The best surround type for 7.1- Monopole, Bipole, Dipole?

aaharvel

http://www.hometheatermag.com/loudspeakers/25/index2.html

I read the above link today from Home Theater Magazine. Very interesting to say the least. I've never been a fan of monopole surrounds- even for music and SACD- but I never expected dipoles to work back there either, considering you'd be out of the "null" area. I always had my rear f/x's set on bipole and just left it there, but now I'm going to do an a/b comparo for both the Episode I Pod Race and my SACDS and see if Home THeater mag. has a point.

What is everyone else's take on this may I ask- for both movies and music?

Monopoles all the way around?
Dipoles sides/ Bipoles rears?
Dipoles sides/ Monopole rears?
Bipoles all the way around?

ar any other configuration?



fronts- rti-4
center- csi-3
sides- f/x300i (di)
rears- f/x300i (bi) (for now)

bertram

As I don't have sidewalls anywhere near where my surrounds are positioned, I went with monopoles--RTi6s. I believe bipoles/dipoles should be located near a wall so that their sound can be reflected back into the listening area.

For rears, I went with the FXi5s as they are right up against a wall. I have them set to bipole.

Another reason I got both the RTi6s and FXi5s is to experiment with different configurations. I probably would have gone with monopoles all around if it weren't for that.