where to put my RTi6's

Giuseppe
Giuseppe Posts: 42
edited February 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
The problem is that my couch is right against the wall and I can't put the RTi6's further behind me. I was thinking about making my own brackets, since I am good at metal work. I have a hanging ceiling, so I was going to mount the speakers above the ceiling panels and just have the actual speaker hanging down below the panels.

Now my question is what angle should I mount them at? I was thinking about mounting them so the speakers face almost straight down and facing the tv(meaning facing downwards and pointing to the TV long ways) Is this a bad idea?
Harman Kardon AVR 7300
Monster MK II Power Center
Logitech Harmony 890
HSU VTF-3 MK2 Sub
Polk Audio RTi10
Polk Audio RTi6
Polk Audio FXi3
Polk Audio CSi5
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  • louhamilton
    louhamilton Posts: 209
    edited February 2006
    I think there is no rule of thumb on this.

    However, I have seen many instances where it has been mentioned that they should be 2 - 3 feet above ear level and facing each other or slightly towards the front-center of the room. They should have a slight to no tilt downward. This should give the best surround soundstage since surround sound is not supposed to be directional.

    Does that make sense?

    -Lou
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