Having trouble deciding where to put the 2 speakers I bought to supply the rear surrounds of a 5.1 system in my basement. Problem is a angled wall that prevents me from placing it in the perfect position(at least to my thought) and so then needing to move in closer to center. So should I move the other, right side the same amount over towards center of the room meaning they would both be only 2', if even that, from center? PS: Excuse the mess as our basement flooded the other night when sump pump failed to turn on and ended up with 2-3' water throughout missing contact with SVS sub thankfully. Speakers for in-ceiling are Infinity CS60R which has a moveable center tweeter. Rest of system is Espon 5030ub Silver Ticket 135' Grey Yamaha RX-A750 SVS PB13-Ultra Polk RTi-8s fronts Polk CSi-5 center. Having trouble deciding where to put the 2 speakers I bought to supply the rear surrounds of a 5.1 system in my basement.

Problem is a angled wall that prevents me from placing it in the perfect position(at least to my thought) and so then needing to move in closer to center. So should I move the other, right side the same amount over towards center of the room meaning they would both be only 2', if even that, from center? PS: Excuse the mess as our basement flooded the other night when sump pump failed to turn on and ended up with 2-3' water throughout missing contact with SVS sub thankfully. Speakers for in-ceiling are Infinity CS60R which has a moveable center tweeter. Rest of system is Espon 5030ub Silver Ticket 135' Grey Yamaha RX-A750 SVS PB13-Ultra Polk RTi-8s fronts Polk CSi-5 center Is this the wrong forum for this question or a better one to ask it? So are you wanting to add the two surrounds in.

Set up your speakers for a Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 system, which uses two ceiling speakers, or two Dolby Atmos enabled speakers or modules. Speaker placement for 5.1.2 upward-firing setup. You'll get the best sound when the front and surround speakers are at or slightly above your ear level when you're seated. Correct home theater speaker placement is the key to a seamless, 'enveloping' surround sound field, so important for an immersive home theater experience.

5.1 system or 2 rear surrounds in a 7.1 system? Being that I can't see any surrounds I'd guess 5.1. If it were me I'd worry about your best seats first. Those are the first few that I can see. At my house I'm the one that uses the theater 99 percent of the time.

So I'd worry about the best seats and not so much the ones after the curve. I'd find center for seating and and your screen and add 2 speakers overhead a little behind spread equal distances apart. It looks like that would take you real close to the ceiling above the angled wall on the one side. So you would have what looks like 3 seats in prime location and then 3 out of range.

Honestly that is what I would do because if down the road you want to add rear 7.1 channels that could easily be done and sound great in your room. I don't know how many people use your room at the same time but your next upgrade should be ht recliners in. 3-5 row configuration. Sorry I like spending other peoples money. That is a nice big room with a huge screen. What size is that? I have some other recommendations if you want me to share?

Yeah after looking again I see what you are referring to. It looks like your 3rd seat is the prime one so at most if you do it that way you have a 3 tile spread?

The couch is your issue. Can it be moved? Here is my recommendation.

I'd go the tile row in front of the projector. 1st all the way over as far as you can go above angled wall. Then other surround would go equal distance from the projector on other end.

Then I'd add two rear ceiling speakers with a 3 tile spread well behind couch. You wouldn't get the proper spread for the rears but at least you will have sounds coming from behind you.

I think that would sound very good for the seating starting at the angled wall to the very first seat. There isn't much you can do for seating by the fireplace.

So your configuration would sound like a 6.1 system using 7 speakers because of the narrow spread of the rears. Honestly I think that you would be very happy with that. So are you wanting to add the two surrounds in. 5.1 system or 2 rear surrounds in a 7.1 system? Being that I can't see any surrounds I'd guess 5.1.

If it were me I'd worry about your best seats first. Those are the first few that I can see.

At my house I'm the one that uses the theater 99 percent of the time. So I'd worry about the best seats and not so much the ones after the curve. I'd find center for seating and and your screen and add 2 speakers overhead a little behind spread equal distances apart.

It looks like that would take you real close to the ceiling above the angled wall on the one side. So you would have what looks like 3 seats in prime location and then 3 out of range. Honestly that is what I would do because if down the road you want to add rear 7.1 channels that could easily be done and sound great in your room.

I don't know how many people use your room at the same time but your next upgrade should be ht recliners in. 3-5 row configuration. Sorry I like spending other peoples money.

5nine Keygen Mac there. That is a nice big room with a huge screen. What size is that?

I have some other recommendations if you want me to share? Yeah after looking again I see what you are referring to. It looks like your 3rd seat is the prime one so at most if you do it that way you have a 3 tile spread? The couch is your issue.

Can it be moved? Thanks for response and yes the couch is completely separate-able if that's a word but each piece can move independently, that said the two seats with arms are electric recliners as well as one middle one, I'm the only one down there 90% of time so I have the powered middle recliner set directly in middle or slightly left and then center console piece with flip up thing and cup holders. Wishing for my fiances sake, we just got all electric reclining seats but it was never offered and didn't think of it until setting it up for theater now, 6 months after purchasing it. Screen is 135' I believe and basement is 1200 sq ft total Funny I always thought the 'surround' to a 5.1 system was behind the listening position but I see on websites it appears to be to the sides and rear speakers are more for 7.1? Either way I actually have 4 of the infinity CS60R inceiling speakers so I could install 4 if it would make that big of a difference.

I originally intended to have a 5.1 setup with 2 fronts, center, sub and then 2 rear speakers behind listening point. Reading your 2nd post, if you think that would greatly improve from 5.1 to 7.1 I'll go for it. I had originally bought an extra set of CS60R's to install above the bar that hasn't been built yet lol, figure if I have football game on and company over it will provide 'bar area' with sound for game. Currently have pool table where I'd like to build bar so I'll have to move that across to other side of the room and the bar will kind of be catty-corner from screen. Also were debating where to put the 'control units' like receiver, Xbox 1 and media PC. I have them currently behind the couch just sitting on top of sub but I hate having to point the remotes behind me when adjusting sound or other settings.

Maybe can put them on the other 'angled' wall to the left of screen which I'll show with a picture since other side has fireplace which I know isn't good for electronics. Sub should be fine behind couch? Pointing towards it?

How To Download Pega Prpc Software. Also I bought it used for $1000 and noticed there is foam in the center port only, out of 3 total. Is that fine the way it is? Again appreciate your thoughts and time. Yeah in your situation I'd go 7.1 because then you will have sounds coming from behind you. I think it will sound good for the seats from the wall angle over. As far as the sub goes I'd ask in the subwoofer section here.

A lot of knowledgeable people there. Maybe you might decide to slide the sectional over to the right when facing the screen to get more seating in the optimal sound zone? I do know that the best location to place a sub is determined by a 'sub crawl'. You have it near field and that is probably a good location.

You might want to darken your room as much as possible. Maybe replace the first couple of rows of white tiles with black to cut down on light from your projector. Just some ideas to think about. Let me know how your room sounds once you get everything set up. It is a darn nice looking room and I like your mentality of go big or go home on your screen.

It is not a dedicated theater space so your expectations on sound should be realistic. With that said I think it will work out very well for you. On the video side the darker the surroundings the better for a projector. Light colors are your enemy.

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