Has anyone attempted to mount a pair of bipolar speakers horizontally and rewire the up firing side for immersive audio formats and use the down firing side for rear surround? My current rear speakers are Fluance elite with a driver and tweeter on both sides. My living room is already...

I have been trying to figure out, and have asked SVS about this question also, which speakers to use for surround duty. I'd also like to ask your opinion on this. I'm really actually looking for the opinion of someone who has actually PERSONALLY experienced both setup as a comparison, as...

There's a new addition to a well-regarded speaker family—the Emotiva Airmotiv E2 wall-mounted surround speaker. This 2-way, bass-reflex (ported) design features a forward-facing 5.25" woven-fiber woofer and two 32mm Airmotiv folded-ribbon tweeters, one on each side of the woofer at an angle...

Visaton FR 10 Front and Up Firing Bipole Greetings, first time speaker builder other than subs. I have 4 Visaton FR 10 - 8 ohm speakers which I would like to utilise as bipole speakers currently for rear surrounds but why not also for stereo listening in the future. I have come up with the...

I have a converted single bay garage measuring (H,W,D) = (8.5ft, 9.5ft, 19.5ft). This is 90% movie 10% gaming setup. I have a pair of SVS SB12-NSD that I bought from their recent Black Friday sale. I must say they are very impressive (being my first real subwoofers). I don't have a lot of...

Hello, I am looking to upgrade my current home theater setup from a 3.1 to a 5.1 (and eventually a 5.1.2) I currently have HTD level 3 bookshelves for FR and FL, level 3 center, and an SVS 25-31 PCi all running through a Denon x2200w. I like the idea of the dipoles/bipoles, but I'm not quite...

Hello everyone, I have a Frankenstein setup going on and would like some advice please. I have the following. Sony 7.1 capable 120 Watts/channel 15 year old Jbl center speaker 3 way Pair of 50+? Year old kenwood, made in Japan, large kabuki speakers being used as front Left/right. These things...

To any who can help, I am trying to get my living room decked out for the release of Interstellar guys night, and came across some strange setup questions. I have a Sony STR-DN1030 7.2 receiver currently hooked up to 5.1 Aperion Audio Intimus 4t as mains, 5C as center, 4B for surrounds, and...

Original owner, these were strictly on surround duty in my home theatre for the past 1.5 years. They look like they are still brand new with minimal hours on them as they were only used when watching movies once or twice per week. I am selling these fantastic speakers as I have recently...

I'm looking for some speaker advice for a music room/pub we're going to be building in our basement. I'm a drummer and know a lot of musicians, so I want to set up a live jam session area in the room, which is about 40' X 23'. The band would be set up at one end of the room, and we'll have some...

Hi experts, I'm in need of two surround speakers for my 5.1 system. I've been reading about bipole, dipole, Direct-Radiating Monopole, etc. but still have no clue what to get. Here's what I have: Receiver: Sony STR DN 1040 Sub: SVS PB1000 Front: GoldenEar Technology Triton Seven...