Soround Spkrs. V.s Bookshelf's?

[TENSE]

ok people i have a question.
well can i use some 5.1 set up bookshelf speakers for as my left and right suround speakers?
or do i really have to use some surround sound speakers?
thanx for yall help..!!

[Metalheadisme]

Originally Posted by TENSE

ok people i have a question.
well can i use some 5.1 set up bookshelf speakers for as my left and right suround speakers?
or do i really have to use some surround sound speakers?
thanx for yall help..!!

You sure can. mix-n-match is perfectly fine for surround speakers, you just want to make sure that your fronts and center are of the same manufacturer and line so they have the same tonality.

[gearyt]

almost any ole speaker will do... the front & center need to match
but the surrounds really don't matter much as they are used for effects...
now.... music is a different matter

[Clark Kent]

I know some people that use tower speakers as their surround speakers...
If you have the space bookshelf speakers work fine as surround speakers, though some don't like the sound of direct radiating speakers as surrounds.

[Lucy Diamond]

Bookshelf's are fine.

Just mount them laeft and right, pointing at you.

Done.

I have two wallmounted paradigm atoms as my surround left and rights and they are sick.

Enjoy

[Rabidhunter]

Yeah, I'm running a set of Sony 3 way speakers for my front left and right. I have a pretty nice 3 way center, and matching surrounds that work fine. The Sony 3 way bookshelf speakers are huge, even though they say that the speakers are small on their website. Each one weighs 14 lbs. That's insane. But it has an 8" woofer, a 3.5" mid, and a 1" tweeter. Very nice. The sound is incredible for both music and movies. I like them.

[Beta Man]

I'm using these as rear surrounds....... (obviously a "bookshelf" but quite large as far as bookshelf speakers go)

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/displa...fid=1096&sc=ht


Unfortunately, Had I known I was going to want to upgrade so quickly, I may have gone in another direction for surrounds, because the stands were a little pricey, but I'm happy with these for surrounds, so it's all good.

[Leaffan]

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

Bookshelf's are fine.

Just mount them laeft and right, pointing at you.

Done.

I have two wallmounted paradigm atoms as my surround left and rights and they are sick.

Enjoy

I used a pair of Energy bookshelves as my surrounds, but I did not get that "Wall of Sound" from the back due to their limited direction. I changed over to the proper Energy surrounds and wow what a difference, 2 tweeters and 1 woofer each all properly directed to enhance the "wall of sound" effect.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Leaffan

I used a pair of Energy bookshelves as my surrounds, but I did not get that "Wall of Sound" from the back due to their limited direction. I changed over to the proper Energy surrounds and wow what a difference, 2 tweeters and 1 woofer each all properly directed to enhance the "wall of sound" effect.

Been to many dead shows in the early 70's ???


For those, "not in the Know"

From Wikipedia....

The Wall of Sound consisted of eighty-nine 300-watt solid state and three 350-watt vacuum tube amplifiers, driving the speakers with a total of 26,400 watts RMS. This system projected high quality playback at six hundred feet with acceptable sound projected for a quarter of a mile, at which point wind interference degraded it. The Wall of Sound was the largest portable sound system ever built

[Scooby Blu]

Good one Beta ! Dead shows from the 70's

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Scooby Blu

Good one Beta ! Dead shows from the 70's without Donna Jean Screeching through the entire song...

There..... I fixed your quote

[jomari]

if i could have RF 62s all around me, i would.

if given the amount of space and the WAF signature, go with bookshelves.

[syncguy]

I use triangular shaped surrounds and each face of these has a tweeter and a mid/woofer mounted. So each speaker has 4 drivers. I feel this gives me a satisfactory sound than a book-shelf. I feel book-shelf as too directional. Others might feel differently.

However, I expect that the book-shelf speakers can be placed in a way that they would be less directional.

[Colglizity]

I have a pair of these on my "to buy" list. The BP 1.2x- my buddy has them and they sound fantastic. You can find them cheaper than what their site says
http://www.definitivetech.com/loudsp.../surround.html

[syncguy]

Originally Posted by Colglizity

I have a pair of these on my "to buy" list. The BP 1.2x- my buddy has them and they sound fantastic. You can find them cheaper than what their site says
http://www.definitivetech.com/loudsp.../surround.html

What I have looks different to these but I expect it is the same type of design. They are good for surround speakers.