Bookshelves VS surrounds

[TurboGen]

I currently have (4) bookshelf speakers for the surrounds, however I was wondering if I should replace them with surround speakers instead? Would this provide better listening experience? All my surrounds would be mounted on the walls.

[Beechnut]

Many people use bookshelves as surrounds so by switching, I'm not sure what you mean. A bookshelf is more directional than the RS-62 series and smaller of that series. These angle the sound to fill a room more than give a direct surround experience. IOW, harder to detect what speaker the sound came from, just that it came from over there.

[mustang guy]

If you listen to music, the bookshelf speakers would probably be better. For movies, the surrounds would be.

[ivanhurd]

I've read that people prefer surrounds on the side and bookshelfs for the rear. I would say if you like how they sound now, there is no need to replace them.

[TurboGen]

I do like how everything sounds. I just wondered if changing a pair to surrounds would create a better listening experience.

I do like the idea of doing side surrounds and bookshelves for the rear.

[ivanhurd]

So far I like my surrounds. I also have heard that some people like the bipoles in the rear and directional on the side. I suppose I should have tried it before mounting everything to the wall just to see if I liked it better, but oh well. Maybe next house I'll give it a try. Something you can do is ask about the return policy on any speakers you buy and then try them out to see if you like it better.