Hi again,
I'm about to upgrade my current setup in my living room to MK.
But I still have some questions and I hope you can help me out.
Currently I'm running a 5.1 setup (the black speakers in the image below) and I want to change that to a 5.2.4 setup. The two new subs are already ordered and will be built by a small company from Munich, called Merovinger Audio.
I already decided on the MP300 for LCR. They will be placed below my tv.
The setup will look roughly like this:
Please keep in mind that all distances are measured in meters.
The SB speakers (red in the image) will not be installed. I will stick to just the surrounds.
1. Surrounds - S300 vs MP300
What should I go for as surrounds? Tripoles or Monopoles (is that the correct term?)
In Germany hardly anybody sill recommends tripoles or bipoles.
2. Surrounds - 300 vs 150
Does it makes sense to use the 150 series as surrounds? Or is it better to stick to the same speakers as in the front? From a price point of view I wouldn't be too unhappy to got for the 150 series.
3. Heights
I'd like to install heights and even my wife agreed.
But I cannot go for the atmos recommendation of 4 ceiling speakers. So I'd like to install the heigts above the fronts and above the surrounds and then angle them towards the MLP. Does that make sense?
What kind of speakers would you use for the heights? I considered using the MP950.
4. Distances in the front
What distance should both front speakers have from either each other or from the center?
The MLP is about 2.75 meters (about 9 ft) from the center.
Thanks in advance!
PS: Great thread and mk community ... learned quite a lot by just reading through the pages.