Which speakers to upgrade first?

[Silo5]

Originally Posted by schultz

Unfortunately, I cannot move the fronts completely out of the nook. The best I can do is move them up more so that basically the grills are outside the nook.

Do you think it matters if I put my sub on the other side of that front, or out side the nook where the media rack is, or behind the listening position (near the rears)?

IMHO, I would move the sub out of the nook. The location for the sub would depend on where it sounded the best. It may take time to move it around the room to determine the best spot. Center the TV in the middle of the nook. Bring your L & R speakers to the front of the nook and space them evenly on either side of your TV. If you can move your TV further back on the stand, put your center speaker in front of the TV (centered) on the stand. I think this would improve the front sound stage dramatically.

As for your surround speakers, I don't know the complete layout of your room. If you go here: http://www.thx.com/home/setup/speakers/51.html ,
it might give you a better idea of where to put your surrounds.

Once you get your speakers moved, run the Audyssey again. Listen to your set up and if it still doesn't sound good to you, then maybe consider other speakers. The Klipsch F-1s are the tower speakers to your system and are timbre-matched with the C-1 center.