Ozz Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 I would like to replace my Boston surrounds but am some what torn between the RS 35 and the SS-3. I currently have RB 35's fronts, RC 35. The two sets of speakers are priced about $60.00 apart but why does the SS-3 have a wider frequency range than the more costly RS 35's? The 35's I'm sure are a better choice for my system but could I get more from the SS-3? Plus they cost less to. The SS-3's go from 57Hz to 20KHz. The RS 35's from 81Hz to 20KHz. I am leaning towards the 35's but I guess I just need some aid and comfort before I lay out some cash. These speakers would go directly to the side of my seating position approximately 7FT. to each side. My room is about 13ft. wide and 22ft. long and I have a small wall on each side of the room that extends out towards the center of the room by about two feet right at the center of the 22ft. mark of the room. These speakers would be mounted about 2ft. in front of this. Would this work or are these the wrong kind of speakers for my set-up alltogether? Any and all replys are welcome and thanks in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yromj Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I would stay with the refernce series w/o question. As for which speakers, I would go w/ another set of RB-35s in the back if it were me. From the way you describe that room and system layout, the RBs should work out quite well. They are the same price as the RSs, too, so that shouldn't be a problem either. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 I was thinking about another set of RB35's, in fact Im thinking more and more about it right now. Yes, Rb 35's it will be. Would the RS 35"s work well with back surround to complete my 7.1 system? I would end up hanging them from the vaulted ceiling directly behind me and pointing down to the sweet spot. Would this work? Thanks yromj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yromj Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 OK, here's a couple of ideas. Buy 2 pairs of RB-35s. Use one pair as we've discussed. Use one of the other pair for the front center and the other speaker as the rear center. You can then sell your current center. Or you can use the RBs for all four surrounds. Even though I had to use the RSs for my HT (due to WAF issues), I recommend the RBs. I'm not a huge fan of "spraying" that sound all around the room. Of course, hanging those RBs from a vaulted ceiling may not fly very well in which case, the RSs would be a decent choice. Don't get me wrong, they sound fine. It's just that at higher volumes the sound becomes "blurred" and you can't tell where it's coming from. 80+% of the time they're great. Monopoles are also better for multi-channel music. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 thankyou for all your help, that could work to but I have to hang these rear surr. from the ceiling so I think I will follow your advice and go with a set of RB35's and then get the RS35's after that. If I did go with all RB35's I would have to hang the one back surr. on the back wall which would place them about 12ft. behind me and Im thinking that would be to far away in relation to the rest of my speaker placement. I sit 7ft. from the Rightfront,center,leftfront,and surr.speakers now. I also was thinking that two back surr. was better but I'm sure your right anyhow about going with just the one RB35 out back. Thanks again for the direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yromj Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 NP, fun to "help". You could always put two of RBs back there. My rear center is going to be relatively far behind me to, compared to my fronts. I'm hoping that this will help "pull" the sound behind me since my surrounds are slightly in front of my seating position. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 ---------------- On 6/28/2004 8:40:01 PM yromj wrote: NP, fun to "help". You could always put two of RBs back there. My rear center is going to be relatively far behind me to, compared to my fronts. I'm hoping that this will help "pull" the sound behind me since my surrounds are slightly in front of my seating position. John ---------------- I never thought of it like that.(pull the sound behind me) My surr. are at my side exactly and maybe that would work even better than the hanging two Rs35's from the ceiling. I would end up hanging the RB's about five feet apart on the back wall and that way I would end up with all RB's all the way around keeping the center as is. Man, next im going to need a SVS. Thankyou again for your help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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