dipsettt
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I currently have a large room with a 3.2 setup (86m/ 925ft squared floor plan attached) I can’t have rear surrounds at the moment as they would have to be on a stand and the kids would knock them over.
I luckily have someone willing to help wire up ceiling speakers for me so I’m now going down the route of getting 4 in-ceiling speakers for my setup (and another pair for the kitchen and also 2 outdoor speakers too).
for the 4 in-ceiling speakers, I’m considering putting them in the attached positions and they would ultimately get used as Atmos speakers. However, since I don’t have surround speakers, I’m considering having the rear pair of in-ceiling speakers set up as surround speakers (not ideal as they aren’t ear level) as a temporary measure (temporary = potentially years) until my kids are old enough to not knock down any speakers on stands (they don’t touch my speakers but as they scooter around in the house there will inevitably be an accident). Are there any issues with my suggested speaker positions (attached floor plan shows it best)? Oddly enough the Dolby suggestion shows the rear atmos behind the rear surround in the overhead view but ahead of the rear surrounds in the side view Dolby
In-ceiling speaker choice: I’m thinking of Polk Audio RC80i (8inch driver) based on a little Googling and YouTube. Polk Audio RC80i. Would be interested to hear anyone’s experience with these or any other suggestions? I wasn’t intending to have a high budget for these given Atmos duties are fairly light but they would get used for multichannel stereo if we were to have lots of people over for a birthday party (maybe once or twice a year).
other thoughts:
1. Outdoor speakers: RS recommended monitor audio climate 80 which have 8 inch drivers. Patio is 12m x 5m. Garden extends much further beyond patio. Thoughts?
Monitor audio climate 80
2. My AVR is two channels short so RS suggested a Cambridge audio AXR 85 to power the outdoor speakers. Thoughts?
CA AXR85
My Setup is as follows:
Marantz SR7015
Dali Zensor Vokal (needs upgrading)
Dali opticon 8 MK1
Rel t9i (needs upgrading)
Monoprice monolith 15”
I have attached some pics of the room to help show where I’m thinking of putting the speakers and to give you an idea of how things look. Ignore the tv (65” LG) as I’ll probably eventually go with a projector. Kids toys are everywhere....
thanks
I luckily have someone willing to help wire up ceiling speakers for me so I’m now going down the route of getting 4 in-ceiling speakers for my setup (and another pair for the kitchen and also 2 outdoor speakers too).
for the 4 in-ceiling speakers, I’m considering putting them in the attached positions and they would ultimately get used as Atmos speakers. However, since I don’t have surround speakers, I’m considering having the rear pair of in-ceiling speakers set up as surround speakers (not ideal as they aren’t ear level) as a temporary measure (temporary = potentially years) until my kids are old enough to not knock down any speakers on stands (they don’t touch my speakers but as they scooter around in the house there will inevitably be an accident). Are there any issues with my suggested speaker positions (attached floor plan shows it best)? Oddly enough the Dolby suggestion shows the rear atmos behind the rear surround in the overhead view but ahead of the rear surrounds in the side view Dolby
In-ceiling speaker choice: I’m thinking of Polk Audio RC80i (8inch driver) based on a little Googling and YouTube. Polk Audio RC80i. Would be interested to hear anyone’s experience with these or any other suggestions? I wasn’t intending to have a high budget for these given Atmos duties are fairly light but they would get used for multichannel stereo if we were to have lots of people over for a birthday party (maybe once or twice a year).
other thoughts:
1. Outdoor speakers: RS recommended monitor audio climate 80 which have 8 inch drivers. Patio is 12m x 5m. Garden extends much further beyond patio. Thoughts?
Monitor audio climate 80
2. My AVR is two channels short so RS suggested a Cambridge audio AXR 85 to power the outdoor speakers. Thoughts?
CA AXR85
My Setup is as follows:
Marantz SR7015
Dali Zensor Vokal (needs upgrading)
Dali opticon 8 MK1
Rel t9i (needs upgrading)
Monoprice monolith 15”
I have attached some pics of the room to help show where I’m thinking of putting the speakers and to give you an idea of how things look. Ignore the tv (65” LG) as I’ll probably eventually go with a projector. Kids toys are everywhere....
thanks
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