energy rc-30 and rc-r speaker placement help (1 Viewer)

[nathanielnat]

i have 4 rc-30's and two rc-r's and a rc-lcr with a 7.1 reciver and want to know which speakers to use for surround back , should i use 2 rc-30's for the surround back channels and the rc-r's for surround channels ? or use the rc-r's for for surround channels and rc30's for surround back channels ?

 

[aaronmielke]

You'll want to use the rc-30's as your surround back channels and the rc-r's for the surround channels. Set the rc-r's to "dipole" - a more "diffuse" sound is ideal from the surround channels.

What is the distance from your seating position to the surround back channels? Since the rc-30's are a direct radiator, I would hope that you have some distance - 4' or greater - so that the sound has time to "mix" with the sound coming from the rc-r's.

After getting the speakers in place, ideally you'd want to use an SPL calibrator ($25 at radio shack) if you're AVR doesn't have it's own setup mic. This will help set the delays so everything meshes well.

By the way, nice setup!

 

[nathanielnat]

thanks for your help

yes i have about 5' from the back of my couch to the wall. im using my old sony de995 avr but have pre-ordered the onkyo tx-sr608 and am still trying to figure out what sub to buy? right now im using my old paradigm ps-1000.