awkward surround placement...please recommend speaker type (bipole, direct radiator...)

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I am moving to a studio loft in a month and cannot mount surround sound speakers on the side of my listening area. I can mount them on wood beams directly overhead or on the rear wall. I have seen two types of bipole surround speakers:
tweeter/mid on both ends and
mid in the middle with a tweeter on either side at an angle.
My roomate currently owns a pair of the first type that we use on either side of the couch. They seem to work well in this location, because they are very close to the listening area. I'm worried that putting them overhead or behind won't direct enough sound to me. Would the second type of bipole be better, or should I use direct radiators? Which of the two locations would work best? This is for movies only, not 5 channel stereo.
Thanks for your help,
Phil

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Topic - awkward surround placement...please recommend speaker type (bipole, direct radiator...) - Philbertt 12:49:12 06/20/01 (2)

Re: awkward surround placement...please recommend speaker type (bipole, direct radiator...) - Valnar 20:47:27 06/25/01 (0)

Re: awkward surround placement...please recommend speaker type (bipole, direct radiator...) - John C. - Aussie 20:13:50 06/22/01 (0)

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