sethhobrin Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I have 2 x RF-82s for fronts, 1 x RC-62 for center. I have a Sony 60" XBR2 Rear Projection LCD. It is quite large. It sits on a 23" high TV stand made for 60" DLP/LCDs. There are 2 shelves on this stand which contains my equipment and I put the center channel on the highest shelf. That puts my center channel at about knee level or foot level depending or not if we are reclined. I also have a coffee table in the living room obstructing the sound. What do you guys do? Do you make some kind of shelf above the tv and aim the center downwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feersum dreadnot Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 My Academy sits on top of my subwoofer, which places it at the same elevation as the horns on the Fortes. 52" Sharp Aquos LCD is mounted on the wall, directly above the Academy/sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethhobrin Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thats not really an option for me. Any other suggestions. You can use the link in my sig to see pictures of my setup. Hopefully my tv won't be in front of a window when I move to a house next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardP Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I recall reading somewhere (here) that having voices coming from above a TV screen is perceived as more natural than from below, so hopefully there is an above-TV solution for you. It's unlikely that your TV, even if it were deep enough to be a "shelf," would support a center as heavy as yours. There aren't many options other than some type of shelf, and it will need to be a sturdy one to support a 32-lb center. That window will likely create even more difficulty, although if you go the route of installing a shelf bolted to the wall, at least you know the frame around the window is solid. Check out www.standsandmounts.com and www.racksandstands.com for every conceivable stand, shelf, and mount possible. If you are in a rental and can't bolt anything to the wall, an option may be to use those chrome or black welded-wire kitchen shelves, with the sides or uprights on the floor on either side of the TV and center shelf across the top. I think they can be customized to fit your exact needs. Another option, of course, is to get a taller TV stand so that the speaker will clear the coffee table. A variation of that solution is to raise the TV a bit higher on its current shelf (wood blocks, etc.), then put the RC-62 on a dedicated center speaker stand in front of the current shelf that places it higher than it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peshewah Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 My RC62 sits on top of my TV at 4' 6" to the top of TV. My couch is a low rider so it seems to me that it was missing something. Like the sound is going over my head. But then again I've been questioning my '62 for about a month or two,so I took it to the place I bought it and the tweeter has gone out. They suspect the crossover is or has gone out. I can only hear sound coming out of the left speaker. Maybe when I get it back it will sound really good sitting on top of my of my TV. But like you, the placement of my center channel is limited. I would like to have it about 3' 6" high but then, where would I set my TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 btech-usa.com has a very nice one that I recommend all the time. http://www.btech-usa.com/bt15.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I place my center in the middle (near my chi). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Our RC-7 is placed below the center of our screen on the custom cabinet I made to hold about 500 vinyl albums. It is flanked on either side by our RF-7s. -Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaDude Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 This is an older pic, but the setup remains the same... everything blends really well and it sounds great IMHO. Hopefully in the next 6 months or so, a large plasma or projector screen will fill the area above the center Forte II (please no wisecracks about the ancient 32" Sony). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papashawn Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I ended up mounting a wood shelf above my plasma to put my Academy on. The center of the speaker is 12" from the top of the tv. I like the way it sounds when listening to multi channel music and it sounds good with movies as well. I may mount the shelf a little lower when I move into my new house, but I think I'll be keeping it above the TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strutter Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 MY CC is under the set. the shelf is adjusted lower in the back so the CC is tilted up towards my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixDweller Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have mine above on a shelf. Below wasn't practical. I've heard that it's best to have the tweeters of the fronts and the center close to the same height and ideally that height should be your ear level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 My best advice... In the middle.. (dugh) Close in height to your left and right channels.. If you use the same speaker as your left n right... even better... I would not agree with the speaker near the ceiling is best at all.. Reflection placement problems.. esp. if a big screen (projector this should seem obvious..) Now on say a plasma or 61 incher on a stand.. not that much of a biggie... (as long again as your left n rights are not smaller speakers on the floor and your center is wayyy up high on top....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 BTW, Those of you with it on the stand underneath or above, make sure it is out forward to the edge of the shelf, and not pushed back. You will hear a difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye_Nut Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Right there........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southflorida Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I put my rc-7 on the top of my sony 57" It doesn't look to bad but just make sure it doesn't slide off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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