rear surrounds for 7.1?......

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11-29-2008 7:20 PM

demi klf
Joined on 11-09-2008
Hamilton
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rear surrounds for 7.1?......

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Hey guys, I hope that I can get someone's opinion on a dilemma I am facing. I am in the process of setting up 7.1 with my denon avr 3805. I will be using klf 20's for my mains, rc 64 center, and rs 62 for side rears. I have a set of RS-52's and a set of kg 2.5's. I'm trying to figure out which speakers would be best for my rear surrounds. I'm leaning towards using the RS-52's for rear surrounds.....I'm just not sure if rear surrounds should be a front firing speaker like my KG 2.5 or if it is better to have a triangle speaker like the RS 52 for rear surrounds. Any input would be greatly appreciated... Thanks

Main HT 7.1 Setup:

Denon AVR 3805
5 in 1 out HDMI switch
Sony BDPS550
Denon DVD3910
Sony PS3
XBOX 360 Elite
Sonicview 8000HD fta receiver

Speakers:

KLF 20 - Mains
RC 64 - Center
RS 62 - Side Surrounds
RS 52 - Rear Surrounds
RW 12d - Subwoofer

11-29-2008 8:54 PM In reply to

Youthman
Joined on 06-21-2007
Plant City, Florida
Posts 3,198

Re: rear surrounds for 7.1?......

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Most would suggest using direct firing (RB series) for rear surrounds and wide dispersion speakers (RS Series) for the side surrounds.

Panasonic AE3000u Projector
103" Elite Cinescope (2.35:1) Screen
Yamaha RX-V1800
Klipsch RF-83's (Cherry)
Klipsch RC-64 (Cherry)
Klipsch RB-35 Rears
Velodyne HGS15 Sub
Harmony One (on it's way)
Klipsch Promedia 5.1
PS3 (80 gig) for Blu-ray
Wii

Photo Gallery of Completed Theater Room
My HT Build thread

11-30-2008 9:19 AM In reply to

tommyboy
Joined on 11-20-2004
Gulf Breeze, FL
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Youthman:

Most would suggest using direct firing (RB series) for rear surrounds and wide dispersion speakers (RS Series) for the side surrounds.

5.2 System:
Hitachi 52" HDTV (Non HDMI)
Pioneer VSX-2016AVs (surrounds & subs)
ROTEL RB-956AX (left, center, right)
Sony BDP-S350 Blu Ray player
Monster Power HTS1600MKII powercenter
F2 mains
C2 center
S1 surrounds
RW 10
Sub 12
Logitech Harmony 550 remote

It's sort of like Synergy on steroids!!!

11-30-2008 9:33 AM In reply to

falcon20x
Joined on 01-28-2007
Dallas, TX
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Re: rear surrounds for 7.1?......

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Tommyboy posted a link with the answer to your question in a different thread, so I will just repost it here

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Traveling so much lately I don't have the time to enjoy them but there it is
Main system
RF 83 , RC 64 , RS 62 and 2 x RSW 15 subwoofers
Epson Home pro 1080P projector
Harman Kardon 645
Kenwood KM Z 1 THX AMPS
Harmony 880
X10 Lighting system
Sony DVD/SACD player
PS 3
Monster power protection

Second System
RF 7, RC 7, RS 52 and RSW 12
Yamaha
Hitachi 50 inch Plasma
Universal Mx 500 remote
Panamax PM 5400 EX
Toshiba HD DVD
Sony CD player CDP CE 275
Apple TV

Spare set
RF 3, RF 7 ( project), RC 7, RS 3 ( 1) for sale, RS 42
SW 15 for sale

Custom 2 headphones

I will only speak about speakers which I either own or heard; everything else would be a guess and pointless.

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11-30-2008 1:13 PM In reply to

Eskimo1
Joined on 08-22-2008
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IMO, sell your current center channel, pick up a KLF-C7, and you can buy an inexpensive pair of direct-firing speakers for the rear surrounds with the difference..

KLF-20 mains
KLF-C7 center
KSP-S6 surrounds
KV-2 rear surrounds
Fi Audio IB18's in infinite baffle

Emotiva UMC-1(pre-order, currently: H-K AVR354)
Emotiva XPA-5, UPA-2, Behringer EP2500
URC MX-810 & MRF-350

Panasonic AE3000 shooting 127" 2.35:1

WANTED: KLF-20 (Medium oak or Black preferred)

11-30-2008 3:31 PM In reply to

abjonesiii
Joined on 11-20-2008
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yeah i agree with the front firing. I'm using RB-61's for mine.

Onkyo TX-SR876
RF-82's
RC-64
RS-62's (L / R surrounds)
RB-61's (back surrounds)
RSW 10
Panamax 5300 EX Conditioner
Optima HD70 (720p)
Da-Lite 105" Screen
Xbox 360 & Wii

11-30-2008 4:54 PM In reply to

Youthman
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I have the RB-35's for my rears.

12-01-2008 10:18 AM In reply to

Rich_Guy
Joined on 02-10-2008
Orange County , California
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I am using four RS-3 II's for my surrounds (2 side, 2 rear) and love them, I like the sound much better than direct firing surrounds I have had in the past as the rear effects blend all around the rear and don't seem to come from a specific place. Klipsch surround speakers also look great mounted on the wall. My fronts are RF-5's and my center is an RC-7.

-- RF-5 fronts
-- RC-7 center
-- RS-3 II surrounds (4)
-- RT-10d sub
-- Onkyo TX-NR900 receiver
-- Emotiva XPA-3 amp
-- Panasonic TH-50PH9UK plasma display
-- Panasonic DMP-BD-10A Blu-ray
-- Onkyo DX-C390 6 disc CD changer
-- Moxi cablebox/DVR
-- Vista Ultimate HTPC
-- Vista Home Premium Music Server
-- URC MX-850 and MX-800 remotes
-- Insteon Home Automation Lighting

12-01-2008 1:00 PM In reply to

demi klf
Joined on 11-09-2008
Hamilton
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thanks for all the replys, I ended up using the rs 62 for side surrounds and rs 52 for rear surrounds.

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