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The conversion from 5.1 to 7.1 begins.


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So I received the first of 3 packages that I ordered last

week (stands/wire management stuff, and speakers). These stands look and feel

amazing can’t wait to get the speakers (rb-61ii). I would love some input on

how far back I should put them. My surrounds are about 7’ away from the middle of

the couch if that matters.

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What speaker stands are those? I am looking for somethign for the RB-81II. But at almost 30lbs, most stands dont seem to be up to the task.

They are VTI stands and most places charge about 145 I found

these for 129 they are 89 for the 19” and then more as you go up. How tall are

you looking for?

http://www.avfstore.com/speaker-stands/vti-rf-series-speaker-stands-pair.html

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About 10 feet behind LP. I use Denon's Audyssey MultEQ XT to set up everything. Seems to be working pretty good for my room.

How far away are your side surrounds (rs-62ii)? I was thinking about setting up the rears at

about 5-6’ away. Do you think that would be to close? My rs-62ii are about 6-7’

away from the lp.

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Our side surrounds are 8ft from LP and 2ft behind us.

I dont think the distance from LP of the sides or rears are a huge issue as long as you have a DB Meter or AVR that can adjust the levels correctly.


Are you running all your speakers at the default levels?
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I use the auto test and then get

the db meter out as well. I also have a little extra adjusting (levels) I do

for my personal tastes. I nitpick everything pretty good with distances, placements,

and everything else. Sony ES doesn’t use Audyssey it has its own ES EQ system

that works pretty good. Not sure which one I like better but I do like both the

Odyssey and the Sony ES system. I haven’t gotten my hands on the MultEQ XT yet

but it sounds really nice. I know the MultEQ

XT has a way better sub eq then what the ES has. It has very little to offer in

sub control so I bought the sms-1 sub eq. So that will save you some money when

you do get a sub.

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I just ordered the Sanus 30" stands from Vanns for $40.00. They aren't big enough for the big Klipsch book shelves, but hopefully they'll do well for my WF-14s I currently have on TV trays.

Nice corn how far do you have

your rears from your main lp?

These are for my upstairs 5.1 system so they're actually side surrounds. The misses has been very forgiving letting them sit in our living room on the tv trays. For my 7.1 downstairs, I use RF-25 towers. They are about 9 foot behind my MLP and directly flanking my back row of seating. I need to elevate those as well.

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I just ordered the Sanus 30" stands from Vanns for $40.00. They aren't big enough for the big Klipsch book shelves, but hopefully they'll do well for my WF-14s I currently have on TV trays.

Nice corn how far do you have

your rears from your main lp?

These are for my upstairs 5.1 system so they're actually side surrounds. The misses has been very forgiving letting them sit in our living room on the tv trays. For my 7.1 downstairs, I use RF-25 towers. They are about 9 foot behind my MLP and directly flanking my back row of seating. I need to elevate those as well.

That’s right now I remember your

pics. Do you use dolby pro2x for the 5.1 movies?

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