Now for a Technical Question

[bri1270]

If I were to buy the 340's and wall mount them using a heavy duty adjustable wall mount (so they won't be flush to the wall; something similar to what Ascend sells for the 170, but these hold about 45 pounds, and use a "clamping" method to secure the spaeker), and cut the crossover at 80hz via my receiver, would the distance to the wall matter with regard to the rear port since bass won't really be an issue? I saw in another thread that Dave said there should be about 12" behind a 340, but with my current mounts, there's only about 6".

Thanks Again

And this will be the determining factor as to whether I get the 170's or 340's. Although I'd love to be able to mount and really crank up some 340's, I don't want to sacrifice the quality of sound for size.

...almost there...(stay on target), almost there (stay on target)...

[Lou-the-dog]

6" would be a less than ideal but with my tin ear I'm not sure I could tell much diff between 6" or 12". DaveF has always recomended we give the 340's more breathing room.

Randy

[bri1270]

I realize that more space is better, but if you're not pumping that much air with low frequencies, will the six inches make that much of a difference? What I'm trying to achieve with my mains and center is good clean mids and highs that I can really crank, and let my subs manage the lows.

[ClutchBrake]

When helping me decide how I could mount my 340 rears the setup davef recommended provided 3.5-4" between port and wall. Given that I'd say 6" is A-OK.

[curtis]

I think it also matters if it is parallel to the wall or angled.

[bri1270]

There is a slight downward and inward angle towards the listening position. I would say 10-12 degrees from paralell and 7-10 from perpendicular.

[bri1270]

Hey Clutch, I think I read the thread you're referring to, and wasn't Dave saying that it would be okay to do that with a 340c positioned horizontally?

[curtis]

There is a slight downward and inward angle towards the listening position. I would say 10-12 degrees from paralell and 7-10 from perpendicular.

Its been a while since I had geometry....but that doesn't read right. Then again...I never liked word problems.

[Mag_Neato]

I just tried to lay that out on AutoCAD......and my computor shut down!

[Eddie Horton]

I think you'd be fine with 6.