Originally Posted by
Dark Ranger
Hi Jeff!
Since you have the 170s already, I would suggest you keep them as your side surrounds. Try them with the OmniMount hardware and see how it sounds. Regarding the port issue, 3 inches from wall boundary should be just enough for the 170s to breathe without drawing attention to themselves.
If you're still concerned about proximity to the wall boundaries, then I'd recommend you apply an 80 Hz crossover to the surround channels. It will minimize the issue associated with wall-mounting a ported enclosure.
However, if those two options are not satisfactory and you're not comfortable running the 170s that close to a wall, then the 200s will solve that requirement.