Anyone try center backs this way???????........


I was at a mid/hi-fi store not too long ago and the owner mentioned one of his customers does this with his center backs in a 7.1 setup...\

The center backs are monitors with front ports , they are placed on their backs' against wall on floor firing up to the ceiling, He tells me this makes the whole wall open up for surround because of reflections, now my B&W Dipoles are mounted on the wall so I cant and wont try this but has anyone done this?...I figured it was interesting enough to post.
chadnliz

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Chadnliz,

When you say center backs, did you mean two rear channel speakers spread apart on the back wall? I hope they don't have the two speakers placed together at the center of the rear wall as rear speakers should be spaced about 150 degrees from the listening position (sides are at 90 deg). Reasons are avoiding possible back to front reversals, and spearding the rear surround information across the back. Rears are not intended to be a point source.

I have heard of arrangements like you mentioned when there was less than adequate space behind the listening area to properly place the rear speakers; e.g., listening position is a couch placed almost against the back wall. Unless the room layout has an unusual situation like that, I think you would be better off placing the rear speakers in a normal front facing direction (but spread apart).

Bruce