zheka Messages: 80 Registered: June 2012 Location: Chicago burbs
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Wayne Parham wrote on Fri, 22 February 2013 20:54
2. Put the speakers behind the listeners on a stand, shelf or mounted to the wall. But set them only a couple feet above the listeners, each facing the ipsilateral wall such that the angle of reflection passes through the listening area.
I've been running my surrounds this way for the last few day and am very pleased with the results. I know you do not recommend CD speakers for this kind of set up but that's what I have (CHT SHO-10) and to my ears they work well in my narrow room. It is easy to forget that the speakers are behind, in fact because of the controlled directivity, reflected sound may be louder than the direct one, and the effect is as if the speakers are on the sides but further away. Now even the seats close to the walls get decent surround experience which is something that was absolutely impossible before when the speakers were wall mounted.
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