Shouldn't be a problem mounting the two left height speakers on the bulkhead. The minor difference in height will be compensated for during initial calibration (no need to mount the two right height speakers lower). Only suggestion I would make is to spread the speakers farther apart front to back (around 4 feet forward and rearward of the couch).
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Atmos 5.1.4 or 7.1? Need help with speaker placement
Hello Gurus,
I recently bought 4 additional Polk RM2350 satellite speakers to match my existing ones real cheap. I got 4 additional ones, a center , and an extra sub (sony brand not matching my existing sub) for $60. The new satellite speakers are black and my existing ones are grey.
I would like to figure out how to make a 5.1.4 setup work, ideally in the space that I have. I am not an audiophile so it does not need to be "perfect" Atmos. I just want to get some added benefit of ceiling speakers. Also I am not able to put these "in" the ceiling, so they would be ceiling mounted.
Attached is an image of my room. I still have to clean up the existing 5.1 speakers as I am now projecting a 155~ 4k image with the TK700STI. I am also likely going to move the book shelf and bluray rack that is on the front left side there away from that ara. I think it makes the most sense to mount the ceiling speakers on the left under the bulkhead (in black) rather than near the ceiling (in red), due to the audio bounding off the walls if placed near the (red). My question though then is, if i use the area on the right for the right side ceiling speakers, should I try to get a mount that allows the speakers to come down around an equal distance to where the bulkhead speakers would be? Or would I be okay with having the audio offset on the left side vs right as far as height goes? The alternative may be to go with just 7.1, but I do have these 4 matching satellite speakers that i would like to utilize. Any other ideas, I am open to hear. My receiver is the Yamaha TSR-700
If you have any recommendations for wall mounts as well for the satellites, that would be appreciated. I know its not the cleanest setup right now but i am far from finalizing the room. Thank you for your time and thoughts.
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I recently bought 4 additional Polk RM2350 satellite speakers to match my existing ones real cheap. I got 4 additional ones, a center , and an extra sub (sony brand not matching my existing sub) for $60. The new satellite speakers are black and my existing ones are grey.
I would like to figure out how to make a 5.1.4 setup work, ideally in the space that I have. I am not an audiophile so it does not need to be "perfect" Atmos. I just want to get some added benefit of ceiling speakers. Also I am not able to put these "in" the ceiling, so they would be ceiling mounted.
Attached is an image of my room. I still have to clean up the existing 5.1 speakers as I am now projecting a 155~ 4k image with the TK700STI. I am also likely going to move the book shelf and bluray rack that is on the front left side there away from that ara. I think it makes the most sense to mount the ceiling speakers on the left under the bulkhead (in black) rather than near the ceiling (in red), due to the audio bounding off the walls if placed near the (red). My question though then is, if i use the area on the right for the right side ceiling speakers, should I try to get a mount that allows the speakers to come down around an equal distance to where the bulkhead speakers would be? Or would I be okay with having the audio offset on the left side vs right as far as height goes? The alternative may be to go with just 7.1, but I do have these 4 matching satellite speakers that i would like to utilize. Any other ideas, I am open to hear. My receiver is the Yamaha TSR-700
If you have any recommendations for wall mounts as well for the satellites, that would be appreciated. I know its not the cleanest setup right now but i am far from finalizing the room. Thank you for your time and thoughts.
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Sorry I was just trying to show visualization of speaker location options, not exact placement. If I drew that more accurately it probably would of caused less confusion . I understand the 45 degree angle and behind and infront of the couch for the actual location
What exactly would you suggest for the wall treatments?
It looks like we've got one vote to put the speakers near the upper portion and another on the bulkhead for the left side. I'll let the votes keep coming in
DIY treatments ... post a thread in the DIY forum here for "recipes".Sorry I was just trying to show visualization of speaker location options, not exact placement. If I drew that more accurately it probably would of caused less confusion . I understand the 45 degree angle and behind and infront of the couch for the actual location
What exactly would you suggest for the wall treatments?
It looks like we've got one vote to put the speakers near the upper portion and another on the bulkhead for the left side. I'll let the votes keep coming in
Here's another photo looking backwards for the top rear two. Thats around 4 feet behind the couch or so, probably a little further. If i choose the location near the top of the ceiling instead of near the bulkhead, how far away from the bulkhead would you suggest? The concern I had with the higher part of the ceiling is that location would put the speaker more towards the center of the couch rather than truly on the left side. The only way I could get away with truly near the left side of the couch is going to be mounting it on the bulkhead
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I had a similar issue in my room except it was my rear speakers. There’s a framed in AC duct in the back of my room that I had to mount my speakers to. With Audyssey calibration it sounds great. Here’s a picture in their first positions. I’ve since moved the front heights forward about 2-3 ft and moved the rear heights to the edge of the duct.
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Thanks. It looks better after I painted over it. I used paintable wire tape called "ghostwire". Turned our really well, but the termination boxes are kind of a PITA to work with.
Perhaps these photos may explain my conundrum a bit better. So i can't really move the couch closer to the wall unless i completely move the location of the subwoofer. Perhaps i could put the subwoofer in the center behind the couch but i'd worry about folks tripping on it while playing pool. I can't really move the couch further back because of the pool table...I'm already pushing a 150 inch image at 11.5ft viewing distance so i won't be able to go forward Placing the front left speaker at ceiling height 2 feet away from the bulkhead puts me in the center of the couch currently. It's not directly center, perhaps a little offset to the center. Would mounting the ceiling left satellites 1ft away from the bulkhead work and just reinforce near the bulkhead with some wall treatments? Then i'm sort of center in the left chair. I was able to scoot the couch about 6 inches or so closer to the wall. Visually though and after thinking about this more, I do think it would be better to have the speakers mounted to the ceiling anyway rather than under the bulkhead. If mounted to the bulkhead, it would be pretty low to the ground.
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Placing the front left speaker at ceiling height 2 feet away from the bulkhead puts me in the center of the couch currently. It's not directly center, perhaps a little offset to the center. Would mounting the ceiling left satellites 1ft away from the bulkhead work and just reinforce near the bulkhead with some wall treatments? Then i'm sort of center in the left chair. I was able to scoot the couch about 6 inches or so closer to the wall. Visually though and after thinking about this more, I do think it would be better to have the speakers mounted to the ceiling anyway rather than under the bulkhead. If mounted to the bulkhead, it would be pretty low to the ground.
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