|   HELP - Rear speaker placement problems | archterp
Jul 26, 2002 4:27 AM | | HELP - I'm building a home and my home theater is to be placed in a large room of 21'-6" x16' (see URL below and look at the family room (which is NOT two stories in our home but has 10' ceilings). I am looking to install rear speakers but am not sure where to do it, as the seating position will be at or close to the back wall. This is also complicated by the fact that a good portion of the rear "wall" is open to the kitchen. Do I use in-wall or in-ceiling speakers? Should they be direct, bi-pole or dipolar? WHERE do I place the speakers?
I currently run Mirage across the front (590is bipolars towers with an OM-C3 in the center).
One sales guy suggested Atlantic Technology System 10 dipolar speakers in the ceiling; another said to use 4 mirage in-walls, two low in the rear wall and two in the cieiling to either side of the sofa. HELP!! |
| Your link didnt work | grunge
Jul 26, 2002 7:46 AM | | Personally i like using dipolar for rears, but in a room that size there may be some issues to address....
As far as inwall/ceiling speakers I never much cared for them, they may however be useful to "fill in the gaps"
Anyway I dont have any clue what to do in a room that size. Ill step aside and let the experts answer. |
| Your link didnt work | archterp
Jul 27, 2002 5:49 AM | | Yeah, for some reason the link downloads but won't work on this site.
It's a large room. If you can imagine, the sitting position is across the room the short direction. To your left is a stone fireplace, behind you is a 'knee wall' about 3 1/2 feet tall beyond which is the kitchen. To your right is the 'hallway' which passes through the room and the stairs are beyond. There are windows to either side of the fireplace, so there isn't anyplace to stick side wall speakers (unless you put them just below the ceiling). It's a really tough room. HELP! |
| Why not put them on stands? n-t | pinetop
Jul 27, 2002 6:00 AM | | |
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