[Audio_Empire[_2_]]

On Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:55:38 AM UTC-7, Andrew Haley wrote:
Audio_Empire wrote:

The only thing that CAN differentiate "surround speakers" from the
normal kind is that often surround speakers are not required to have
any deep bass,

That's not true, strictly speaking. Surround speakers might have very
different directional properties from front-firing ones; they may even
be bipoles.

Andrew.

What part of "Can differentiate" and "often... not required" do you
not understand? Neither of those terms were exclusive when I studied
English grammar as a school boy. I'll admit that it was many years
ago, but I don't think the language has changed THAT MUCH in the
ensuing years. After all, I can still communicate with you! 8^)

Fact is, almost any speaker that is suitable for a pair of "front"
speakers is also suitable for surround speakers. But Dolby and others
devised their cinema surround systems to not require full-range
speakers on the sides or in the rear for cost reasons. That doesn't
mean that you can't use full range speakers with excellent results.
One of the best surround systems I know of consist of a pair of
Magnepan MG-3.7s in the front and a pair of Magnepan MG-3.7s in the
rear as well. Admittedly the owner uses them mostly to listen to SACD
surround (I.E. music), they nonetheless work splendidly for movies as
well.