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Couch is against the wall so I don't see any way I can place rears. That's why I was thinking of a non standard .4 configuration with side dolby enabled or height speakers. I'm intrigued by what I read about dual subs but also, have never ever had a .1 channel. I'm worried about what I read about the durability of the amps Klipsch uses on its SWs or, as an alternate, spending $500+ for a small AVS, RSL, or Rhythmic. Maybe 10" Polk's, which would be affordable, would do the trick if they took the sub 80 Hz load off the fronts. I know nothing about Atmos or SWs so I really appreciate your suggestion and any further advice you might offer. Thank you

Will do. Missed the Klipsch open-box 140SAs but maybe for the best. Folks at ASR and AVS, not necessarily Klipsch fans, suggest either the SVS or the RP-500SA is the way to go since they have a crossover switch to accomodate either enabled or height installations. Now, just got to find a deal. More later

Speaker wire runs along baseboards so no problem adding a couple more wires for the sides. The RP-140s would fit on top of the RF-35s. Neither RP-140s nor R-41s will fit on top of the SS-5s so I'll probably hang them as 'heights'. I read somewhere that matching timbre is not necessary for reflected sound so, not knowing better, I'm not concerned about mixing the older RFs, the somewhat older RPs, or the newer Rd. Should I be?

We definitely get pant rattling bass as is. If nothing more than enhanced pant rattling fills the 20-37 Hz range and what little is programmed by dolby for the .1 channel, we've got better things than a SW or two to spend the money on

Was thinking of grabbing a pair of RP-140SAs to set on top of RF-35s. Looks like an inexpensive way ($250 new or $150 open box) to see if we notice a difference going from 5.0 to 5.0.2. If so, if no there RP-140SAs can be found, then thinking of R-41SAs to set stop side surrounds for 5.0.4. With couch against wall, rears are out.

Yep. The AVR has HDMI 2.0b with all the modern audio codecs other than Auro 3D so the only future gaming video streams are not supported. The AVR also has 11 speaker connections with 9 powered channels

Yes it is , the room is effectively divided into a 16' x 16' square and an 8' x 16' walk-thru

Sorry but, except for that shown, my replies aren't posting after hitting the 'submit reply' button. Maybe my replies are too long winded 😆

Thanks for the welcome billybob. Been lurking here for years. Not a problem but, I wanted .to let you know, I've twice tried to provide plan updates to get a community response by replying to my original post but my replies have yet to show up.

Seeking advice on which speakers to buy to grow my HT from a 5.0 to a 5.2.4 configuration over the next year or so. Currently using Klipsch RF-35s as Fronts, RC-35 as Center, and SS-5s as Side Surrounds driven by a Denon X3600H in a 16' x 24' room with an 8' ceiling. The MLP is a couch against the back wall roughly 11' from the front speakers and the HT is used 50% for music and 50% for movies/tv. Call me lazy but, I have no desire to install ceiling speakers, wife wants to keep the furniture where it is, and neither one of us want a system that shakes dust from the crevices. However, the bug has hit and I want to add dolby enabled speakers and a couple subwoofers over time without spending an arm and a leg and/or getting on the wrong side off my better half. Thanks in advance for any recommended model numbers, purchasing sequences, and or critique's of exiting equipment.