Re: Where to put surround sound speakers...

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick Tyson - The Edge wrote:

> >That's true of surround sound, but can the same be said of the
discrete
> >"surround" channel formats? (ie. 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 etc.)
>
> Absolutely, the sound you get in cinemas is discrete 5.1 (or
whatever).
> Just because the sound is ambient doesn't mean you don't maintain
> steering between left and right surrounds, for example the left-hand
> surround sound is still obviously coming from the left, it's just not
> obvious exactly where from.


Gotcha. Makes sense now I think about it.

> >As an aside, for a difuse sound field, would in-ceiling speakers
be a
> >good solution?
> We've found ceiling speakers can work very well, especially the dipole
> versions so that once again you're spreading sound around the listener
> rather than firing it straight at him. As with all systems, try and
> match the surrounds voice-wise, with the rest of the system so that
> movement of sound is more seamless (so the Harley Davidson doesn't
turn
> into a Vespa as it jumps from the front to surround speakers).


Indeed. One of the problems with my eclectic av setup is the disparity
between the speakers. Especially the output response with increasing
volume (when you turn the volume up, the centre get's louder quicker
than the rest of the speakers).

So who makes nice timbre matched AV speakers sets that include ceiling
mountable speakers?

Jim