Locating Rear Speakers in a 5.1 system

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  • Stockinv
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    • Jan 2005
    • 72

    Locating Rear Speakers in a 5.1 system

    I'll be installing a 5.1 system in the next few weeks. My mains are 802's and my rears are SMS1's. My installer says to put the SMS1's on the rear wall soffet, which is about 9 feet high. I've had someone else suggest putting them on the side walls. My installer says only dipolar speakers should go on sidewalls. Which one is correct? Also, should I wire for an eventual 7.1 system? My listening room is about 19 feet wide, 18 feet deep and open in the back.
    Last edited by Stockinv; 26 June 2005, 20:58 Sunday.
  • bigburner
    Super Senior Member
    • May 2005
    • 2649

    #2
    Stockinv, check out page 12 on this document:

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    • Azeke
      Super Senior Member
      • Mar 2003
      • 2123

      #3
      Perusing this site may help:

      Speaker Placement

      Good luck,

      Azeke

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      • greggz
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2002
        • 317

        #4
        I have a 7.1 setup and originally had my SCM1's on the side wall at the 90 degree position (as shown in the pic below). I hated it. I felt like i was trapped in a pressure zone of rear channel information. I have since moved them back to around the 110 degree position and am much happier. If you plan on doing any multichannel SACD or DVD-A, don't put them at the 90 degree position.

        Gregg

        Our Home Theater

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