Rear Speaker placement
esrivkin
Posts: 9
O mighty guru's (and those that think you are)
After far too much reading on the subject, can someone please give a definitive answer to the following question.
What is the proper HEIGHT for REAR SURROUND SPEAKERS?
Here's the situation.
The couch is 36" high.
The room is open to the rear of the required placement, therefore requiring the speakers to be a) on stands, or b) (if I lose my mind completely) suspended down from the ceiling. Mounting on the back wall is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Many thanks in advance for what I am sure is the dumbest "help needed" posted in quite some time.
After far too much reading on the subject, can someone please give a definitive answer to the following question.
What is the proper HEIGHT for REAR SURROUND SPEAKERS?
Here's the situation.
The couch is 36" high.
The room is open to the rear of the required placement, therefore requiring the speakers to be a) on stands, or b) (if I lose my mind completely) suspended down from the ceiling. Mounting on the back wall is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Many thanks in advance for what I am sure is the dumbest "help needed" posted in quite some time.
What I got so far:
Mits 73833 DLP.............TV
Monster Power HTS 5100 MkII Power Thingy
RTi 12's........................Front (Black)
CSi5............................Center (Black)
RTi6............................Surround (Black)
FXi5............................Rear Surround (Black)
PSW 505..................... Sub (Black)
Undecided on receiver at present, leaning toward Denon 3808ci or Onkyo 875
As you can tell this is a work in progress, thankfully it is progressing FAST!!!
Mits 73833 DLP.............TV
Monster Power HTS 5100 MkII Power Thingy
RTi 12's........................Front (Black)
CSi5............................Center (Black)
RTi6............................Surround (Black)
FXi5............................Rear Surround (Black)
PSW 505..................... Sub (Black)
Undecided on receiver at present, leaning toward Denon 3808ci or Onkyo 875
As you can tell this is a work in progress, thankfully it is progressing FAST!!!
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I found 2-3 above the seating position works well.
Get some tall stands."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
+1 ,for best results the surrounds should be elevated well above ear level.I found 2-3 above the seating position works well.Testing
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Esrivkin asked the same question I was going to ask. What is "2-3 above the seating position" mean? Does that mean 2 to 3 times above the listening height?I found 2-3 above the seating position works well.
Get some tall stands.
Also...How far apart should they be? I'm planing on each one of mine being 30" off the center line of my living room.
Getting bookcases for DVDs and putting rear surrounds on one of the shelves for each side.Be gentle, I'm new to all this...
The mind blowing speed of the BRAIN TRAIN... -
Sorry, forgot the ('), feet."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
