suniths Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Have been combing the forums for a few weeks now, and appreciate the time everyone puts in to help. I am in process of finalizing my speaker list and could definitely use some help with rear surrounds and subs. Below is what I had in mind and it seems from the forums, it is ok, but I was looking for the preferred option. Room is 18' x 16'6" in a basement. MLP will be about 36"-40" from the back wall. RP-280F (L, R) RP-450C (C) RP-250S (Side surrounds) RP-160M (rear surrounds) R-112SW (x2) Request 1) Keeping LCR same, what is preferred for the rear surrounds? RP-160M, RP-250S or RP-250F? The reason I ask is all 3 choices are within ballpark of each other after I consider cost of stands for the RP-160M Request 2) Is it better to have 2 R-112SW vs. 1 R-115SW? (having 2 R-115SW will basically blow my budget) Layout attached. The 8 boxes on side and back wall are columns. Thanks in advance for your advice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Well that is a Healthy layout. I dont do HT, but i do know what good ones sound like. Experts are here. First "Like" coming your way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suniths Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Any one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Sadly I am not familiar with the products mentioned. In general, I think the rears should be the straight firing, and the side surrounds the multi directional. I would tend toward the sub that went the lowest on the +/- 3db curve, personally. Also, if you can keep the center the same as the RL mains you will be very happy. If I am completely wrong someone should jump in for correction. I am assuming your choices are all timbre matched for each other, that is another cardinal rule for a good HT. Good luck, and good job on the bump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Hello suniths. You are going for a dedicated HT from the looks. Any of the speakers you listed can be used for rear surrounds. Some people prefer the wide dispersion type speaker and others like the bookshelf. I like the wide dispersion type because they can be easily wall mounted. Another option is some in-wall speakers for rear and side surround. They sound just as nice. Since you are in a basement, two subs would be a good start. You can go with the R115 SW and later add a second. Basements are notorious for being dead and compared to being upstairs, you loose around 10-15 db of spl to pressurize the room and get tactile response. Luckily your space is only around 2300 cu. ft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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