New to the game. Please help with set up.


I am new to the all this but I just bought a house with a good size media room. I want to set it up right, but I can't break the bank. I have a small inexpensive focal sib xl system that I use a Pioneer elite A/V reciver to power(Its about 130W per channel). The previous owner left his B&W 805s and I was wondering if the Pioneer could power these speakers as fronts with a sub and use the Focals as the surounds in a 7.1 system.

Thanks for any help you can provide
nitjt

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I have been using a mixed marriage of drivers for years, with ok results. As long as the speakers are somewhat similar in timbre, they will do just fine. Level matching is not a problem with multi-channel, so sensitvity isn't really an issue. I am more into 2 channel, but when playing M/C recordings, I get most of the desired results.
As previously stated, it will cause no harm, and it might surprise you with how good it sounds. Have fun with it, if you like it, great, if not, you are free to try anything you can afford later.

Enjoy,
Dan