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I've been using the Paradigm Signature Series W5/W5C as my LCR for a couple years now and I'm very happy with them so I would like to use Paradigm speakers for the rest of my system as well. My problem is I can't decide which speaker and what placement would work best for my layout and was hoping to get some advice.
I've included a layout of my living room and the surrounding area in my split entry house... red shows current speaker placement. The rear speakers I've been using are small enclosed units bracket mounted to the ceiling but I want to stay away from ceiling mounted speakers as replacements. Apparently mounting surround speakers to the left and right of the couch and above the listeners ears is ideal.
The numbers below correlate to the ones in my layout... any help would be appreciated. Maybe I'm just not thinking outside the box.
(1) Supposedly this would be the ideal placement for surround speakers but would 3.5 feet be too close to the surround speakers? And the hallway is between the couch and kitchen, so even without kids I can see myself bumping into that particular speaker on my way from the kitchen to the couch. In-wall speakers may be a solution, but would require some work which I'm willing to do. The kitchen wall to the left of the couch is only 4-3/4" deep but I could cut through the wall so the other side opens up into a cabinet, then place a shallow false back inside the cabinet. The exterior wall to the right of the couch should not be cut but I could mount that speaker in an enclosure.
(2) This would place the speakers in approximately the same position as they are now but instead of mounting them high up on the ceiling, I could mount them lower by making whatever I need to fasten them on the walls so they both face forward.
(3) This isn't really for surround speakers but wondered if this would work for one or two rear speakers.
Maybe I'm missing something... not thinking outside the box. Thanks for reading.
I've included a layout of my living room and the surrounding area in my split entry house... red shows current speaker placement. The rear speakers I've been using are small enclosed units bracket mounted to the ceiling but I want to stay away from ceiling mounted speakers as replacements. Apparently mounting surround speakers to the left and right of the couch and above the listeners ears is ideal.
The numbers below correlate to the ones in my layout... any help would be appreciated. Maybe I'm just not thinking outside the box.
(1) Supposedly this would be the ideal placement for surround speakers but would 3.5 feet be too close to the surround speakers? And the hallway is between the couch and kitchen, so even without kids I can see myself bumping into that particular speaker on my way from the kitchen to the couch. In-wall speakers may be a solution, but would require some work which I'm willing to do. The kitchen wall to the left of the couch is only 4-3/4" deep but I could cut through the wall so the other side opens up into a cabinet, then place a shallow false back inside the cabinet. The exterior wall to the right of the couch should not be cut but I could mount that speaker in an enclosure.
(2) This would place the speakers in approximately the same position as they are now but instead of mounting them high up on the ceiling, I could mount them lower by making whatever I need to fasten them on the walls so they both face forward.
(3) This isn't really for surround speakers but wondered if this would work for one or two rear speakers.
Maybe I'm missing something... not thinking outside the box. Thanks for reading.