Hi Andy,

Using the CMT-340c horizontally as a left/right is a great solution. I have actually done this in my bedroom as the wife wants the speakers on top of a bookcase.

>>1. Would the fact that it is packed into the bookshelf be a problem for the rear-ported design? I've heard that as long as there is room behind the speaker equal to about twice the port diameter. Others say as long as it is not exactly flush with the wall, it's OK. My bookcases are 12" and the speaker is 10.5" deep with grill, so I could by sticking the speaer out some manage say 2-3" of room behind. Is that enough?

If you can set the speaker so that it is overhanging the bookshelf by 2" (recommended for many reasons, not just the rear porting), you will be fine and the speakers will sound great. This should give you about 3 1/2" clearance behind the speaker, which is adequate for proper operation.

>>2. Would the EXBAC circuitry designed to compensate for the thing being on a TV also help with the fact that it's in a bookcase?

Yes!!! absolutely. Our EX)tended BA)ffle C)ompensation will help minimize many of the negative acoustic effects your bookshelf will introduce.

>>3. Are there other features of its center channel design that work against it being a good l/r (horizontal) speaker?

Nope... Everything we design here is music first, even if it is a center channel.

One question, how high (vertically) will the speakers be located?







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David Fabrikant
www.ascendacoustics.com