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I am considering going to a 6.1 setup but there are a couple of room issues (aren't there always?). Here is a diagram of my room.
The center or rear surround could be placed a couple of ways, neither ideal in terms of having it at the same height as the other surround speakers. For equal distance from the listening position it is basically in the middle of the hallway leading to two adjacent rooms. So my two options are:
[*]Put it on the floor on a short speaker stand and just push it out of the way when not watching movies. This puts it around 4' below the other surrounds.[*]Mount it on the 8' ceiling, putting it about 3' above the other surrounds
I'm not sure what the best way to mount it would be. I've looked at various ceiling mount products but can't see the details on how the mount assembly attaches to the speaker.
Running the wire is another issue and I have little desire to go through walls or under floors. Given the sometimes debatable necessity of the 6th channel I've considered just keeping a length of speaker wire handy to plug in the speaker when needed. A bit of a hassle, but not that big a deal.
Any input is appreciated.

The center or rear surround could be placed a couple of ways, neither ideal in terms of having it at the same height as the other surround speakers. For equal distance from the listening position it is basically in the middle of the hallway leading to two adjacent rooms. So my two options are:
[*]Put it on the floor on a short speaker stand and just push it out of the way when not watching movies. This puts it around 4' below the other surrounds.[*]Mount it on the 8' ceiling, putting it about 3' above the other surrounds
I'm not sure what the best way to mount it would be. I've looked at various ceiling mount products but can't see the details on how the mount assembly attaches to the speaker.
Running the wire is another issue and I have little desire to go through walls or under floors. Given the sometimes debatable necessity of the 6th channel I've considered just keeping a length of speaker wire handy to plug in the speaker when needed. A bit of a hassle, but not that big a deal.
Any input is appreciated.