We have a tough room for home theater: measurements are 16.5' x 16.5', the right side is fully open leading to the kitchen; the rear is a full run of large glass windows and french doors.
So - where to put the speakers in our room? Left, right and center were easy but we're stumped with our options for the rear. I have read extensively the official specs for 5.1 and 7.1 placement as well as AVS primers on speaker placement; unfortunately our room's unique design makes it difficult to know how to proceed.
Here's what we're dealing with for the room:
Questions:
1. Where should we place the main rear speakers (12" H x 9" W x 10" D)? Should they go just behind the sofa or the far corners of the room, since we have other chairs to consider?
2. Should we go for 5.1 or 7.1? We have some extra satellites 11 H" x 6.5 W" x 6.375 D" which could either be placed at the sides (not practical where the room opens to the kitchen) or the rear somewhere. If in the rear should they go above or below the windows? Since this is not just an AV room my wife is concerned how it will look if we mount above the windows. I'm willing to sacrifice sound for looks in this one area...
3. We have an extra center channel (21" H x 7.5" W x 10.5" D). Will we get that much benefit from using it in the rear? And again, should this get mounted above or below the windows (what would look best for the wife)?
I don't know whether the brand/model of the speakers and components matter but if so here they are:
Thanks in advance. I'm hoping to get it right the first time!
So - where to put the speakers in our room? Left, right and center were easy but we're stumped with our options for the rear. I have read extensively the official specs for 5.1 and 7.1 placement as well as AVS primers on speaker placement; unfortunately our room's unique design makes it difficult to know how to proceed.
Here's what we're dealing with for the room:
Questions:
1. Where should we place the main rear speakers (12" H x 9" W x 10" D)? Should they go just behind the sofa or the far corners of the room, since we have other chairs to consider?
2. Should we go for 5.1 or 7.1? We have some extra satellites 11 H" x 6.5 W" x 6.375 D" which could either be placed at the sides (not practical where the room opens to the kitchen) or the rear somewhere. If in the rear should they go above or below the windows? Since this is not just an AV room my wife is concerned how it will look if we mount above the windows. I'm willing to sacrifice sound for looks in this one area...
3. We have an extra center channel (21" H x 7.5" W x 10.5" D). Will we get that much benefit from using it in the rear? And again, should this get mounted above or below the windows (what would look best for the wife)?
I don't know whether the brand/model of the speakers and components matter but if so here they are:
- Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 L & R fronts and center
- Ascend Acoustics CBM-170s (rear probably but where?)
- Ascend Acoustics HTM-200 satellites (front or rear?)
- extra Ascend Acoustics CMT-340c center channel, possibly for rear???
- Panasonic 65VT50 HDTV (12.0 - 12.5 feet viewing distance)
- Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
- Yamaha RX-A3000 Receiver
Thanks in advance. I'm hoping to get it right the first time!
