Dipole rear speakers ???

More people use di-poles on the side and mono-pole in rear, try it that way unless you get a bigger room I think mono is good, some di-poles can be switched, mine are BW and I can run them both wats, maybe get a pair that switches and try it both ways

Hi Mike, I chose dipoles for my rears. Wider soundstage on each side vs more pinpoint with point source. I suppose some soundtracks might sound better one way or the other. Last night we watched Independence Day, good timing, and I had no problem discerning jets/spacecraft flying from front left to back right in a continuous manner and I wasn't even in the sweetspot. The farther your fronts are from your rears might make dipoles the better choice. Think of a stereo pair of speakers too far apart where you have a hole in the middle of your soundstage. In a home theater, you would want the front left and rear left,(and FR/RR), to be as seemless as possible as well as FR/RL and FL/RR. It would be hard for 2 point sources to fill in a distance of say 15' and the diagonal would be even greater. BUT taste is more important than math. Hope you find what you're looking for.

"what are the advantage of dipole surround speakers ?"

Dipoles offer a more defuse soundfield...this could be usefull if the rear speakers must be placed near the listening area so as not to draw attention.

They are usually placed at the sides of the room and above the listeners ear level by some degree of feet...you deside what works best.

Chad has a good idea with the switch...you can try both that way.

Dave

thanks !!!

mike