Hi Guys, I am thinking about setting up a 7.1 set-up in my living room and need some advice. Before I moved 3 years ago I had a 5.1 set-up in my old flat. I am looking to use the exact same equipment, for money reasons and because I like what I have
I have a set of 4 Mission M30i speakers, a Mission M3c1 center speaker and a Mission M8 sub woofer
To power these I have a Pioneer VSX AX2 and I have two Atacama speaker stands for the fronts. I will be wall mounting the surrounds and the rears.
Any way my questions are these.
1) I would like to add another pair of speakers to act as rears in a 7.1 set-up, Should I buy two more of the M30's or some other speakers.
2)How should I position the surrounds and rears i.e wall position and how high of the ground and ceiling. I have an L Shape living room that is around 18-20 feet long and 13/14 feet long at the point where I will be seated (I will be seated, at ear level, around 12 feet from the tv and 7 ft from the rear wall and about six feet from the side walls) and around 9 feet from floor to ceiling. Also How far apart should the rear speakers be, I have a gap in the wall around 3 feet long directly behind the seated position.
Annoyingly my wife doesn't want the rear speakers at ear height as it will impact on walking space around our dining table : (
Also the L in the L shape starts at the back of my seating position so up untill past my prime listening position the room is a straight rectangle room but opens up into an L shape to the left, making the back 7 to 8 feet 3 yo 4 feet wider than the living space.
3) How do you work out angles for specific placement on walls? I am looking at the Dolby and THX diagrams and seeing the angle but not sure how to measure them out. Or is that a dumb question
3) I have a small (1 1/2 ft) wall that sticks out in the middle of the room, protruding from the side walls where the rooms were knocked into one. Is it OK to place the surrounds behind this as it would be perfect alignment for the main seated position but would obviously obscure any sound from our other seated position that is situated the other side of the wall. I am assuming in from of this wall would be too far forward for the main couch in front of the TV.
4) Whats the best way to hide the speaker wires. I am having new carpets relayed in week and I thought I could use this as a way of hiding the speaker wires under. My guess is I will have to use some D line trunking up the wall but any other solutions?
Anyhow sorry for the long winded questions and any help would be much appreciated :smashin:
I would also post some pics and diagrams but unfortunately I am unable too as this is my first post
