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Generally surrounds belong to L/R of seating postion plus/minus 20 degrees or so. Raising them above seated level can work well (but...

Yes, that is the layout we're speaking of and why I asked about whether you were using the wireless setup as rears or surrounds earlier...

Smart outlets can work, but just depends on level of convenience you want and what gear you have whether a universal can work.

Generally surrounds belong to L/R of seating postion plus/minus 20 degrees or so. Raising them above seated level can work well (but...

I thought 5.1 meant L/R front, Center, L/R surround? The latter is what I was talking about behind the sofa. I understand they should...

You don't need rear surrounds with your space and should only focus on 5.1.X, with the prime focus being on the front three and the sub...

You are right on! That Revox did have gratuitous complexity, and that probably contributed to its premature failure. You are correct...

The Breville "Smart Grinder pro" I mentioned earlier is indeed a conical burr grinder... IMO it's fine settings are more than fine...

I ordered some stands to at least get them up and separated as far as the room allows. I'll use the same stands for the surrounds, I...

But these don't have any sort of remote, no IR, no 12v trigger... just a physical power switch and power cable. To turn them off would...

Yes, the problem is that you can not place the surrounds in a location that makes sense. The bigger issue is that you want to worry...

I use a universal remote with macros, so turns on/off with what activity I select. I find this most useful rather than worrying about...

I'm referring to the power. The AVR turns off when the TV turns off. These have a separate power switch on each box.

You can adjust your avr to use them or not....

You're still misusing the dynamics term it seems.