daddyo Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 New home, new 5.1 (or 5.2) HT opportunity. Issue is that new L/C/R speakers must go into a built-in bookshelf surrounding TV. Speakers can be placed about 7 ft apart and at ear level but will be on a 12" deep shelf and surrounded by a cell with side walls and a top (some flexibility in cell size but not depth). Listening area is 15x15x10 and open to a larger space. Surround speakers will be in-ceiling. 80% HT, 20% soft rock music. Dialogue clarity is very important but loudness is not. Prefer to keep Yamaha Aventage 660 avr (80wpc). For this application, am I better off using the RB81's with the front ports or the RP160's ? Other tips ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoka Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 If your are planing to put them into a bookshelf, I would pick always the RB-81 Mk2 because of the port design. I compared once the RB and RP series, and the RB allows it to put them much closer to a wall or something else than the RP series, who like to have more space for "breathing" around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, daddyo said: For this application, am I better off using the RB81's with the front ports or the RP160's ? I would say yes definitely. 1 hour ago, daddyo said: Other tips ? Or if you do decide to go with the rear ported RP160's, then maybe give them "some" room to breathe and maybe choose a higher crossover frequency so the rear port doesn't come in to play as much. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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