Help - Nice small dipole or bipole for HT wanted.

Thanks so far. Those names help a lot.

The main questions remaining unresolved, are “Which?” (di or bi), and “Where?” (sides or rears)... and of course, “Who?”.

A good eff rating is gonna be a good thing using the power plant of the Onkyo TX SR 805... 130wpc. .. and it’s a near lengthy run of wire too.

I did suspect the surr sides would be best for the di/bi units. I do have 5 Silverline and two Canton bookshelfs right now.

I had even thought to use a pair of Silverline Minuet directionals somewhere to go with the Sonata IIIs, SR 15, and Centerstage.

The last issue is price. Whichever side surrs, di’s or bi’s, are gonna have to be moderately priced or at least within reason.

BTW, the Silverline monitors do sound pretty full bodied, despite their higher eff rating.

Anything else I should know and other speaker models, are greatly appreciated.

Johnnyb53

Well, thanks for the thoughtful response... especially the Mirage notes, and the current multi ch. sound tips exp.

Only way I'm gonna know for sure is to use what I got for now. All the Silverlines and a pair of smallish 87db Cantons first. P)lacing the Canton 220s as the sides, and go from there.

I had hoped to have another amp here but that addition will be a while yet, and I don't want to run 3 different types of power plants, Rec. SS, and Tubes for HT. So the 805 will have to suck it up and do five of the seven ch for the time being... with the Odyssey driving the mains.

Above the ear, huh? Yikes! gonna need taller stands.

Johnnyb53

What about this... ?? the intended directional cues which are in play during the film. Localized sounds. Do they still possess the same snap and pop, or impact which is realized as coming from a directed & intended area?

Or is there a loss attributed to the dispersed sonic field? Ex. ricochets, gun shots, breaking glasss, approaching or departing entities?

My only experience with greater degreed sound field speakers, 180 > 360 degree ambienct speakers was not quite so thrilling as were typical limited field or directional transducers.

They just didn't have the same impact or 'jump' factor.

Johnnyb53
Well, that's good.

Lastly,
Just how much power is 'sufficient power'?
Thanks a lot.

Johnnyb53
Many thanks.

My room is a touch smaller... 14 x 20, so that's all I needed to hear. Now I'll keep them in mind along with the Energy (likewise) units. Whichever gets on sale when I'm ready is what I'll try to get for the rear surrounds first. then if that's good, I'll try out some of the side surrounds.

Till then I'll have to use my on hand directionals. I won't be able to do on wall after all... just stands.