where to place my surrounds?

Dannieboiz
Dannieboiz Posts: 242
edited January 2005 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I'm having the hardest time figuring out where to put my FX500i. The seating area is at the end of the room which has a wall so technically the speakers won't really be behind the seating area. Also there's no wall on the left hand side of the room since it's an open space through the kitchen. But I can easilly make some brackets to put speakers on that side if needed. Should I put it to the side of the sitting area or the back corner?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2005
    Do you have a pic of the room?
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  • Dannieboiz
    Dannieboiz Posts: 242
    edited January 2005
    I'll take some tonite
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2005
    Sounds like you are talkin' 5.1, so that'd say behind you.
    More later,
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  • Dannieboiz
    Dannieboiz Posts: 242
    edited January 2005
    yah just a 5.1 it won't really be behind me it'll be on on the side of me but I guess would I want the bi-polar speakers to fire left and right or front and back of the seating area. And also would I want the mid drivers facing towards me .
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  • Dannieboiz
    Dannieboiz Posts: 242
    edited January 2005
    Ok here's the room. To your left hand side that's the wall, see the open space leading to the kitchen area on the left? See the patio doors with paint all over it? The seats will be right there back to back with the doors. As I stated before I can always make brackets to mount the surrounds so that ths speakers can bounce back and forth of the room. Mounting the speakers in the back wall so they fire side by side of the room won't be a problem at all.

    BTW: Excuse the mess, we're doing major renovating @ the moment
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  • Dannieboiz
    Dannieboiz Posts: 242
    edited January 2005
    c'mon guys help me out here.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2005
    sounds like you have your answer right there. place them on some brackets.

    you can also mount them on the side wall near the back. they don't ALWAYS have to be placed directly behind you. since they are bi/di polar the sound is so diffused.. that minor displacement won't be a problem.

    mine in 5.1 are mounted on the side way. near the rear of the room. sounds really good to me.

    don't stress out about it. enjoy.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by Dannieboiz
    c'mon guys help me out here.
    One word... "stepladders"...

    Grab a couple of six-footers and try your surround in potential locations. Very worthwhile in any case and especially so when you are considering wall mounts.
    More later,
    Tour...
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