Surround sound in a big room
Brasiliaflyer
Posts: 67
Hello!
I am just completing a "media" room as part of a larger great room in the basement. I have the new KEF Q series speakers (Q700, Q600, Q800) as well as an Anthem MRX receiver.
Anyway, I plan on setting up a 5.1 system on one end of a room that is about 35 feet long and 18 feet wide. The seating area is about 15 or so feet from the wall with a screen, which leaves 20 feet behind the seating area.
The questions I have are:
(1) Is it a problem with the bi/di-pole speakers to place them adjacent to the seating area which leaves the total distance between front and back walls a bit imbalanced (15 feet to the front and 20 feet to the back)?
(2) If I wanted to go 7.1, do I put the direct radiating speakers for the rears on the back wall (20 feet from the listening position), or should I get them closer somehow?
It's not a dedicated theater room like some of you guys have, but rather a comfortable area for music, video games, TV, and movies.
Thanks for any input you may have!
I am just completing a "media" room as part of a larger great room in the basement. I have the new KEF Q series speakers (Q700, Q600, Q800) as well as an Anthem MRX receiver.
Anyway, I plan on setting up a 5.1 system on one end of a room that is about 35 feet long and 18 feet wide. The seating area is about 15 or so feet from the wall with a screen, which leaves 20 feet behind the seating area.
The questions I have are:
(1) Is it a problem with the bi/di-pole speakers to place them adjacent to the seating area which leaves the total distance between front and back walls a bit imbalanced (15 feet to the front and 20 feet to the back)?
(2) If I wanted to go 7.1, do I put the direct radiating speakers for the rears on the back wall (20 feet from the listening position), or should I get them closer somehow?
It's not a dedicated theater room like some of you guys have, but rather a comfortable area for music, video games, TV, and movies.
Thanks for any input you may have!
Post edited by Brasiliaflyer on
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You never want your speakers against the wall so put them out about 10 foot and all that space will be surely awesome for a full sound. The MRX signature with the KEF sounds like a winner especially with a 7.1 setup in a vast space
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Thanks. . . By the way, I love the MRX you sold me! ARC is amazing.
