Is it OK to lay bookshelves on their side?

seadoons
seadoons Posts: 46
edited December 2009 in Speakers
The title says it all...I think I am going to need to lay them down on their side. Will it impact their performance at all?
On a UPS truck on the way to my house as of 12/09/09:

Fronts: Polk RTi4
Center: Polk CSi3
Rears: Polk RC85i (in-ceiling)
Sub: Polk PSW110

Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR607

Patio: Polk Atrium 45

Accessories: Onkyo UP-HTI HD Radio Receiver, SIRIUS SUPH1 Home Kit, Onkyo UP-A1 I-Pod Dock
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2009
    No, all the sound will leak out! It's like laying a fridge on its side!
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    Nope, its not a problem as long as you tilt your head the same way
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  • seadoons
    seadoons Posts: 46
    edited December 2009
    Um, thanks? :D I take it the answer is not to worry about it? I want to make sure I have all of my bases covered prior to dropping this kind of money on a system.

    Do the RTI A Series taper in from front to back? That might be interesting laying them on their sides if they aren't perfectly square...
    On a UPS truck on the way to my house as of 12/09/09:

    Fronts: Polk RTi4
    Center: Polk CSi3
    Rears: Polk RC85i (in-ceiling)
    Sub: Polk PSW110

    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR607

    Patio: Polk Atrium 45

    Accessories: Onkyo UP-HTI HD Radio Receiver, SIRIUS SUPH1 Home Kit, Onkyo UP-A1 I-Pod Dock
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2009
    The orientation of your head has nothing to do with it. The only potential problem is that most speakers are designed to shoot out sound to the left and right (not so much up and down). So, if you put them on the side and you are not in the sweet spot it should be more noticeable than usual. Still, It seems like a number of folks around here us LSi9s on their side for center channel duty. Give it a shot --- it cant hurt.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2009
    MrGlobe wrote: »
    Nope, its not a problem as long as you tilt your head the same way

    lmao!
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  • VSchneider
    VSchneider Posts: 443
    edited December 2009
    seadoons wrote: »
    Do the RTI A Series taper in from front to back? That might be interesting laying them on their sides if they aren't perfectly square...
    RTi A have rounded and tapered sides, so laying them might be VERY interesting. If you are still stuffing them into the entertainment center, RTi A's unique shape may actually help you aim speakers at the ear level.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2009
    Put the speaker on report ba.
    Put the tweeter on th outside. This is the do mr diffeenact.
    Brn
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited December 2009
    Ben walk away from the computer, and slow down on the meds.
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    dudeinaroom wrote: »
    Ben walk away from the computer, and slow down on the meds.

    hahaha
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2009
    It will affect their dispersion.

    If you have no choice but to lay them on their sides, try with the tweeters in and also with them out, see what sound better to you.
    "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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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    what do you mean by tweeters in and tweeters out?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2009
    The only problem I can see, is getting the books to stay on the shelf. With the shelf laying on it's side, you're basically going to have to stack the books up.


    err...wait...are we talking about speakers?:p
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,826
    edited December 2009
    he means try it with either both tweeters on the inside of the driver while on its side or try it with the tweeters on the outside of the driver ie

    o = tweeter
    O = driver

    Oo Center oO or oO Center Oo
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    ok i understand, at first i thought he was saying try it with tweeters normal, and then poke them in and try it that way... :-o

    must be a record for humorous responses though
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  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited December 2009
    lanion wrote: »
    The orientation of your head has nothing to do with it. The only potential problem is that most speakers are designed to shoot out sound to the left and right (not so much up and down). So, if you put them on the side and you are not in the sweet spot it should be more noticeable than usual. Still, It seems like a number of folks around here us LSi9s on their side for center channel duty. Give it a shot --- it cant hurt.


    Hmm...how about an RTi6 put on its side as a center channel?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2009
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Hmm...how about an RTi6 put on its side as a center channel?
    I wouldn't.
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2009
    No offense, but if you have the speaker, why ask the question if you can try it so easily? You are the most important factor in your audio system. If you enjoy it, it is fine!
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    He doesn't have them, this is a thread about which ones he should get, and the space where he needs them to be is in an entertainment center
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2009
    IF the speaker is right in front of you it should not make a difference. If you have lots of seating around the periphery of the sweet spot it might.

    You don't have any local dealers that will let you borrow an Rti6 (or the current incarnation.)
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    lanion wrote: »
    You don't have any local dealers that will let you borrow an Rti6 (or the current incarnation.)

    I wish I had local dealers that did this kind of thing
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited December 2009
    =^^^ yeah, my local dealer wouldn't let me borrow his Krell Evolution One's... ridiculous
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2009
    cokewithvanilla wrote: »
    =^^^ yeah, my local dealer wouldn't let me borrow his Krell Evolution One's... ridiculous

    LOL sounds like the wrong dealer if you are after an Rti6 sideways.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    seadoons wrote: »
    The title says it all...I think I am going to need to lay them down on their side. Will it impact their performance at all?

    You'll probably experience some imaging problems but nothing you should lose sleep over. Face hit on the best suggestions previously.
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  • RyanJoz
    RyanJoz Posts: 116
    edited December 2009
    my rt35i manual said if you lay them on the side, put the tweets to the outside.
    Ryan Jozwiak

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  • Cogito
    Cogito Posts: 122
    edited December 2009
    Nothing will hapen to the speakers, but the imaging might suffer a bit.
    Hearing is believing.
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  • physast
    physast Posts: 13
    edited December 2009
    I was thinking about doing this with m40's because they are so tall!
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