Can you use these in the back of your room, and use the f 30 speakers in the front. Want to use as surrond sound. Thanks
1069227
Yes that is where I have mine and they sound amazing for surround and stereo.
1069228
Yes. I'm using my old front tower speakers as my current surrounds. Works perfectly for my setup.
2183928
i wouldn't recommend it .... as these speakers are meant to be used with an A/v receiver as the rear surround channel and love to be powered ...
283357
You can, but if I were you, I'd go ahead and mount them anyway. There may not be a lot of 7.1 out there yet, but it will come. Not long ago, there wasn't a lot of HD content out there, either. Now look at it all. While you are going through the trouble of mounting speakers and routing cable, may as well do them all, even if one pair won't get fully utilized just yet. FWIW, a true 7.1 setup in my room is also not possible... I have the couch pressed against the wall, preventing me from getting the rears truly behind the watching position. Instead, I have the rears as far back as I possibly can (slightly behind seating position) and the other surround pair slightly in front of those, but further away from the seating position. Something like this: [sub] [lt-front] [cnter] [rt-front] [left][couch] [right] [lt-rear] [rt-rear] ---wall-------------------------wall----- So, not ideal, but it gets the job done, and when 7.1 content becomes widely available, I won't have to go through the trouble of running more cable. Hope that helps. I'll watch this thread if you have any more questions.
1295324
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.
2006825
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
929300
These are great in my living-room wall-mounted for rear surround sound. I have ES20s in my bedroom, and they get plenty loud and sound great whether watching movies or listening to music. The ES10s are not as loud, but that is to be expected since they are not as big.
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I used them as rear only I'm sure you could use them as front but normaly you want the front speakers facing you. With that being said I'm sure they would work ok
1218007
Hello... If you want this speakers for a room or when you go outdoor to hear some music you and your pal, the speakers are great, not for anything else, the bad this is I think this speaker are not good quality the mine just last 6 month and one of the speakers stopped working.. Regards
1440245
You could use them as fronts, however the speakers design is for dipole rear surrounds meaning they radiate their sound from the sides of the speaker cabinet and NOT from the front. You most likely would not be pleased using them as fronts. Definitive offers better solutions for fronts.
2087283
You can use just about any speaker as a rear surround, although you would not be using these speakers to their full potential. These speakers have a higher range than what is normally used in surround speakers (low to high), therefore, you end up with expensive surround speakers. Tower speakers are typically used as front speakers in a 2.1 or 3.1 setup. If you have the money to spend, I guess "why not?". But if you want bang for your buck, use these as front speakers and buy some nice rear surround speakers and save some space.
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I think they are meant to be front speakers. That is where I have them in a fairly small room and they are excellent.Todd
1366196
Sure! I use these as my front speakers (left and right) and they work very well for a theater setup. As a rear speaker they should do just fine.
112997
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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Bear, These do not send sound straight at you so they normally would not be the best choice as your front speakers.Eric C
714676
These speakers are pretty incredible. They are surround speakers so logically they're not designed to be your mains, but there's really no reason they can't be. They have the same horn tweeter and drivers as some of the center channel speakers, driven by the right stereo receiver you should be just fine. Keep in mind, these things are pretty efficient with power but they'll only be as good as your receiver. Crappy receiver = crappy sound no matter what speakers you have.
1000124
Both speakers work well together, but they are not loud enough for your purpose. I think they work better together inside a room, not outside.
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I gotta say as a center channel- it is a great sounding speaker. However, not sure I'd use them as mains. Maybe if you use them as front surrounds? I guess it depends on your setup.