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I have the RB-5 bookshelf speakers on top of my TV (Mitsubishi 60" RPTV and matching rack). This places them about 5 feet off of the floor. My Center channel (RC-3) is right between them. I know they are too close together for proper imaging (I am adding a shelf across the top of my TV nitch that will give them the proper distance between them), but what about the height? Is the height of them really hampering their performance? Should I angle them down a bit (aiming at my listening position), or should I buy speaker stands (how high) and place them on each side of the TV? ------------------ Thanks, Bryan

I have the RCW3 - which is the inwall version with a 6.5" woofer and same tweeter as the other reference series speakers. I have RB5's in the front, RC3 in the center and KSW12 for the sub. I can tell you that the inwalls sound very good, especially for surround speakers, and were very easy to install. They also blend very well. When I use my AVIA DVD - there is a pan of pink noise - that blends very well between all of the speakers. I personally like the look of inwalls for surround speakers, and I don't feel that I am giving up a lot in sound quality. Try them out - they were a little pricy - about $700 for the pair, but I feel that they are well worth it. Bryan Mitsubishi 60" RPTV Denon AVR3801 Denon DVM1800 Klipsch RB5 - front Klipsch RC3 - center Klipsch RCW3 - surrounds Klipsch KSW12 - sub JVS SVHS VCR RCA DirecTV Monster Power Conditioner

I tried it last night (using one cable to the sub with a Y-splitter at the end) and it seemed to help out a little bit. Now I don't know how much of this is psychological, but I do feel better hooking it up this way, as it seems to me to be the "correct" way of doing it. I also moved the sub a little closer to the wall - about 7" - I was at about 10" - so this may have had more of an effect - but never-the-less - I like the combination now more than I did before. The other thing could be that you are losing more signal using two 10' long cable runs (the resistance in the cables, etc.) as opposed to using one cable. This could be way off, but just a thought. I like it, and I'm sticking with it! I also plugged the hole on the center channel - didn't really notice any difference (but then again it didn't sound bad before) - but now I know it is right. I can sleep at night. ------------------ Thanks, Bryan

Thanks - I will actually play with it to see if I hear a difference - but I bet I can't either. I think I have the port about 6 inches from the wall and it sounds fine - will play with that too. I am also going to plug that hole in the center speaker - as I think it may make a difference. ------------------ Thanks, Bryan

I have the Klipsch KSW-12 hooked up to my Denon AVR-3801 as follows: A 1-male to 2-female Y Adapter on the sub pre-out of my receiver, to a 12 ft. stereo RCA patch cable that plugs into the left and right low level inputs on my sub. The question I have is this: Should I run 1 mono RCA patch cord from the receiver pre-out to the sub, and then use a Y adapter (1-female to 2-male) into the L & R inputs on the sub? Is there a difference? The reason I ask, as this is almost like bi-wiring my sub and I am wondering if I am losing signal, or giving the sub more signal by using 2 totally separate patch cords to the sub. Also, how far would you recommend placing the rear port from the wall. I know I need to move it where it sounds best, but isn't there a rule of thumb that the port opening should be so far from the wall to allow the air to escape freely? As a side note, I have RB-5's in the front, RC-3 in the center and RCW-3 in the rear. The RB-5's and the RC-3 are on top of my TV and rack (I have a Mitsubishi 60" TV with a matching rack - so they are pretty spread out), and I will be adding a shelf above my TV later that will house all of the speakers and increase the space between them. One last question, on the RC-3 (I know this is the sub section of the site - but might as well knock em all out at once) - do you need to put that 5th rubber foot on the bottom to cover the spike hole? Is it really open all the way into the enclosure? I didn't know you had to do this, as the manual that came with the RC-3 didn't mention this at all, but the manual that came with my RB-5s (a new and much improved manual) mentioned it. Any info would be appreciated. ------------------ Thanks, Bryan