Surround speaks

[1tribeca]

I've been told that even if I'm mounting speakers on the back wall of my room I can still use dipoles...is this correct? I was first under the impression that a normal monopole would be better.

Because of doors, room config, etc., I can't mount the surrounds on opposite side walls. Thoughts?

I'm thinking Boston VRS if I use dipoles, or CR57 for regular speaks (In keeping with the same brand throughout)

 

[MDS]

If you mount dipoles on the wall behind you they will fire to your left and right as opposed to monopoles that will fire the sound straight at you.

If you are mounting the surrounds for a 5.1 system behind you because you can't mount them to your sides I think dipoles would do a better job of creating a diffuse and enveloping surround effect (so you can't easily tell where the sound is coming from).

 

[j_garcia]

If you don't have a wall on one side, or you have an opening, bi/dipoles won't work optimally because there is nothing for them to reflect off of.

 

[1tribeca]

Ok...so it looks like I should stick to a dipole set up regardless. Because it's a surround scenario, the dispersion should be ok even if they are behind me.

thanks for the info!!

 

[ARRAY]

I often thought about building a set of surround loudspeakers which used tiny tweeters in a line array format. You'd have almost 180 degree dispersion parallel to its mounting wall.