rmeredith@pa.net Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 OK, I am building a new house and have a question about the setup of my home theater. I'm pretty happy w/ the setup of everything but am unsure about the rear speakers (both l and r). I am hoping to get RS-3 surrounds but don't know if they are a good match for my setup. The only place I can mount them (and keep them symetrical) is on the rear wall, right behind the sitting area. I came up w/ a crude picture - hope it helps. I wanted to mount them on the side walls 'shooting across' the sitting area (dark blue couch...) but the left would be out in the hallway! Is this going to sound ok? I'm new to this and would love some help. Actually, I'm trying to decide between a NHT setup, or a Klipsch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Pidass Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 It looks to me that your environment dictates those rear speaker placements. Ideally they would be a foot or 2 behind the couch firing at each other. Try angling them in at different degrees to see what sounds best. Sorry I can't comment on the RS3's compatibility without knowledge of your other components. Regards, Stuf>------------------ '81 Cornwall 1 mains B2 Crossover '73 Heresy Centre '78 Heresy Surrounds Paradigm PW2200 Sub Subwoofer Marantz SR8000 AV Receiver Hitachi 53" RPTV 53SBX59B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmeredith@pa.net Posted September 23, 2002 Author Share Posted September 23, 2002 Will they sound right mounted like this? The NHTs can be mounted at an angle, hanging on the back wall but turned 90-deg (firing at each other). I don't have 'great' stuff - Sony 36" XBR, Sony ES Receiver 110wx5, Sony DVD, Sony Tivo Sat receiver... -robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckears Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 Yes, the RS-3 would be the best choice of surrounds to match your RF-3 mains and RC-3 center channel; and stupidass was correct... the rear placement option would seem to be your only one, short of mounting them on stands, which would place your Left Surround near the traffic flow of your stairway. Your other option is to scrap your floor plan, and plan it completely around an ideal HT set-up. My spouse just glares at me in silence if I mention this sort of idea . ------------------ Klipsch Fortes, Oiled Oak Klipsch KLF-C7 Center Channel Klipsch RS-3 surrounds McCormack DNA-1 Power Amp McCormack TLC Pre-Amp Harmon Kardon AVR520 Receiver Sony 5-disc changer Toshiba SD-5700 DVD player NHT SA3 Subwoofer Amp Hsu TN1220 Subwoofer Old Akai cassette Deck Nordost Solar Wind interconnects Nordost Moonglo Digital Coax Kimber 4TC Speaker Cable DH Labs Subwoofer Cable Blue Jeans Component Video Cable Mitsubishi WS-55809 RPTV This message has been edited by chuckears on 09-23-2002 at 04:05 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPDAWGFOX Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 rs3 are a bi-polar speaker design which will help fill up the rear either way you can mount them. the rs3 have a horn driver on each side of the woofer to help fill in the rear area. they will work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmeredith@pa.net Posted September 24, 2002 Author Share Posted September 24, 2002 Great, thanks for the help. I don't own any Klipsch speakers yet but am getting ready to buy a complete set (w/ the RS3). Just wanted to make sure they would work mounted like that. I am up in the air about which to buy - the Klipsch Reference set or the NHT VT set. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 RS-3's are not bipolar, they are WDST; Wide Dispersion Surround Technology. There is no null zone as with bipole or dipole design. WDST offers a unique mix of localization and envelopment. WDST speakers also allow much more flexible placement for optimal results. End of sermon/sales pitch. Thanks for listening, we now return to our regularly scheduled program... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPDAWGFOX Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Bob thanks for the sermon I would imagine that is why you get paid the big bills. Klipsch rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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