With my DC-1 I'm running bipoles with the drivers firing fore-and aft for side surrounds and find that preferable (less localizable) to having the drivers pointed at me, but suspect that dipoles are a better solution.
People claim that DTS/Dolby digital require distinctly locatable speakers because of the discrete surrounds; although the theatrical installations are still arrays of monopoles, which should be best emulated by dipoles in a home environment. It's just that you get separate signals on each side...
People claim that DTS/Dolby digital require distinctly locatable speakers because of the discrete surrounds; although the theatrical installations are still arrays of monopoles, which should be best emulated by dipoles in a home environment. It's just that you get separate signals on each side...