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Recent events in my life have forced me to come to the realization that my current speakers won't work in my new environment. In short, I moved, started to set up the speakers, and then the "oh crap" realization kicked in. :doh! 1:
Currently, I have Rocket 550s, 150s, Bigfoot, and their accompanying 10" sub. Overall, not too bad of a setup.
Now for the problems. The couch must be on the far right wall of the, roughly, 8' x 13' open living room. That is per the wife for appearance rather than for sound. Can't say I blame her, especially as a couch in the entryway really messes up the flow of the house. This also means the right main speaker would now be blocking the A/C filter/vent.
Second, did I forget to mention the front wall is actually a hair over 7' with a wall mounted TV that takes up 4' of that available space? And the wall studs are 2' apart? Mounting them might be a little bit of a challenge.
Final problem. The rear of the room, typically where the surrounds/rears would go, is nicely framed in. By a bay window. Needless to say, the love seat is now occupying that location and is not going anywhere. So my options here are limited to either small or in-ceiling speakers.
Floor standing main speakers have been ruled out and I would like to upgrade my sub at some point. My budget can be flexible as I would not rule out going slowly rather than upgrading all at once, amazingly enough starting with the rears.
So, as you can see, I need help and greatly appreciate all the help all of you can offer. :)
Currently, I have Rocket 550s, 150s, Bigfoot, and their accompanying 10" sub. Overall, not too bad of a setup.
Now for the problems. The couch must be on the far right wall of the, roughly, 8' x 13' open living room. That is per the wife for appearance rather than for sound. Can't say I blame her, especially as a couch in the entryway really messes up the flow of the house. This also means the right main speaker would now be blocking the A/C filter/vent.
Second, did I forget to mention the front wall is actually a hair over 7' with a wall mounted TV that takes up 4' of that available space? And the wall studs are 2' apart? Mounting them might be a little bit of a challenge.
Final problem. The rear of the room, typically where the surrounds/rears would go, is nicely framed in. By a bay window. Needless to say, the love seat is now occupying that location and is not going anywhere. So my options here are limited to either small or in-ceiling speakers.
Floor standing main speakers have been ruled out and I would like to upgrade my sub at some point. My budget can be flexible as I would not rule out going slowly rather than upgrading all at once, amazingly enough starting with the rears.
So, as you can see, I need help and greatly appreciate all the help all of you can offer. :)
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