beam of a height channel; and the beam control portion is configured to set the start angle of the angle range to be the larger, the smaller the distance obtained by the distance obtaining portion is; the beam control portion is configured to turn a second sound beam in a second angle range, the second angle range extending in the vertical direction between a second start angle and a second end angle, with respect to the horizontal direction; the beam control portion is configured to specify the output angle corresponding to the peak of the signal level in the pickup sound data corresponding to the second sound beam as a direct sound output angle of a direct sound; and the beam control portion is configured to set the start angle to be larger than the direct sound output angle of the direct sound. a speaker array (30, 30L, 30R) including a plurality of speakers arranged in a matrix form or in a line form; a beam forming portion configured to distribute a sound signal to each of the speakers, control an output timing of a sound that is output from each of the speakers, and cause the speaker array (30, 30L, 30R) to output a sound beam; a beam control portion configured to output to the beam forming portion a test signal and an output angle of a test sound beam based on the test signal and turn the test sound beam by changing the output angle in a predetermined angle range, the predetermined angle range extending in a vertical direction between a start angle and an end angle, with respect to a horizontal direction; a microphone for being arranged at a listening position; a distance obtaining portion configured to obtain a distance between the speaker array (30, 30L, 30R) and the microphone; and a storage portion configured to store pickup sound data in association with the output angle, the pickup sound data being generated by a sound picked up by the microphone, wherein: the beam control portion is configured to set the output angle corresponding to a peak of a signal level in the pickup sound data stored in the storage portion as an output angle of a sound beam of a height channel; and the beam control portion is configured to set the start angle of the angle range to be the larger, the smaller the distance obtained by the distance obtaining portion is; the beam control portion is configured to turn a second sound beam in a second angle range, the second angle range extending in the vertical direction between a second start angle and a second end angle, with respect to the horizontal direction; the beam control portion is configured to specify the output angle corresponding to the peak of the signal level in the pickup sound data corresponding to the second sound beam as a direct sound output angle of a direct sound; and the beam control portion is configured to set the start angle to be larger than the direct sound output angle of the direct sound. the beam control portion is configured to set the output angle corresponding to a peak of a signal level in the pickup sound data stored in the storage portion as an output angle of a sound beam of a height channel; and the beam control portion is configured to set the start angle of the angle range to be the larger, the smaller the distance obtained by the distance obtaining portion is; the beam control portion is configured to turn a second sound beam in a second angle range, the second angle range extending in the vertical direction between a second start angle and a second end angle, with respect to the horizontal direction; the beam control portion is configured to specify the output angle corresponding to the peak of the signal level in the pickup sound data corresponding to the second sound beam as a direct sound output angle of a direct sound; and the beam control portion is configured to set the start angle to be larger than the direct sound output angle of the direct sound.