Those are some beautiful speakers, congrats.
Am I understanding you LOVE your home theater, and do not have rear surrounds?
Perhaps you have heard poorly set up surrounds, many people keep them too loud, and on for programs that should be set for just front stereo. Generally you should not be aware of them, until you turn them off and everything collapses to the front. Then, specific surround sounds by director’s intent give direction as well as immersion.
Many times, i.e. the Voice, X Factor, Concerts that originate 2 channel, I need to force my receiver to go back to direct or 2 channel sound, so much better. That is why you want full range fronts like yours, and placed for center dialog imaging, the center channel will not be used in those cases.
However, for many movies, content recorded in surround, music dvds ... I want the surround, and for the Jurassic Park Dinosaur Stomp, I want my powered sub-woofer.
I suggest you owe it to your self to try rear surrounds. They do not need to be special, nor produce much bass. Mine are small, between the back of the sofa and nearby wall, on their backs, facing up, using the space between ’like a horn’ is some sense, not conventional, but they work well and I wouldn’t be without them.
Am I understanding you LOVE your home theater, and do not have rear surrounds?
Perhaps you have heard poorly set up surrounds, many people keep them too loud, and on for programs that should be set for just front stereo. Generally you should not be aware of them, until you turn them off and everything collapses to the front. Then, specific surround sounds by director’s intent give direction as well as immersion.
Many times, i.e. the Voice, X Factor, Concerts that originate 2 channel, I need to force my receiver to go back to direct or 2 channel sound, so much better. That is why you want full range fronts like yours, and placed for center dialog imaging, the center channel will not be used in those cases.
However, for many movies, content recorded in surround, music dvds ... I want the surround, and for the Jurassic Park Dinosaur Stomp, I want my powered sub-woofer.
I suggest you owe it to your self to try rear surrounds. They do not need to be special, nor produce much bass. Mine are small, between the back of the sofa and nearby wall, on their backs, facing up, using the space between ’like a horn’ is some sense, not conventional, but they work well and I wouldn’t be without them.