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Joseph Oberlander
June 30th 03, 04:17 PM
Dave wrote:
> I am purchasing for a college dorm room, and a rather small one at that. The
> room is set up so that the dresser (which the speakers would be on) faces
> the seating areas, which are a couch on the floor and a lofted platform with
> more seats. I imagine that, with the speakers on the dresser, the platform
> gets perfect sound while the couch suffers slightly in the tweeter detail.
>
> Also another idea just hit me. The room is too small to do a decent 5.1
> configuration (because behind the couch is the wall), so I've been thinking
> it's better not to bother with rears and center. If I do, I could put the
> "fronts" on the floor to either side of the couch, pointing the wrong way.
>
> Any thoughts on this?

Kind of - um - echhh. The 4408s(or a simmilar large bookshelf like a Tannoy
MXm2 or B&W 602) will sound fine and they are only 18-24 inches tall, not
such a problem on either side of the TV,(foot or so away for interference,
though)