FX300s question

tim_alag · January 2003

I have the FX300 as my surrounds directly to the sides of the listening area. 5.1 setup. As I understand, the MidWoofer/Tweeter side of the speaker should face the front of the room.

I haven't tried it, but has anybody tried switching these two surrounds? Therefore having the MidWoofer/Tweeter side of the speaker facing the rear wall and the Tweeter only side facing the front of the room. How would this sound?

Thanks

marvelous · January 2003

I have the same speakers in my 7.1 setup. I have not tried them the way you mention, however I am very pleased with the way they complement my system. For the money they are pretty good speakers.

tim_alag · January 2003

marvelous
Thanks for the reply. When I get my 7.1, I will definitely face the MidWoofer/Tweeter foward. I just wonder what it sounds like with 5.1. I'm going to switch them around and see what happens.

Just curios what kind of speakers you have as your rears, center and fronts?

Soccerplyr · January 2003

I have them as well. I don't have them on the side walls but right behind me. They suggest setting them up so they fire away from the listening position. I did what you are thinking about and have them firing into the middle of the room and have found that I like the sound stage better this way.

jmasterj · January 2003

I have them on the side wall in front of my listening position and I
have them switched around so the main tweeter/ mid woofer face
me. This set up works for me. The way the room is set up this is the only way I could do it. I know it sounds funny but it really works. Watch something like "Windtalkers" and its frightening as hell. Try it see what you think

goingganzo · January 2003

i have the 500 with is the same design as the 300 but with bigger woof and tweet. i have 4 of them all setup whe way polk recomend. try the bi/di switch that might help. and on the back wall if they are more than 6 feet apart polk says you shold put the left on the right and so forth and so on.

scottvamp · January 2003

Nice web page Ganzo - I have been wanting to do one for quite a while now. Maybe this weekend.

faster100 · January 2003

soccerplyer how do you have your CSI30 Bi-wired?? Just curious as i had that one and it didn't have the capability to do so, was wondering if there was a different way to do this

Soccerplyr · January 2003

How do I bi-wire it, weeellllll..... i don't. Didn't realize I wrote that.

goingganzo · January 2003

thanks scott. it is free but the site bulder that is free dont come with that many optons. i need to over haul the site and get some new pics. i keep changeing things around alot. have my new sub project. trypod and geocities have free sites.

danger boy · January 2003

tim_alag

i have my fx300 on the side wall a few feet above my couch. they face inward as opposed to being on the rear wall.

The tweeter side faces the rear wall and bounces sound off it. i run mine in bi pole setting. becasue I only have a 5.1 system.. running them this way gives me great rear imaging. Whenever i run a test disc with rear surrounds test on it.. the fx300 sound great.. even though they are compasating for the lack of a rear center. i'm very happy with them.

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