I'm going to be setting up my HT stuff this weekend. I have a 7.2 receiver coming to me friday and a 5.1 speaker system right now. All bookshelf sized speakers. I attached a diagram of my room. Basically it's shoebox shaped with a mostly open back. I think the room is around 20x13. I would have normally done it with 2 speakers in the front, and 2 on either side of the sofa but the grandma that had the condo before decided she needed more closet space and installed 4 closets along the left hand wall. There's a long one about 6', then a small one that's 3', then 6, then 3. I don't want the sofa to be too far from the tv but because of the closets the only place I can really put the side speakers in between 2 closet doors, which is about a 5" space. Luckily the rear speakers are small.
However, what if I want to get the 7 speakers going? Where do I put the next pair? I can't put them behind me really. I can't have them coming out of the celling because hiding the wires will be too much work for me.
Is there any kind of "floor" bookshelf speaker that I can maybe place on the floor on either side of the sofa? or just behind it? or will that not sound right? Or what about 2 small rear speakers "stacked" on top of each other in the same spot a few feet apart, maybe 1 set aimed at the sofa and the other 2 straight across?
Or in a room like this am I better off with just 1 set of rear speakers? Any ideas?
However, what if I want to get the 7 speakers going? Where do I put the next pair? I can't put them behind me really. I can't have them coming out of the celling because hiding the wires will be too much work for me.
Is there any kind of "floor" bookshelf speaker that I can maybe place on the floor on either side of the sofa? or just behind it? or will that not sound right? Or what about 2 small rear speakers "stacked" on top of each other in the same spot a few feet apart, maybe 1 set aimed at the sofa and the other 2 straight across?
Or in a room like this am I better off with just 1 set of rear speakers? Any ideas?
I guess I could go with speaker stands then. I was going to try and mount them but if I can get some small surrounds and stands that will probably work just as well and should hide the cables good too. I'll start with 5.1 and maybe pick up another pair for the 7.1 later on. I can do 2 subwoofers too, if I eventually get 2 of them I guess I'd want one on either side of the tv? or do you wanna do it more like 1 by the tv and 1 in the back of the room?
