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Re: One pair or two pairs of M3 ceiling speakers?
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If you mount the m5ow with the tweeter at 10º below ear level will the sides/back of the couch affect the sound of the midrange drivers if they are below the top of the couch? Mount 5’ to tweeter. Then you are fine. If you go with an M3OW same if you want. I left 5’ or so off your sidewalls for in-ceiling Atmos locations -so plenty of seperation to get well defined height vs side sound if you are worried about 5’ to tweeter. I am going to invert my sidewall M5OWs because my ceilings are 7’6”. I would like to get my tweeters down to 4’6” if possible. Much smaller room than yours.
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Re: One pair or two pairs of M3 ceiling speakers?
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M5OW ordered. I'm going to move the qs10s to zone 2 for the back of the room or maybe rears temporarily.
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Re: One pair or two pairs of M3 ceiling speakers?
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LFR1100 VP180HP EP600 M3 In Ceiling x 4 M5OW M2 - Atmos rears ADA1500.5 M3 Outdoor Speakers ADA 1000.8
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Re: One pair or two pairs of M3 ceiling speakers?
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Next up is the ADA1500 and another 600
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Re: One pair or two pairs of M3 ceiling speakers?
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If it's a 1500-3 for your fronts, you'd be fine with a 1250-3. The 1250 has the same "noise performance" as the 1500 but less power which is still more power than you need.
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Planning on a 5 channel amp and if I upgrade to actives I would only need to add one additional 5 channel amp at that time.
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In my case I have a Marantz 6012 and a Monoprice external amplifier for a 7.1.4 configuration. The receiver handles 9 channels of amplification and the external amp provides power for the remaining 2. While I listen to music at high volume levels, and watch movies at a level that Mrs and kiddo complain, I'm unable to go beyond 40% of the volume control knob on the receiver, so I have more than enough amplification bandwidth. Plus the M80s are 4ohm speakers.
Your needs will likely vary, but the above is just a data point.
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I remember someone in the last few years mentioning that it is moot how loud a system can get to, it is how loud one wants to hear music and watch movies, so that one's hearing is preserved SMILE. I don't remember who said this, but it was in this forum for sure SMILE.
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Canes, I think the 1250-5 vs the 1500-5 very much depends on whether you'd be planning to play the active LFRs full range. If you cut them off at 80Hz, the 1250 will work for your case even for party levels. But how can you possibly know until you try it? I suppose if you want the ultimate in flexibility/performance, the 1500 is the way to go.
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