rb5II's on sides???

[gatorguy]

I just got my system and i have encountered a small problem. the dimensions of my entertainment center are off by about a centimeter and believe it or not this is preventing me from installing my rb5's in an upright position. i think i can take the back off the entertainment center and put them in upright that way, but if I can't is there any problems w/ resting the speaker on its side. how bad would this affect imaging? which side would the horn go on? would this affect the warranty? any help would be great as I can't find anything on the website or in the info w/ the speakers. thanks!

gatorguy

[Stephen328]

I believe someone in an earlier post had the same problem. I think that you can simply rotate the horns 90 degrees, and this should not affect the warranty. Thats what i remember. YOu should check with Klipsch first though.

[Guest BobG]

The dispersion pattern on the horn in the RB-5II (and almost all current Klipsch speakers) is 90 degrees wide by 60 degrees high. When you place the speaker on its side, that pattern is 60 X 90 instead of 90 X 60. So, take out the screws that hold in the horn and rotate it 90 degrees and reinstall. Then you are in business.

[imasndtek]

gatorguy,

I'm not sure if you got your question answered or not about putting the RB5 on its side, but I just got a pair of these, and in looking at the horn flare, the spacing is different on the sides than on the top/bottom. Therefore, the rotation of the horn is going to be a little difficault than just removing the screws and repositioning the horn. By the way this is an awesome little speaker. I love my Klipsch!