Speaker placement????
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I've got 70 seriesII, CS2 and 30's currently in surround. I'll be adding 40's.
Question; leave 30's in surround and place 40's in wide position? Or move 30's to wide and place 40's in surround?
My thought is the surrounds get more activity than the wides so using the 40's there would be more efficient.
Thoughts and opinions?
I've got 70 seriesII, CS2 and 30's currently in surround. I'll be adding 40's.
Question; leave 30's in surround and place 40's in wide position? Or move 30's to wide and place 40's in surround?
My thought is the surrounds get more activity than the wides so using the 40's there would be more efficient.
Thoughts and opinions?
Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch
AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
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Geoff
I'd grab some banana plugs from monoprice and make it easy to try it out both ways. I'd search AVS or here under movies and try to find specific titles that are know to take advantage of wide position. I have the option for front height or rear surround w/ my Denon but haven't hooked up any extra speakers to try it. With the plugs and good source material it should be easy enough to try both options, but you will probably have to rerun setup for the avr in each scenerio.2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer. -
Geoff
I'd grab some banana plugs from monoprice and make it easy to try it out both ways. I'd search AVS or here under movies and try to find specific titles that are know to take advantage of wide position. I have the option for front height or rear surround w/ my Denon but haven't hooked up any extra speakers to try it. With the plugs and good source material it should be easy enough to try both options, but you will probably have to rerun setup for the avr in each scenerio.
Thanks handy man from TN. My Onk 807 lets me choose from height, wide or rear surrounds. I haven't tried the rears but I've tested from the height vs wide and found I get more activity from wides.
I don't expect a lot from the rears but I get quite a bit from the surrounds. In fact, I have my surrounds positioned in the rear and have been getting great results with that.
I reckon you right though, nothing like good 'ol trial and error
Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch
AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
Posted on AVS,
I've got 70 seriesII, CS2 and 30's currently in surround. I'll be adding 40's.
Question; leave 30's in surround and place 40's in wide position? Or move 30's to wide and place 40's in surround?
My thought is the surrounds get more activity than the wides so using the 40's there would be more efficient.
Thoughts and opinions?
So........nobody else has any experience with these possible set ups they'd like to share?Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch
AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
We need to get on the same page with terminology. The speakers to your side are the surrounds. These will get more "info" than any of the others. Use the 40s here. The rears are the ones directly behind you. These don't get much "info". Use the 30s here. As for "wides" and "heights", Use Monitor 30s for these. These are just processed channels from the AVR.Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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We need to get on the same page with terminology. The speakers to your side are the surrounds. These will get more "info" than any of the others. Use the 40s here..
Thank you, this is exactly where I said my 30's were and was asking if the 40's would be a better choice.As for "wides" and "heights", Use Monitor 30s for these. These are just processed channels from the AVR.
Thank you again, this answered the second part of my question.Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch
AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2
Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10g speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
If the room is big and/or you have the room and like things loud, the Monitor 40s would be good in the rear too.Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
