need suggestion for speaker placement...

ah-ha
ah-ha Posts: 19
edited November 2006 in Speakers
hi,

i have the following polk audio speakers...
floorstanding RTi8
surround fxi3
center CSi5
bookshelf RTi6

my question is where should i place the surround and the bookshelf speakers for best audio? should the bookshelf speakers be behind the listener at about ear-level? and the surround speakers in the middle of the room?

or is it vice-versa that is the surround in the back and the bookshelf in the center of the room?

thank you for any comments or suggestions.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2006
    try this link.. page 34 of the Polk Audio handbook will answer all your questions about speaker placement.

    enjoy.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/downloads/hthandbook.pdf
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  • ah-ha
    ah-ha Posts: 19
    edited November 2006
    lots of reading but it's worth it. thanks.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited November 2006
    Page 9 has what you need for placement.

    The di/bipole speakers (fxi3) do seem to work best for the sides when in a 6/7.1 rig.
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