Hey all,
This is my first post here. I ordered a 5.1 system containing cherry power towers for the fronts, the bipole/dipole surrounds, and the VAC center channel (on backorder right now 
). I also took advantage of the receiver promotion and got the Onkyo SR602 receiver. I ordered Monday and everything arrived this afternoon (except the center).
First off, I'd like to thank Ben, who spent a good hour chatting with me on the live chat program on Monday helping me determine what would be the best setup for me. When I told him I was ready to order, he called me up and took the order personally. Now that's service! I would go into detail about how great the packaging is and how great the speakers look, but everyone knows that by now. 
Anyway, I haven't hooked everything up yet, but I have a few newbie questions I'm hoping someone can answer:
1. My previous home theater was installed for me, but I'm installing this one myself. I labeled all of the speaker wire, but messed up and used a one (-) label for both the + and - ends of the wire for the front/right speaker. Now, I don't know which end to plug into the positive and negative ends of the receiver. How can I figure out which is which? All the speaker wire is in a big bundle, so it would be very difficult for me to look at the other end to see which is which.
2. I got the free SPL meter with my order, but the Onkyo receiver also comes with a setup microphone that supposedly calibrates the system for you. Do I still need to calibrate using the SPL meter for best performance? I have no idea what an SPL meter does or how to use it.
3. How do I know which mode to set my surround speakers (bipole or dipole)? Is it just a matter of seeing which one sounds best? Can someone explain the difference in layman's terms?
4. Do the bipole/dipole speakers need to be mounted to studs on the wall? Since they come with the drywall anchors, I'm assuming not.
That's all I can think of for now. I can't wait to try these speakers out. I'm sure I'll be thirlled with them! 