Help with Surround Location & Type PLEASE...

xandra

Attached is a rough diagram of my HORRIBLE* setup:
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Not shown:
1. curtains which run along windows on left side
2. room has cathedral ceilings (with apex running along dashed horizontal line)

Need some advice on what to do about the Surrounds:
1. where to put Surrounds (my primary concern is music, not HT)

2. would I be better off going with FXi's for surrounds? seems they would 'radiate' sound better given awkward locale...
BUT: a polk phone tech had told me these only function properly when attached to wall
(not possible since one speaker will definitely run along a window)

All ideas and comments greatly appreciated.

*PS: location of 'Media Area' set up so that I have room for dancin' and aerobics.
Media cab not against wall cuz I'm always changin things.

mmadden28

Have you considered in-ceiling speakers? Or even mounting the FXi3s on the ceiling?

I also have a difficult room for placing my surrounds. I have the FXi3s and also the TC615i in-walls. I haven't settled for my final plan yet. I am still setting it up.
I have a room with lots of windowsm a floor to ceiling fireplace and open space where the surrounds would normally go. I also have a cathedral ceiling. So I feel your pain with figuring out where stuff should go.
I am considering putting the in-walls in the wall on one side and in the ceiling on the other side. Of course the one in the ceiling is the cathedral ceiling so it will be aiming about 45 deg. down as opposed to straight down. Not sure how it will sound yet though.

Curious--What is wrong with the RTi6s you have on stands now?

xandra

have you considered in-ceiling speakers? Or even mounting the FXi3s on the ceiling?

I also have a difficult room for placing my surrounds. I have the FXi3s and also the TC615i in-walls. [snip]
I am considering putting the in-walls in the wall on one side and in the ceiling on the other side. Of course the one in the ceiling is the cathedral ceiling so it will be aiming about 45 deg. down as opposed to straight down. Not sure how it will sound yet though.

Had been thinking about ceiling ones also, but concerned about the angle issue, and I doubt they're as nice as the 6's (based on general heresay about builtins - nothing logical) and of course builtins provide zap opportunity for experimentation...
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Curious--What is wrong with the RTi6s you have on stands now?

Nothing, except that there in very awkward locations visually and sonically - a little too direction specific for surrounds, move about and the sound varies dramatically... that's why I thought the fx's might work better.

clubvikram

thanx the info is very helpfull for me