2 sets of fronts?

higgins79
higgins79 Posts: 72
edited July 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
just curious if you think there would be a benefit to having two sets of front speakers on a HT set up? I have a chance to pick up a pair of rti8s real cheap. I am moving and the new room where the gear is going isnt really designed for 7.1 but i have a pretty big area up front. I figure since the amp is doin all the work and the denon can be bi amped for a set of fronts i kinda have all that power being "wasted" anyway i thought how about another set of front speakers and maybe i can just space them out for more "presence" or is it just a waste?
TV ................Sony kdl52xbr4
Reciever ........Denon AVR 988
Amp -............Monster MPA 2250
Bluray............Sony PS3 (80gig)
Hddvd............xbox 360 Hddvd
Power centers.Monster 3600II & 2600II & 1600 x2
Voltage..........Monster AVS 2000
Fronts ...........polk Rti12s
Center ..........polk Csi5
Rears.............polk Fxi5s
Sub ..............Infinity PS12
cables............Monster / DIY
Video games...XBOX 360 / Wii
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    Waste.
    "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
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited July 2008
    You don't want to do that. Phasing, and lobing issues be detrimental to SQ(sound quality).
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited July 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    You don't want to do that. Phasing, and lobing issues be detrimental to SQ(sound quality).

    +1

    I also think that the phasing issues will hurt sound quality.

    Edit: But why is it that in commercial theaters, many front speakers are used?
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited July 2008
    Agree on set up front and how cheap are the speakers? HMMMM
    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
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2008
    Could put the RTi8's as back surrounds.... I would only run one set of front speakers though.
    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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