Horizon as a back surround speaker

[qwknuf6]

Good ideal or not ? Use a pair of Horizons for rear surrounds ?
I want a more dynamic surround speaker, I am using 170s for now and at times they sound a little strained , the system has been calibrated by Jeff Meier from Accucal , Yes I like to play to very loud at times , want some headroom .

Thanks Mark

[Roen]

If you're using Front 170 and Rear Horizon....I'd switch them up.

[qwknuf6]

No,I am using 170s for rear surrounds at this time , looking for a more dynamic rear surround speakers

[Roen]

I wouldn't use a better speaker in the rears than the fronts, since the fronts do most of the heavy lifting.

How about just getting what you have in the front?

[qwknuf6]

Fronts are to costly to match , audio mixes are getting more aggressive in the rear channels , I would love to do full range matching speakers in all 5 channels but I am thinking the Horizon may fit the bill for rear channels ,cant think of any downsides other than cost , size and weight , but I have room in the rear placement for the Horizon .

[davef]

Good ideal or not ? Use a pair of Horizons for rear surrounds ?
I want a more dynamic surround speaker, I am using 170s for now and at times they sound a little strained , the system has been calibrated by Jeff Meier from Accucal , Yes I like to play to very loud at times , want some headroom .

Thanks Mark

Most definitely -- with the exceptionally wide and linear dispersion of the Horizon (especially the ribbon version), these would make fantastic surrounds if you can fit them.

[mikesiskav]

What speakers do you have in the front?

[qwknuf6]

1 Horizon RAAL center and a pair of 3 way towers with Seas Exotica tweeter/woofer and rythmik drivers

[Roen]

1 Horizon RAAL center and a pair of 3 way towers with Seas Exotica tweeter/woofer and rythmik drivers

Put the two horizons in the front and put the towers in the back as surrounds?

[qwknuf6]

Put the two horizons in the front and put the towers in the back as surrounds?

That would not work