SteveSummers Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 We are upgrading our family room to include a SONY 50" XBR Plasma and Klipsch. The Family room is 15( The TV will be on this wall) X 21. Two other rooms join this room. A Kitchen 15x11 and a Sunroom 14x21. I am considering the RB-35/RC-35/RS-35/RW-12. I would like to upgrade the fronts to the RB-75/RC-7, but I only have 9" Height and 12" Depth on the mantle, since the Plasma will be mounted above the fireplace. I see the RC-7 is rear ported vs. the RC-35 is front ported. How much clearance do I need to allow in the rear for this? Also, are the bindings recessed like the RC-35? If I cannot fit a RC-7 center, should I still get the RB-75, or do I need to match the center and get the RB-35? The couch will be about 15' from the front wall, where the speakers will be. The rears will be only a couple feet behind the couch, but closer to 8' high, so due to budget I was hoping to get away with the RS-35. However, this rear area is where this room opens to the other rooms. Is this a bad idea? Thanks for any assistance, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 another repeat of an answer to another thread. with such a nice size room why are you considering such small speakers? yo could easily fit rf series, or heritage, in that size room the smaller speaks would leave plenty of gaps in your sound stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSummers Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 The front of the room where the Plasma will be is a fireplace and built-in bookshelves and cabinets for the entire wall. The RFs would have to sit in front of the cabinets far enough forward to allow access to them, thus sitting out in the room too far. We currently have Floorstanding speakers, of a lower end and need to move away from those to get more seating in the room. My main concern is the depth requirement for the rear ported RC-7, since the mantle is only 12" deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Have you considered going with Klipsch Architectural speakers installed into the walls (presumably, above the book shelves if that is feasible) such as the RCW-5s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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