Questions

[frofan]

Hello, I recently purchased a performance 2 package, and had a few questions regarding installation. I'll be running the system with an Onkyo 605 receiver. I have attached an outline of my room, which is 15’ wide, and 18’ long. The couch is angled against the back wall, with the sub behind it (which direction should I point the sub?).

What is the best way to wire the speakers using this receiver? I’m not sure if it has a 6.1 setting, so would I just use it in 5.1? Any other advice with this receiver and speaker setup would be greatly appreciated.

I just read a post regarding banana clips. Is it possible to wire the speakers without banana clips? The satellites will all be wall mounted, so I’m tight on space, and I wasn’t sure if the clips would fit behind the speaker or not. The front center speaker is also going on a mantle, directly below and in front of my TV, so it is very tight on space as well. What would you recommend I do?

Does anyone have any experience with these mounts?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...306222-4841731 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00092MZ8Y/102-9306222-4841731)


I also was wondering what your impressions are of the following subwoofer cable? I couldn’t find any place in the specifications if this is a shielded cable or not. Would I be better off paying $60 or $80 for a Monster cable?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....1818326 24859 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8425698&type=product&id=1181832624859)

Previously I have only owned cheap all in one speaker/receiver systems, so I’m very excited to get this setup! Hopefully it lives up to all of the hype I have read.



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/frofan/room.jpg




Setup:
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Samsung 4671 LCD
Onkyo 605
Performance 2 (V12 & STF2)
Oppo DVD w/ HDMI

[Pete_Hsu]

Hi frofan,

Presumably this is your receiver:

http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?class=Receiver&m=TX-SR605&p=i

You are in luck because we just had some people with model 605 ask about hooking up VT-12 system:

http://forum.hsuresearch.com/showthread.php?t=4017

So if you can swing it and want a 7.1 channel system, you can order a separate VT-254 to add to your 6 speaker setup. Otherwise, if you don't want the extra seventh speaker, you can hook it up as a 5.1 channel system as thurst did in the above link.

As for subwoofer placement, it shouldn't matter too much if the sub is placed sideways with port facing one direction or the other. I would go with what looks cleanest in your room.