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Help with surrounds
OK, the move is over and now the new "home theater room" is nothing more than a 15x15 converted bedroom. 
I am now in need of rear surrounds for this temporary theater.
The seating location is a sofa against the back wall (the only thing feasible right now), so surrounds on the back wall really won't work at all (and in-walls are out of the question). I'll have to use the side walls (the rear/side corners won't work because of a door on the back of the right side wall). I was thinking of going with the Polk lxi50's (or lxi30's) and placing them about 5 feet from the back wall, mounted on the side walls. This would mean that the "rear" speakers will actually be a little in front of the listening position. I am thinking about those because they are switchable bipolar/dipole at a reasonable price; I could then switch them to bipolar. My only interest is home theater and gaming, no DVD-Audio.
Any better suggestions for around $350?
I am now in need of rear surrounds for this temporary theater.The seating location is a sofa against the back wall (the only thing feasible right now), so surrounds on the back wall really won't work at all (and in-walls are out of the question). I'll have to use the side walls (the rear/side corners won't work because of a door on the back of the right side wall). I was thinking of going with the Polk lxi50's (or lxi30's) and placing them about 5 feet from the back wall, mounted on the side walls. This would mean that the "rear" speakers will actually be a little in front of the listening position. I am thinking about those because they are switchable bipolar/dipole at a reasonable price; I could then switch them to bipolar. My only interest is home theater and gaming, no DVD-Audio.
Any better suggestions for around $350?
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Thanks Sanjay for all the help. I've attached a crude drawing of the room. The door to the bathroom will require the surrounds to be about 6 1/2 or so feet up if placed in the corner. I wonder if bipoles on the back wall would work, particularly if I moved the sofa up a little?
Whether you end up with bipoles or monopoles, I think that moving the sofa foward will be the single best thing you can do. You wouldn't have to move the couch all that far; just enough to clear the door on the side. In that case, ignore what I said about placing the surrounds on either side of the couch; I'd definitely stick with side wall placement, ear height or a bit above. And remember to make sure that the surrounds don't end up foward of the listener.
BTW, not to spend your money but with your sofa away from the rear wall you're set to go 7.1 (if you ever decide to do so).
Best,
Sanjay
BTW, not to spend your money
but with your sofa away from the rear wall you're set to go 7.1 (if you ever decide to do so).Best,
Sanjay
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