A Guide to Bipolar, Dipolar, & Direct-Radiating Monopole Surround Speakers (PART I)

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Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I do not recommend in-wall speakers for the front and center speakers. Although in-wall and in-ceiling speakers may not be as good as external bipole/dipole surround speakers, they are definitely acceptable. If your main interest is multi-channel movies and not multi-channel music such as SACD and DVD-A, in ceiling surround speakers can do a reasonable job. Most surround information for movies are special effects such as echoes, gun shots, car chases, explosions, crickets, etc. High quality surround speakers are not really needed.

If you are that concerned with the quality of surround speakers, buy two quality bipole surround speakers and attach them to the ceiling or walls like I did. I am sure you can improvise. If there is a will, there will be a way.

Hi Bid daddy, thanks for your recommendation, can I mount the S50 or S5 on the rear wall instead for a 5.1 setup? But the angle from the sofa is more than 110 degree already because Dolby and DTS is recommending 90-110 from the side eat and slightly back. What do you think if I just mount the bipole speakers like S50 or S5 on the rear wall as depicted on the picture? Will the sound output be optimal ?