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Rear Speaker Advice needed

Hey, I'm putting together my first real audio system. So far I have Proac Studio 140s and an NAD T754 and I'm working on getting the Proac CC1 Center Channel.

My question is for home theater viewing what rear (book shelf) speakers should I get? This is just in a living room. I would be looking at getting them used. I've heard and it makes sense that you don't want to go too cheap on the rear's as it will make the rear movie effects sound cheasy compared to the front. The problem I'm having is being able to look online and say ok what jm focal line, dynaudio, line, etc... roughly matches the Proac Studio line.
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jameswei
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Consider the Proac 1SCs. They should be a decent sonic match for your Studio 140s. While they lack the deepest bass, presumably you've got that covered with the mains or a subwoofer.
jameswei
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I agree that the Focus line occupies about the same position in the Dynaudio range that the Studios occupy in the Proac range. Both are highly regarded speaker makers with challengers to the "best" speaker title at the tops of their ranges.

Both Shadorne and I believe it would be better to stay with the same manufacturer, i.e., Proac. Given that you have decided to set this aside, I would recommend the next step to be auditioning likely candidates. Presumably, you already know the "sound" of your Studio 140s quite well -- do target the best match during your auditioning. You appear to hold budget discipline in high priority for this decision. Accordingly, likely candidates for auditioning can be selected by price point proximity, after adjusting for used versus new pricing. Good luck.
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