Tower speakers as rears?

bigaudiofanatic
bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
edited October 2007 in Speakers
Can you use tower speakers as rears in a suround sound system or will this not sound as good as "suround sound" spekakers
HT setup
Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
Denon DBP-1610
Monster HTS 1650
Carver A400X :cool:
MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
Kef 104/2
URC MX-780 Remote
Sonos Play 1

Living Room
63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
Polk Surroundbar 3000
Samsung BD-C7900
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2007
    yep - many people really like them. I would try putting them on a platform of some sort to raise them above ear level - but most I have heard were just stitting on the floor like normal. I thought they sounded fine.

    You just have to watch pointing them directly at your head or they could be overbearing. (maybe point them at the outside wall so you hear the reflected sound?) Direction would be room dependant - but I would point them directly at the listening position as a last resort.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2007
    Hell yes! And try setting them to LARGE to get bass from every corner.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2007
    Awsome
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited October 2007
    Go for it!
    Home Theater
    Chane     A3rx-c's, A2rc-c, A1rx-c's|Miller & Kreisel V-125's|Sony XBR65X810C 65" 4K LED TV|
    Earthquake Cinenova Grande-5|Pioneer Elite - VSX-84TXSi-AVR|TRIPPLITE LCR2400|
    Ultrasonic Amp Stand|Blue Jeans,Audioquest,Monster Cables|

    2 - Channel
    Polk     RTA 12c's w/RDO194 TWEETS, clarity ESA caps mills resistors (full mod)|Turntable|
    Anthem MCA 2|Acurus Act 3 Pre Pro|Parasound P/Ph 100|Pioneer Elite N-30|Adcom GDA600|
    Premier Rack|Blue Jeans,Audioquest,Monster Cables|
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2007
    yes you can use towers as rear speakers.. but don't expect as much volume out of them as your fronts of course.. they are hooked up to the surround speaker outputs.. so the volume will be lower. because only surround effects are played thru them. but should work pretty good. esp if they match your fronts. :)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2007
    so jbl's towers will sound better than bookshelf yamaha's I think i can agree with that
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2007
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    so jbl's towers will sound better than bookshelf yamaha's I think i can agree with that
    ummmm. maybe.. play around with it though.. move them from front to back.. and see which you like best. do you have a subwoofer?
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2007
    Yes psw10 and i am getting a set of LSi15's can not wait to get them
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited October 2007
    I do it, so you know its good.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2007
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    Yes psw10 and i am getting a set of LSi15's can not wait to get them

    I would upgrade the sub before the speakers. Just my opinion of course. (if you are mainly Home Theater as opposed to 2 channel listening that is)
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited October 2007
    I use a set of RT800i's as rear surrounds. More than adequate!
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited October 2007
    Yes.
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited October 2007
    I also use a set of RT800i as rear surrounds. Kick A$$ ;)

    Set mine as small I like that setting better, but have a kick a$$ sub also :D So maybe that is the difference.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • bbeacham
    bbeacham Posts: 141
    edited October 2007
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    Can you use tower speakers as rears in a suround sound system or will this not sound as good as "suround sound" spekakers

    I have LSi15s in the front and I replaced my rear LSi7s with LSi15s and it made a big improvement. Sounds great for HT and music. For stereo music I put the amp on multi-stereo and it uses all 4 speakers. Sounds great. It almost seems as if it was recorded that way.
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited October 2007
    We've got 15s up front, 9s in the back & FXs on the side. When listening to SACD's we're extremely glad we put the 9s in the back. We started with 9s in the front, brought another pair home to test our (would have been 9s front & back) room & setup, but when we got the 15s in front with 9s in the back that was the sweet spot for us & we couldn't be more pleased.
    Home Theater
    Chane     A3rx-c's, A2rc-c, A1rx-c's|Miller & Kreisel V-125's|Sony XBR65X810C 65" 4K LED TV|
    Earthquake Cinenova Grande-5|Pioneer Elite - VSX-84TXSi-AVR|TRIPPLITE LCR2400|
    Ultrasonic Amp Stand|Blue Jeans,Audioquest,Monster Cables|

    2 - Channel
    Polk     RTA 12c's w/RDO194 TWEETS, clarity ESA caps mills resistors (full mod)|Turntable|
    Anthem MCA 2|Acurus Act 3 Pre Pro|Parasound P/Ph 100|Pioneer Elite N-30|Adcom GDA600|
    Premier Rack|Blue Jeans,Audioquest,Monster Cables|
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited October 2007
    I like tower on stands. They are self stand and have fuller sound.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited October 2007
    Early B. wrote: »
    Hell yes! And try setting them to LARGE to get bass from every corner.

    Exactly. I have mine pointing straight forward on either side of my sofa. If I flip to 6ch stereo they are just as loud as my fronts. Polar Express is pretty cool with towers as rears.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2007
    I use RTA15TL's for my rears, and love them.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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