MassiveJim
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Moved into current house in August and am now in the process of renovating the lounge.
I have already installed 4 in ceiling speakers for atmos and i have 2 cables run to the corner near the ceiling behind the sofa for 5.1
I have just found a problem with the floor and had to rip it all up, and it got me thinking am I missing out by not going for 7.1, as more and more films are released in 7.1.
So I approached the subject with the other half and whilst she ultimately doesn't care too much, the idea of having speakers "half way up the wall" will look ridiculous and just wasn't going to fly.
On the right side of the MLP is a wall about 2 feet wide which is sandwiched between 2 windows.
On the left side of MLP is the end of a corner wall (living room is an L shape)
I thought about getting something like Kef T101, on the right side it wouldn't be too much of a problem as I could hide it behind a canvas painting.
on the left this wouldn't work though as you cant position a canvas right at the end/corner of a wall it would look weird.
so my questions are
is 7.1 really worth it over 5.1 ?
what options are their for hiding speakers on a wall ?
can I fit the speakers at ceiling height and angle them downwards and still have it sounding ok alongside the 4 x atmos ceiling speakers already installed ?
I have already installed 4 in ceiling speakers for atmos and i have 2 cables run to the corner near the ceiling behind the sofa for 5.1
I have just found a problem with the floor and had to rip it all up, and it got me thinking am I missing out by not going for 7.1, as more and more films are released in 7.1.
So I approached the subject with the other half and whilst she ultimately doesn't care too much, the idea of having speakers "half way up the wall" will look ridiculous and just wasn't going to fly.
On the right side of the MLP is a wall about 2 feet wide which is sandwiched between 2 windows.
On the left side of MLP is the end of a corner wall (living room is an L shape)
I thought about getting something like Kef T101, on the right side it wouldn't be too much of a problem as I could hide it behind a canvas painting.
on the left this wouldn't work though as you cant position a canvas right at the end/corner of a wall it would look weird.
so my questions are
is 7.1 really worth it over 5.1 ?
what options are their for hiding speakers on a wall ?
can I fit the speakers at ceiling height and angle them downwards and still have it sounding ok alongside the 4 x atmos ceiling speakers already installed ?