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Post by 70383roadrunner on Dec 6, 2012 8:58:22 GMT -5
Just curious what you guys are using for rear surround speakers. EMO or other brands.
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Post by esquire on Dec 6, 2012 10:16:48 GMT -5
I am using KEF Q2DS surrounds...love them.
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Post by butchgo on Dec 6, 2012 10:38:37 GMT -5
I am using Emotiva ERD-1s and love em!!!!!!!
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Post by geebo on Dec 6, 2012 10:46:31 GMT -5
I am using Emotiva ERD-1s and love em!!!!!!! +1 on the RED-1s. Great surrounds but you have to find them used if at all. |
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Post by Boomzilla on Dec 6, 2012 10:54:35 GMT -5
Nothing -
I've used front-firing, bipolar, and dipolar. I've also used wired & wireless. I don't watch enough action movies to clutter the equipment rack & the living room with the extra equipment. I'm also not willing to compromise my stereo sound by using an AV preamp or receiver.
If, on the other hand, I had a dedicated movie room...
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Post by dksosku on Dec 6, 2012 11:12:52 GMT -5
I'm using emo XRS-4.1's (4) for my setup. They sound good, would love to get ERD-1's in future.
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Post by remo on Dec 6, 2012 11:12:53 GMT -5
I just added Polk audio OWM-3 for rear surrounds to bring me up to a 7.x system, I went with them because of the numerous mounting options of the OWM series. They are a small speaker and don't have much bass response but hey its for rear surrounds and I have 2 subs. Audyssey crossed them over at 90hz which is lower than I thought it would have. I am happy with the results.
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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2012 11:16:40 GMT -5
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Post by DYohn on Dec 6, 2012 11:18:38 GMT -5
Back surrounds are Sonance Elipse in-ceiling speakers.
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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2012 11:19:50 GMT -5
Back surrounds are Sonance Elipse in-ceiling speakers. How do you like your in ceiling speakers? I've never been a fan of in ceiling speakers, but I imagine they can sound pretty good? I have only heard 1 setup with in ceilings.. |
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Post by hemster on Dec 6, 2012 11:21:48 GMT -5
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Post by DYohn on Dec 6, 2012 11:42:57 GMT -5
In-ceilings are great for back surrounds, IMO. I wouldn't use them for any of the main speakers or side surrounds. They might also work as heights in an 11.1 setup.
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Post by bootman on Dec 6, 2012 11:53:03 GMT -5
Orb Audios.
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Post by Rawhide on Dec 6, 2012 12:51:57 GMT -5
Paradigm Studio 20.
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Post by jmilton on Dec 6, 2012 13:04:31 GMT -5
Back surrounds are Sonance Elipse in-ceiling speakers. How do you like your in ceiling speakers? I've never been a fan of in ceiling speakers, but I imagine they can sound pretty good? I have only heard 1 setup with in ceilings.. And I have never been a speaker for ceiling fans... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 13:21:39 GMT -5
Just curious what you guys are using for rear surround speakers. EMO or other brands. I use the exact same surround speaker brand as my front speakers and from the same series. That means they have at least the same tweeter and mid too if possible. I find dipole or bipole are usually the best versus direct radiating since they trend to have the best mix of direct and ambient sound. Not to get into the old argument here but I have heard the difference and it is very audible in improvement. The old statement that surround speakers are just for sound effects and it doesn't matter if you buy a different brand surround speaker doesn't hold water with me. Many movies have music in the rear channels and even sound effects as rear ambient sounds of front effects. Multi-channel sound is even more reason to have voice/timbre matched speakers. Some of the multi-channel music whether Blu-Ray sound tracks, SACD, DVD-Audio or DVD concerts is superb and even lots of music thru Dolby Pro II. Why would anyone settle for anything but perfect 360 degree voice matched sound is beyond me. That said if you insist and have smooth tweeters such as silk domes or the non-edgy metal tweeters then the Emo ERD-1's are maybe one of the finest surround speakers made. Sorry folks but when I read here day after day about how so many folks can hear such amazing differences between DAC's, speaker wire, etc. and they supposedly can't hear a mis-matched surround speaker, I just don't get it. |
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Post by 70383roadrunner on Dec 6, 2012 13:48:30 GMT -5
Just curious what you guys are using for rear surround speakers. EMO or other brands. I use the exact same surround speaker brand as my front speakers and from the same series. That means they have at least the same tweeter and mid too if possible. I find dipole or bipole are usually the best versus direct radiating since they trend to have the best mix of direct and ambient sound. Not to get into the old argument here but I have heard the difference and it is very audible in improvement. The old statement that surround speakers are just for sound effects and it doesn't matter if you buy a different brand surround speaker doesn't hold water with me. Many movies have music in the rear channels and even sound effects as rear ambient sounds of front effects. Multi-channel sound is even more reason to have voice/timbre matched speakers. Some of the multi-channel music whether Blu-Ray sound tracks, SACD, DVD-Audio or DVD concerts is superb and even lots of music thru Dolby Pro II. Why would anyone settle for anything but perfect 360 degree voice matched sound is beyond me. That said if you insist and have smooth tweeters such as silk domes or the non-edgy metal tweeters then the Emo ERD-1's are maybe one of the finest surround speakers made. Sorry folks but when I read here day after day about how so many folks can hear such amazing differences between DAC's, speaker wire, etc. and they supposedly can't hear a mis-matched surround speaker, I just don't get it. I may have found a used pair of ERD-1's and was wondering if they have to be mounted on the wall or can you use speaker stands with them? |
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Post by jdskycaster on Dec 6, 2012 13:56:25 GMT -5
Aperion Audio 534SS Di/Bi-pole surrounds. Used to match the front sound stage but the fronts were recently upgraded to CHT SHO-10's. I may eventually go with matching surrounds again someday but the SHO-10's would be a bit difficult to mount on the sidewalls the way my room is currently setup.
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Post by Dark Ranger on Dec 6, 2012 14:10:46 GMT -5
I use the exceptional and extremely good sounding Bose Jewel Cubes. These are the very best surround speakers ever, bar none.   I was going to write something along the lines of chuckienut's post, but he beat me to it. I completely support the idea of matching the surround speakers as close as possible. While an identical speaker for every channel is optimal, not everyone can do that due to space or financial limitations. So most folks go BIG on the front three and smaller on the surrounds, heights, wides, presence, etc. At the very least, choose speakers from the same brand/company. If you can choose from the same series, even better. Since I have an Ascend Acoustics based system, I use speakers from that brand. My HT room is extremely small at the moment, so I'm using four of these (HTM-200 SE):  They are sealed, small, and are an excellent timbre match for my mains. |
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Dec 6, 2012 14:11:49 GMT -5
I'm using JBL ES30s for my surrounds (3 way, 6" systems), that share the same tweeter/super tweeter that my other speakers use - which makes for a very cohesive and seamless sound field.
I love these speakers, and have been VERY impressed with their capabilities!
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