Surround Back Distance Question (1 Viewer)

[Douglas*B]

Hello,

As I am trying to build a Home Theater room while my Denon AVR-5800 is getting upgraded to THX Ultra2 and so forth, I am trying to find out the best location for the back speakers before I construct and cut holes in the wall for wiring. The wall I will mount the speakers on is 12ft wide and 7ft behind me and I was planning to mount them 4ft apart and 4ft from the side walls. I am using Def Tech BP2X bipolar speakers (total of four speakers) for both surround and surround back channels. I know they say you are supposed to mount the speakers as close together as possible, but I am wondering since these speakers are bipolar if I wouldn't get a little better soundfield if I mounted them as above. If anyone has a similar setup or is using dipoles or bipoles for these speakers, please let me know your advice.

Thanks,

Doug

 

[Wayne McRae]

Douglas,I have the exact speakers on my sides and rear wall.I'm waiting for my Rotel pre-pro as well so I can't comment on the sound,but I did the same spacing as you.Putting BP's next to each other seems strange to me.

 

[John H]

I am using 4 Def Tech BPVX bipolar speakers for my rear soundfield. On the sides directly across from the listening position and two on the rear wall spaced 8 ft apart. This spacing distance produces a very anchored phantom rear center in my room. Maybe if I was using monopoles on the rear wall (THX Ultra2 recommended I believe) closer spacing would produce better results.

I had been using them in a 5.1 system. I recently replaced my pre/pro with a Pioneer 49TX for the newer sound formats, MCACC etc... In my opinion this configuration still works very well with THX Ultra2, EX/ES

When setting up the THX menu it gives you two choices of back surround spacing.
Less than 4ft or greater than 4ft

John