I will have the speakers on top of the carpet. Is there a difference in sound by having them above the floor vs. on the floor?
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you can point the front side and surround speakers up, which helps with the stage, but the center cannot change angle so I suppose you'll lose some stage. Just make sure the speakers don't move around.
1558764
That's impossible to say. Too many variables. It all depends on how loud you play your system and how high you adjust the bass control on the speaker. One thing in the Yamaha's favor is that it's a front-firing subwoofer, not a downward-firing subwoofer (the speaker faces the floor) like many other units. Another is that it's not a high-powered unit and won't deliver room-shaking levels of sound.
460495
I have the subwoofer on the ground. It actually performs better touching a solid surface.
1791998
The room where I have my speakers is rectangular. The speakers are placed on top of bookshelves are about 5' high and are at either end of the rectangular points. The sound produced is amazing. You can always try them in different spots to find what suits you best. They are incredibly powerful. Hope this helps.
1226053
The foam sheet is not that thick for your purpose. I would think you would be better to lay a thick carpet padding and a wall-to-wall carpet over the entire floor in the room you wish to decrease the noise from below.
683454
It will help with sound dampening the bass, ours is on laminate and I wish it was on carpet
2137523
It's a trade off. If you don't use your rear speakers you can use those for the ceiling speakers. At least that's the way it appears to me
1479373
I have them in a living room with two floor speakers. When I turn on the stereo, I can clearly hear that the Polk speakers are putting out as much good sound as the floor speakers. The two floor speakers are each in a corner of the room and the two Polk speakers are perpendicular to the floor speakers. So, I hear great sound sitting in the middle between them. I am sure the Polk speakers could be stand alone speakers, too.
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It really depends upon the position of the speaker meaning, as fronts =no. If you were to use as rears or sides and they were placed above main listening area=OK.In the end if you can put these in ceiling, you should be able to put the cdt-5800-c in ceiling=better choice.
751310
No, these units have very nice bass response. You could add a subwoofer if you like floor shaking bass, otherwisethe speakers sound very balanced with a good low end.
2267015
You can put in carpet safely. I have put it all the time in Wood floor and it will give extra bass. Speakers are not that powerful for a big room. I am using only it for Surround sound and front I have floor standing speakers
177603
Well, that's a little hard for me to answer. Our treadmill is already on a carpeted floor. I didn't seem to notice much difference in sound after. Ik got the mat to protect the carpet.
1447916
It isn't that deep and tends to be a bit unstable on carpeting so I probably would not put a speaker of that size on top of it.
434784
You would be surprised but these can fill a large room. My advice to you would be to wait to hear them before you feel the need to add anything to them. if you truly want 7.1 sound i would suggest adding two floorstanding speakers to the front and using the 800 for your center and surround. But I believe these speakers will fill your room. Feel free to let me know how everything works out and what you decide to do.
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Really a matter of personal preference. If audio is a big consideration for you when watching movies and shows, you might want to give it some thought. I've been content with the sound from the tv personally, particularly at this price point, but with our neighbor's bedroom being positioned above our living room, we're not really pushing it all that much.
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you can buy baffles to put in for the speakers however most Polk speakers they do not recommend them. I what a pair of these in my living room and my master bedroom is directly above it and I never hear them. I have another pair in my kitchen that we use for music and my children's bedrooms are above that and we never hear them either. The rooms above in these cases also have carpet it may be different if you had hardwoods.
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As I know no difference where subwoofer located in the room. But mounting to the table might cause unwanted resonance.Table must be very solid.