Selecting Rear Surrounds for 5.1 system
Hello
I would like to get some advice on selection of rear surround speakers for my 5.1 system. I have repurposed my formal dining and living to an A/V room and it is
23 feet long and 12 feet wide and ceiling is 10 feet high.
I have B&W 702 S3 fronts with HTM72 center & Polk 12" sub with Marantz 7015 amp. I've placed the chair 14 feet from front wall (12 feet from front speakers). What type of rears would make sense. I was thinking about Polk R700s - is that a silly idea.
Thank you
I’m not of the opinion that you need to go nuts for rear surrounds (unless you’re serious about multichannel music) as they only reproduce ambient sounds. I think decent wireless monitors are really all you need, and you don’t have to go through the hassle of running wires. I’d think something like these would be fine… https://audioengine.com/shop/wirelessspeakers/a5-wireless/ Just one thought, and best of luck. |
Thank you Soix ans sis883 for your suggestions. I went over the Best Buy meantime and asked the Magnolia room person the same. He said its best to balance the room with B&W 704 or 705. He was against using KEFs or Polks or Martin Logans in the back when 702s were in front. He said that they perform quite differently. They sell KEFs and MLs also. Just for kicks, I asked if I could put B&W 803s in front and move the 702s to the back - he said that would be way overkill. |
