How directional are these? I want to use them for general music/movies and can't have them on stands at ear level. will they fill a 10x10 room?
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The horizontal dispersion of these is incredibly wide, but the vertical dispersion is much narrower - assuming 6' listening distance and the speakers sitting flat, you would start losing top end about 4' above the tweeters. This could be solved with some mopads or similar with an upward tilt though. As for filling a 10' x 10' room with sound, it will, but with nowhere near the bass impact they have in near-field. I use a pair of these for outdoor listening at low-moderate levels, and add 12dB of EQ below 110Hz, with a 30Hz 24dB/octave high pass filter, and they sound like much bigger speakers than they really are, but with the level of EQ applied obviously can't be pushed hard. In a room with careful placement to optimize bottom end, you could probably get away with 3-6dB of boost in the bottom end to get them filling the room. That said, adding the LSR310S would be the best solution for room filling sound with these monitors...
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They sound great on opposite sides of my living room. You don't need to be real close, as they can give out solid sound. I can control the volume from my tablet or if I need to I can adjust each one individually. Sound is audible in other rooms of the house, just as the usual wired stereo speakers are.
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That's what I used them for. I had to rebend the speaker holders to make room for the connectors on the back of the speaker. Not a big deal - just spread the uprights apart in the middle and then bend them back together on the bottom - kind of a diamond shape. The stands are nice and discreet and their adjustable height gets them at just the right level.
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I'm using them as front stereo speakers with a subwoofer in my living room. I use them for stereo music and we use them when watching movies. They should be plenty loud. You'll have to find the right balance with them if you are using a center channel. Otherwise they will work fine. I have these and an 8 inch Yamaha subwoofer and it fills the room with sound during music and movies.
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No provision. Space them as you would normal speakers. I had mine installed where I wanted them and the installer said the same thing. The audio just carries into more dead areas.Dennis
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Hi Ashley - I'm sure these will be beneficial on music stands as well. The prime advantage of these is to reduce transduction of energy from the speaker to the adjoining surface - desk or stand. This reduces the reflections and phase cancellations. This greatly improves the focus of the sound. I am sure you will hear a difference. It is worth the cost.
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If the speakers are facing fully forward, you will get some upward tilt, limited by the rear mounting bracket, your wall and the height of your speakers. Tilting them inward will give you less upward tilt. Another possibility would be to go with a wall shelf or stand at ear height if you are mounting them that low (and may look less awkward also).
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The speakers are not made for a large space. Imagine sitting at your computer and having the speakers excite the space within an area of 30 sq ft. In this area they are clear, with great definition. I have B&W; speakers that can handle 200 watts each and an REL Sub. These are made for a large room and at low gain fill the room. You would be better to get a pair of Senheisser or Grado headphones and plug them into the MM1 jack.
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I have them on a shelf that's 45" high an there 5' 6" apart. I use a 10" Polk 100w sub with them, to me they sound great with or with out the sub at the lissening level I use them!
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I guess you could say that. They separate the frequencies from each of the speakers so it should sound a little more crisp and clear. I put them in my Sony 3 way floor standing speakers. Works well and hooks up super easy! Make sure you get more speaker wire and connectors to rewire your speakers.
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I have speakers attached for full room sound... I remember the speakers worked well - this is a small room 10X13 should be fine... I would check it out now... but I'm traveling.
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They would not direct the sound in the forward position. I would think a floor standing speake would sound better. My suggestion would be the rf 42ii. I do use the rs 42ii as front high speakers on a 9 channel system.
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I am sorry very hard to answer . Never used them out side yet do to weather and it depends on the size of area your trying to fill all I can tell you is great bang for the buck . I love music and these sound great and if place in a open cabinet it increase bass
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Depends ..how you place them is important I found out.Any place I tried sounded bad until I put em 8" from the floor.They have good mids if set a 8o hz crossover. Lower they sound good but a lil less so .The 153s are better and have a airy quality that is great , their off axis much better also. But I don't like using a sub for music and at full range these excel .Decent bass and all ,that is if you turn up the volume.At low volume..um no .Always some trade off,no speaker is perfect .For movies and the sub on they are great.I cross over at 70 for that.
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My ceiling is tent-like. I have 2 speakers in each side for LF, RF and LR and RR surround. The tweeters do swivel. The sound is fabulous. Good luck.
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I wouldn't use them in a large theater room. I think they work great in a room 20'x15'.
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As cheaply made as they are, I wouldn't think these stands would have issues with any 10" speaker. We use 12's and 15's and they seem to have problems with the weight. The minimum height is about 3 feet off of the ground. Other options, if they don't need to be adjustable, is to look into pipe and drape bases with the short 2-3 foot poles. We use them for some front monitors at shows when they need to rise up to stage height.