Can they be used as front &amp; rear speakers? One person said he wouldn't recommend as front spkrs. I planned to get four for our living room system.
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I used them as rear only I'm sure you could use them as front but normaly you want the front speakers facing you. With that being said I'm sure they would work ok
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Bear, These do not send sound straight at you so they normally would not be the best choice as your front speakers.Eric C
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Yes they can; only on the rear doors, back lift gate, and side panels.....your front door has 4" speakers, now if you can find a conversion bracket or do some serious modification to get them to fit in the front door.....here's the website I did a little research from:www.sonicelectronix.com
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Glad u asked, i bought these to be used as rear speakers to compliment my front main speakers on my home stereo. I only play music from my iphone into my receiver which amplifies the signal to the speakers so technically yes as long as you have an amp. You cant directly plug an mp3 into them... However, these are 40$ speakers. There output does not match there looks. They are cheap and tend to crackle when intensily played but mine have not burnt out yet so far and sound spot on for 40$. I reccomend buying a more expensive higher quality pair of speakers unless your just using them for a computer set up or other lower performace apps. Hope this helps. Glad u asked, i bought these to be used as rear speakers to compliment my front main speakers on my home stereo. I only play music from my iphone into my receiver which amplifies the signal to the speakers so technically yes as long as you have an amp. You cant directly plug an mp3 into them... However, these are 40$ speakers. There output does not match there looks. They are cheap and tend to crackle when intensily played but mine have not burnt out yet so far and sound spot on for 40$. I reccomend buying a more expensive higher quality pair of speakers unless your just using them for a... » Read More Glad u asked, i bought these to be used as rear speakers to compliment my front main speakers on my home stereo. I only play music from my iphone into my receiver which amplifies the signal to the speakers so technically yes as long as you have an amp. You cant directly plug an mp3 into them... However, these are 40$ speakers. There output does not match there looks. They are cheap and tend to crackle when intensily played but mine have not burnt out yet so far and sound spot on for 40$. I reccomend buying a more expensive higher quality pair of speakers unless your just using them for a computer set up or other lower performace apps. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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They work well as either front or rear speakers. I use a jbl wireless transmitter so I would not have to run wire.
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If it's bass you want, theses are NOT the way to go. They are ok for maybe 7.1 surround but I would not use them as your main rear speakers.
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Yes you can do it. In a traditional LCR front speakers, that is if you have the Identical Left , Center and Right channel speakers, is the way to do it. If you can also, or maybe have the center speaker behind the screen, that would be the best set up. Now, if you have a center speaker that is different than the left and right, it would look strange but it should work fine. The ideal and right thing, is to have all the speakers from the exact same "family".
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I agree with Douglas K. I use them as he does and believe they would do great as rear speakers.
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You don't have to. I actually used these as my rear surround and the TSi400's for the front and a cs-10 for the center. But I'm sure 4 of these and a sub would sound excellent. If you want the full "5.1" you'll need a center speaker. 5.1 = 5 (speakers) .1 (subwoofer) roughly
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You could use them as fronts, however the speakers design is for dipole rear surrounds meaning they radiate their sound from the sides of the speaker cabinet and NOT from the front. You most likely would not be pleased using them as fronts. Definitive offers better solutions for fronts.
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If you have a good Quality surround receiver(Yamaha, Marantz, Onkyo ETC.), go ahead and use them with the receiver. It is designed to have a nice set of fronts. JIm
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They'll work great for front and rears. I personally wouldn't use them on the center channel. The center channel is your primary channel for tv and movies and would need to be more rigorous. Theater Solutions also makes a center channel speaker.
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I have 4... 2 sides and 2 backs and they sound great. But I would not use these as fronts. Not enough range and they are designed to distribute the sound to the sides as much as they do the front (see a picture with the grill off... the horns are at a 45 degree angle). If you can't get full fronts I would go with a bookshelf like the RB-41 II or 51. Without full fronts make sure you have a good sub.
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they sound very clear, it just depends on what you are using them for and what type of system you have? I chose them as L/R front and rears and got a speakercraft AIM8-3 for center channel in my surround system. But if your just using them for music they will work great!
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They would work for rear surround speakers, but there are constraints. The speaker is deeper than it is wide and there is a port on the back of the unit so you can't flush mount it to the wall. They would have to be on a stand or shelf. They make a L820 model if you need to mount them on the wall. These speakers sound great.
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I am not familiar with front surround??? as far as left and right front channel I dont think these were designed for that.
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Just select a stereo amp for them as you would for any 50W 4 ohm speaker but; you're going to have to make sure they are fastened to the frames in the seats to transmit the most vibration to the occupant. I think putting them in the back would be best if you've room. Be really happening with one in the bottom as well. That way it would be impossible to realize where the vibration emanates from. Crazy out-of-the-box idea man. The kind I like the best!