Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners SQ8 Question?

I just order a pair of SQ8's from the outlet store. I am replacing some older JBL Sat 20's, that I use for surrounds in a 5.1 setup. The JBL's are mounted on the rear wall, and I plan on mounting the SQ8's on the rear wall. I can't do sides, due to my room layout. My question is: Would about 5 to 6 feet apart, and about half way in between ear level & the ceiling be ok. By doing it this way, they will be located just over the top of the ends of the couch. Any help/info would be appreciated.


I went with the Axiom's due to having Paradigm Studio 60's V2 & matching center. I have had them quite a while, and love them. The matching surrounds for them are around $1200 a pair. More than I am willing to part with. Plus the new one's would not be a perfect match with my Version 2's anyway. I have heard that the Axiom's match up well with the Paradigms.

New owner to be. The wait is killing me.

Thanks

The Qs8's, not SQ8's , are very fogiving. Normally, you want them at least 2ft or higher above ear level when seated. Mine are 7ft off the ground.

The Paradigms Studio's are very similar to the m60's and m80's, so the Q's should blend nicely.

How wide is your back wall? 6ft spread should work, but wider might work better.

It'll be great.

One side of the wall is wider, but the couch goes about 2 ft from the corner. So the only way to widen them would be to put one further away from the end of the couch, than the other one. So the couch would not be in the middle of the rear sound stage.

What the drunk squirrel said.

Thanks, I thought it sounded ok with the JBL's, and they are at least 10 to 12 years old. They also have a fairly small range. The Qs8's should sound a lot better. Now back to reading threads and waiting.

Thanks again

What's the room layout that prevents you from using the side walls? Is it because as you stated later that the couch isn't centered left-to-right in the room?

As everyone else has said the QS8s will be fine on the rear. The only thing I was thinking is if you could find a way to put them on the side you could keep your current speakers to make a 7.1 system. That is what I've done, of course now that I've heard the QS8s I'm in more of a hurry to replace my 15 year old Sonys on the rear with something Axiom.

As the others have said, on the rear wall as you described will work fine.

I am Bi-Amping my fronts, and I would have to stop doing that to be able to do 7.1. The right side has a wall, the left is has an opening to where my computer desk is. If I put something on a stand, it just wouldn't look right. I have thought about what you have said. I someday might get another pair of Qs8's and try and hang them from the ceiling. My actual HT area including the connecting room is only about 1900 Cubic Ft. For now I think this is all I can do.

Since the beginning of 08, I have gotten a Denon 3808ci, PS3, Samsung 50PNA550 Plasma, Outlaw LFM-1 Compact, ordered an ED A2-300, and now the Qs8's. I think my wife has been more than accommodating. God love her she really has been good with most of this. It took me years of looking with her before I could get my Paradigm fronts, & center. I happen to go in when the new models were coming out, and I got the floor models in the box with new warranty for about half price.

Thanks for the suggestion.

How are you bi-amping? If you're connecting two sets of wires to two different outputs on the same receiver or same amp, then it's completely useless.