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High gloss faux Rosewood ... beautiful aren't they?

I think the pix are fixed, let me know if you're not getting them now.

2X6:
What prompted the pedestals?

Without the pedestals the 2x6.5" drivers fire from below desk level. Figured I'd get them up a bit.

I can see the pics now. You're right, that is a beautiful finish.

At the Axiom factory there are two M80s hanging from the wall about 8 feet off the ground and angled down slightly. Typical listening distance is about 30 feet and they sound great.

Another vote for 2 M80s, 1 or 2 VP150s, QS8s and 2 EP500s.

I was going to point that out as well John, and I think there are even more than two, perhaps Amie will read this and give us the exact inventory

Need your house painted 2x6? I am an arteest!

I also have a really long ladder, telescopic pole and various accoutrements to aid in pigment application.

I have a room, 30ft x 30ft x 9ft ceilings combined with a front projector Sanyo Z2 with a 2.35 screen, 51" x 120". Speakers as follows:

2 M60ti's
1 vp150
1 EP500
4 Qs8's

Feribaba, just build a stage below your screen to raise your speakers, not sure why you think you need bookshelves.

Big Will, I am an artist with the steak on the grill ! I look forward to seeing you, I hope soon. Bring your favorite music. Bring your favorite book shelf speakers. Rib eye, bone in, mesquite coals, Webber, beer, French Bread, Onion gravy. Whaddya say?

"Forget using four M22s for a room that enormous. Get a pair of M80ti's, a couple of VP150s above and below the screen and figure on very possibly adding a second subwoofer.
Don't put the speakers behind the screen unless you are prepared to do equalization to compensate for the losses of the perforated screen. As Mark says, you could mount the M80s on a podium or riser if necessary."

Well, first off, I don't really want four speakers doing one single task. Like being a front center speaker. I'd rather get one (or max. two) 400 or 500 Watt ones, and that would be that.

Doubling up the subs would mean a pecuniary outlay of over $3,500, a tad pricey IMHO for some sub-80Hz lows in the room.

Also, I am still not sure if a "floorstanding" speaker can be attached to the wall by metal brackets, or hung from the ceiling, or what? It's not going to be standing on the floor, that's for sure.

In some of the theaters where I listened to sound diseminating from behind perforated screens, I could actually hear the dialog and music fine. Of course, the trade off is that with a perf screen, the dialog comes exactly where the speaking actors are onscreen. With a non-perforated screen, the dialog comes from all other directions (left, right, top, bottom), except for where it is supposed to come from -- exactly behind the actors depicted on the screen.