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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
jakewash #301665 04/13/10 10:38 AM
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QS is your best choice, I've also heard that a direct radiator postioned directly behind you will sound as if it is coming from the front, but by all means experiment.


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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
FordPrefect #301670 04/13/10 12:25 PM
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Telekinesis, man. Best way to enable it is with a direct radiating rear surround.


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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
Ken.C #301689 04/13/10 03:12 PM
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Well if you insist on going with a single rear channel verses two, you will not have discrete R/L sound in this channel. What you will hear will be matrixed sound from the R/L surround channels. In this case, the obvious choice is to go with a non directional speaker such as the QS series. I would not use a direct radiating speaker unless you run two for a 7 channels sound, and only if you have plenty of distance between the speakers and where you plop your ass down, 6 feet or so.

Whatever you do, you'll enjoy the rear channel and don't believe those who tell you differently.

Re: What speaker for sixth channel
michael_d #301754 04/13/10 07:06 PM
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I would get the QS8 or similar design. I’ve used both QS8, M22, and VP150 as a single rear speaker and found that for the center seat (sweet spot) the direct radiators were useless. I couldn’t tell if the sound was coming from behind or in front of me. The QS8 was a slight improvement upon this for directional sounds and helps a lot for ambience if there’s a large gap between the side surrounds.


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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
Wid #301800 04/14/10 02:17 AM
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Rick, your best chance to minimize the back/front reversal that's been mentioned, and which Dean experienced, is to use a speaker as multi-directional as possible.


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Re: What speaker for sixth channel
JohnK #301817 04/14/10 03:53 AM
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hence a Q series speaker. \:\)


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Another QS4 it is then.


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Just put in an order for a QS4.


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Wid #303383 04/26/10 11:16 PM
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Ken.C #303494 04/27/10 06:05 PM
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 Originally Posted By: wid

Just put in an order for a QS4.


Very nice

 Originally Posted By: kcarlile
Yeah, 6 channel is dead, man.


Funny thing is, LOTR blu-ray just came out with 6.1 DTS Master.

I am considering going 6.1 in my room as speaker placement is tough with 7.1 in there, and it's not a big room. I don't know that it's a big enough upgrade over my 5.1 though, only have about 3 or 4 feet to the wall behind the couch.





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