Wiring a single point stereo in-ceiling speaker to work as dipole.

[lspence]

I was recently at my local "hi-end" speaker store and they were informing me that a single stereo in-ceiling speaker (1 woofer, 2 tweeters) can be rewired to be used as a dipole. Has anyone had experience with this? Exactly how do you do it?

[lspence]

If I do this I would be purchasing (2) single stereo in-ceiling speakers......just in case it wasn't clear. Planned on using a pair for my surround rears.

[nova]

Never heard of doing that, sounds plausible though. Any particular reason for not just getting in-ceiling/in-wall dipoles to begin with?

[alan monro]

Inspence . Gooday , If you reverse one of the tweeter wires going to any one of the tweeters it will be 2 poles bipolar , your woofer mid-range wont be , but the mods will stop the treble from being very directional . So it should work . Do the same for the other speaker Kind regards Alan Monro ,

[lspence]

I would purchase dipole if they were available in the speaker line that I am using. However, my only option is to go with the situation I have stated. Proficient Audio is the brand. They are made by Speakercraft but are sold at a lower price point. I am planning on 8" inwalls for the front; a dual 6.5" for the center; 8" inwalls for the surrounds; 8" inceiling for the rear surrounds; a SVS PB12-Plus 2 sub; all powered by an Onkyo 805.

By the way, on the video side I am planning a 120" resessed electric screen with a Panasonic AE2000U projector.

Thanks for the feedback.

[lspence]

alan monro wrote:

Inspence . Gooday , If you reverse one of the tweeter wires going to any one of the tweeters it will be 2 poles bipolar , your woofer mid-range wont be , but the mods will stop the treble from being very directional . So it should work . Do the same for the other speaker Kind regards Alan Monro ,

Alan,
Thanks for the guidance on the dipole tweeter wiring. Since a single point stereo speaker has 2 pair of speaker inputs and I would only be utilizing one pair of inputs, how do I hook each speaker up from the receiver?

[alan monro]

Inspence , gooday again The speakers at the rear , each has 1 woofer 2 tweet and somesort of xover .only one single pair goes to the amp Alan .