Pete H Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I need to pick up some additional speakers to give 11.2 a listen so I need the wide R&L and the Upper R&L and I have a couple of questions. First question; who's running 9.? or 11. systems and in your opinion, was it worth doing? Do the upper fronts add more and the wides are a waste of effort? I'm running RF7's with RC7, RS7's and RB61's in the rear. My front wall is just shy of 15' wide and the overall room is 34' long with vaulted ceilings. I pulled wires for upper R&L when I did the wall and they will be approx. 2.5' above the 7's but there's a soffit that I built above that area, so they will be tight up against that flat area. I'm thinking that for dispersion, sticking with RS3's or 7's for the uppers is going to be fine but again, looking for suggestions from those who are running upper front channels. I have loads of things that I can play with for wide L&R's, I just can't imagine that on my wall, that's going to do a whole lot. Thanks in advance for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 unless you have really high ceilings or a really wide room i can't imagine either of those channels adding much to the experience. with 2.5 feet above your mains i would say highs would be a waste. and if you tv is on your short wall (15feet) and your mains are spread out a fair amount i can't imagine wides would do any good either. now if you have your stuff on the long wall then yeah i think wides could be fun. either way doesn't hurt to try any of it. especially if you already have speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 I thought the same thing about the wides and I do have the option of extending the wires for the heights so they would be above the soffit area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 You need at least 3 ft. above the Mains for FH and 6 ft to the side of the mains for FW. One thing I've notice with a 9.X.2 system is the FH are used more with Neo X material and less with Dolby Atmos. Surround back speakers will give you a more 3D experience. In-ceiling speakers are a good option for FH when space is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 You need at least 3 ft. above the Mains for FH and 6 ft to the side of the mains for FW. One thing I've notice with a 9.X.2 system is the FH are used more with Neo X material and less with Dolby Atmos. Surround back speakers will give you a more 3D experience. In-ceiling speakers are a good option for FH when space is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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