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Originally Posted by Big Daddy
DIPOLAR & BIPOLAR SETUP
If they are placed behind the seating area, bipolar speakers are best. If the speakers are placed to the sides of the listener, dipolar speakers are the best.
Dipole surround speakers are typically labeled Left and Right so that, when you place them on the sides, the in-phase drivers are pointing towards the front of the room. This allows them to be in phase with your front speakers and avoid cancellation problems that can occur when out of phase drivers are facing each other. |
Excellent thread Big Daddy. Some of it was over my head but I did pick this part up (the pictures helped
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My question is this. What if my rears aren't bookend "left" and "right" pairs? I have Energy RC-R's and side-by-side, they are exactly the same. The negative (-) terminal is on the same side on both speakers (the side with the dipole/bipole switch, see my gallery pics). It is therefore impossible to "mirror" them with the positive (+) terminal facing forward in a side wall mounting configuration without mounting one of them upside down. They are set to "Dipole" now. If both positive terminals can't face forward, is it better to set them to "Bipole"?