Bi-pole surround speakers question...help..
I have a set of Klipsch RS-25's mounted on my 10 foot ceiling. Each speaker has two tweeters and a 5.25" woofer (guess they are considered di-pole). They are shaped like a wedge - woofer in the middle and each tweeter on either side angle back about 2 degrees. The are mounted such that the tops are about 2" from the ceiling, angled in about 15 degrees and angled down about 15 degrees and mounted just behind the seating area. Does this sound like a good setup? My surround effects sound a little muddied (or I have to turn gain up a lot to get surround affect). Due to pre-wiring of the house, the surround speakers either have to be mounted in the ceiling or hanging from the ceiling (I chose to hang for adjustability purposes). They are timbre matched to my Klipsch RB-25's and RC-25 and everything is run by my Harman Kardon AVR-635 (75W x 7). Would I be better off getting a surround speaker that can provide a more 'direct' path to the seating area - like a cube shaped speaker with the woofer and tweeter facing directly to seating area?
Confused...and need help...recommendations..
Sirterrance,
In one sentence, you say they should be mounted behind the listening position and then later your post you say they should not be....right now they are about 1-2 feet behind the listening position. Would it help any if I positioned the speakers facing towards each other even though they are mounted hanging from a 10 foot ceiling to the left and right of the listening position? The back left speaker is about 2 feet from the back wall and 2 feet from the side wall, the back right speaker is about 2 feet from the back wall (same as back left), but only about 1.5 feet from side 'dividing' wall. If these speakers are not good for my required mounting (ceiling mount), what is a set of white, discrete (i.e. not very tall) speakers that I can hang from the ceiling and point down and in towards listening position that would work? I have a Harman Kardon AVR-635, Klipsch RB-25's and RC-25. I don't want anything near as big as the RB-25's hanging from my ceiling.
Thanks!!