Speaker quesiton: Front as rears?

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: Koing
To add my hearing is probably really p!ss poor from the abuse of headphones when younger 🙁.

I hear that. Well, actually I don't, not too well, hehehe 🙂

Being a mortal meaty human can sure be inconvenient. Just wait until the tinnitus kicks in, then you'll wish you couldn't hear a thing.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: Koing
To add my hearing is probably really p!ss poor from the abuse of headphones when younger 🙁.

I'll try and test everything before purchase as I could probably get a way with crappier cables in my setup then people with better hearing etc.

Minimal music will be played, probably only tv, movies and the odd game.

I appreciate quality but only up to a point where I can tell a difference. My hearing is naff so it probably won't matter too much with the very minor stuff.

Koing

For what its worth, many people with good hearing can't tell if one cable is better than the other. I certainly can't, so this really saves a lot of money. Bluejeanscables.com is the most i'll spend for cables.

Also, it might be worth it to consider very good bookshelf speakers and a very good subwoofer all around rather than floorstanding speakers. It depends on the brand, but NHT Classic 3 comes to mind for a good budget oriented, but serious bookshelf speaker. Three-way sealed design will be somewhat easier to setup if you are forced to place them close to walls (as opposed to rear-ported speakers). The dedicated midrange drive is nice for movies where you need the extra headroom for the loud passages without distortion or over excursion of the midrange.

Of course, there are many others out there, see if you can audition some to get a grip on what kind of sounds you like.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
It doesn't depend on what your source material is, or any of that bollocks. The only reasons people don't use the same speaker for all channels include budget and room layout/limits, or because they believe in dipole/bipole surrounds. Otherwise, it makes sense to have the same speaker for all channels.

That makes sense - shouldn't each speaker be able to produce the range of frequencies needed?