Any negitives on the 170's upside down?

[Harro]

I currently have got 170's as my surround sides and rears but I can not aim them far enough down for aiming at the MLP. So I was wondering if I could turn them upside down with the tweeter on the bottom with out any ill affects on the speaker itself?

[Mag_Neato]

The speaker will be just fine upside down. I've not heard any reports of dizziness or disorientation from doing that!!

[davef]

I currently have got 170's as my surround sides and rears but I can not aim them far enough down for aiming at the MLP. So I was wondering if I could turn them upside down with the tweeter on the bottom with out any ill affects on the speaker itself?

Mag is correct, in fact -- generally speaking, if the tweeter is going to be significantly above ear-level, flipping the speaker vertically is recommended.

[Harro]

Thanks for the answer. I didn't want to go ahead with turning them and find out I would screw them up somehow.

"I've not heard any reports of dizziness or disorientation from doing that!!"
I will turn them and tape a travel sickness pill to the side, should take care of that. :0