Hi!
I’m all Paradigm right now (monitor series). I’ll go from 5.1.4 to 7.1.4. In other words, I’m gonna add surround speakers on each side of my couch (90degrees).
The thing is, my room is narrow : 11.5 feet so *I think* bilpole would probably be a good idea for more diffuse sound on each sides instead of having a very direct sound. Am I right ?
My local store have very great deals right now on Paradigm surround 1 and 3.
www.paradigm.com
www.paradigm.com
As you can see, the main difference between the two models is that "Surround 3" can go lower than 1 (90hz vs 120hz).
My question is, how low surround speakers need to go? Is it important? I know for Atmos speakers (height), it’s not important but what about surround? I would go with "Surround 3" if it was not a question of budget but I’m wondering if it’s worth paying more to go from 120 to 90hz.
Bonus question : is it recommended to stay with the same brand for surround ? Paradigm in that case. Since I won't have a lot of place on each side of the couch, my second option was KEF T101 with even smaller footprint but they are monopole and I fear having a speaker with direct firing so close might not be very fun to listen.
What do you think ?
Thanks