surround speaker placement

flyingmunkey
flyingmunkey Posts: 1
edited August 2014 in Speakers
Hi guys. I'm fairly new to the world of 7.1 so I'm seeking your help. My front stage is made up of RTi A9s and a CSi A6. I have a set of old RM8s and a set of FXi A6s. In my 5.1 setup, my FXi are where the surround backs would go, behind and l/r of the listener. My question is which would be better as the surrounds (direct l/r of listener) and as the surround backs, or does it matter? Eventually I'll snag another set of the FXi, but I'm wondering what would suit me best in the mean time. Thanks!
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,276
    edited August 2014
    For me personally, I'd use the FXiA6's as the side surrounds. They are the better speaker and timbre matched to your fronts. For me, I watch more 5 channel sources than 7 channel. My satellite receiver only has 5 channel output and I still watch DVDs, so I'd want the lesser speaker as rear/back surrounds because they wouldn't be used as much. Just my opinion.
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