My problem is that i can only position them so that the back of the speaker is only about one foot from the wall behind it.
Wall mounting rear ported speakers.
Q1 is 5 6 inch space sufficient for rear porting speakers to work fine.
Any thoughts on this.
Depending on the tuning of the box the effects of.
And oh look that just happens to be the minimum distance to the wall recommended by genelec for their back ported speakers what a coincidence.
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So now i will have 4 rear surround speakers at ear height and ceiling height.
Total blockage turns the speaker into a sealed box in a box that is on the small side.
Rear ported speakers and wall distance.
In a perfect world set your listening position more than 3m 9 8 feet from the wall behind the speaker regardless of the distance of the speaker to the wall assuming normal setup.
With the latest speaker mounts you can position your speakers perfectly without sacrificing style.
I will be adding 2 more speakers soon and want to expand to 7 1.
I will place the 2 new surround speakers at ear height on both sides of the sofa.
My current rear surround speakers are mounted on the wall near the ceiling beside the sofa.
I have no other options.
They are a rear ported speaker and come highly rated.
Not only will this help with the soundstage it will also change the relationship of the rear port to your wall by changing the angle of reflection.
The range of things that different things that happen to rear ported speakers when they are placed near a wall ranges from total blockage to no effect at all.
If i had to mount speakers on the wall i would look for front ported speakers.
Any back ported speaker with a port diameter of 2 for example will work just fine placed up to a wall as long as there is 2 of space behind the port.
Even if you are using the front speakers above 80hz or so it seems like a bad idea to mount rear ported spaekers on the wall.
Before i start wall mounting these speakers i have few questions.
Your other option is sealed acoustic suspension.
There are plenty of them out there to choose from.
