Direct better ?

presidan
presidan Posts: 116
edited February 2002 in Technical/Setup
I've read a lot of posts here that suggest having direct speakers as surrounds instead of the bipole/dipole to listen to music in multichannel formats. Why is that ? And what about movies ?
Thanks
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  • sgtgto
    sgtgto Posts: 310
    edited February 2002
    Hi:

    I think the posts have concluded that it is really a matter of preference, and what you want to accomplish in your setup.
    Some like direct and some like indirect. It's all up to you.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2002
    this is true... the last poster had it right.. it's all about what you like.
    for example I have a very small TV room (12x14) so i decided to go with the FX/300i in bipole mode.. after trying some direct speakers.. i am very happy with the diffused surround I get from the surrounds. when i had the direct speakers hooked up.. the surround sound was to focused.... mostly because i could not place them far enough behind my sweet spot.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited February 2002
    I opted to not get the direct firrings because my couch is all the against the wall. I also have alot more movies on VHS than on DVD. It works for me.
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