Marinbiker Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I just bought my front three speakers and last night I blew out my old rear speakers with my new Yahmaha v1800 reciver.So I am looking to get some new ones to compliment my RF-82 fronts and RC-52center. My big problem is placement and which rears to get. Attached is somephotos of my set up. This is the front view. The couch is 11 feet from the 52" aquos and the back wall is 18ft from the TV. The width is 17 1/2 feet to the half wall and 28 feet to the other end which you can see better in the second photo. My biggest problem is the sides because i have a large window that is almost 7 feet tall on one side and a large opening on the other. And the back wall is not soild either so i can mount both there. as you can see i have just placed the rear little speakers on top of the existing furniture. So my main question is would it be too high to mount a RS-42 or 52 over the window, almost 7 feet high on the right and then get a ceiling mount and hang the left at the same height? Would i be doing wrong to get a pair of RB-51's and place them on top of the furniture again? and lastly do i go with in-ceiling rears since we are about to paint and redo the room to run all the wires and will have the walls somewhat open? Thanks in advance for all your help. Let me know if you need anymore information about my set up. On another note, we are going to be redoing the mantel and going to be flush mounting the center channel into it, anyone tackled this before any word from the wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beesley Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Compliments on your decor; looks like a comfortable living space. If you mount a speaker above the window, is the wall directly across the window capable of sustaining a wall mounted surround speaker at that hight as well? 7 ft will not be an issue and should provide a very pleasing sound as surround speakers are intended to be placed higher than one may be lead to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 It's usually recommended that surround speakers be placed "around" six feet above the floor, so seven feet should be fine. You might want to move the left rear speaker to a spot that's a similar distance from the listening position as the right rear speaker is, meaning nearer to the left side wall. A symmetrical speaker layout usually gives the best surround effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marinbiker Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 Thank you for your help. Yes, if i mount the speaker on the wall with the window about 2 feet behind the listening postion i will be able to mount the right speaker at the same height. You thing i would be better off with a RS-42 wall mounting or a RB-51? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beesley Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I'm sure you may have heard that some people prefer direct radiating speakers for music and Dipole/bipole/WDST type speakers for movies. Although both types are acceptable, RS-XX speakers may be better suited than the rb-51 to accurately reproduce both "diffused" and direct sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beesley Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Klipsch did a very good job with the current reference line-up, especially on the surrounds. Although they resemble strong charactoristics from Klipsch's current KS-525-THX surrounds, the last model to come close was the infamous KSP-S6 surrounds, which to this day draws an ubelievablely high re-sale value. The new RS-XX are improved, in my opinion, from the previous surrounds. If you havent had a chance to hear the RS-62 they are one of the best surrounds klipsch has ever designed. That being said, xxxx rolls down hill to the RS-52/42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 the only thing i could think of is hanging them from the celing. i don't know if you would like the look of that, but it's all my little brain can come up with. unless of course you want to do the celing mount speaker idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marinbiker Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 Yeah i don't think the Wife will be super happy with hanging them down from the ceiling. She is just getting used to the size of the 82's and the fact that the center channel has to sit on a tv tray till we redo the mantel. This may be a stupid question, but with the Yamaha RX-V1800 at 130watts per channel and the RS-42 rated at 75 rms and peek 300 will i have any issues of too much power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdotsu Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Those speakers are handling 75w RMS thats continuous wattage. Most people generally aren't turning there systems up loud enough to put more than 40-50 watts through there speakers. Also when manufactures of receivers (not all but most) put there watts per channels ratings on a receiver they are talking max power. For example I could go out and buy a cheap $200 Sony receiver rated 100X5 and a $800 Harman Kardon rated at 70x5 chances are the Harman Kardon is going to be able to push out more watts than the Sony. Very nice room I believe that is the same screen I am using [] PS: I am an idiot just realizing this post is from 2008 not 2009... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 PS: I am an idiot just realizing this post is from 2008 not 2009... You'll fit right in around here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 that just means people are u sing the search feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdb Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I use the RS-62, and love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdotsu Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Well thanks for the positive attitude [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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