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.
sproggo

Showing 1 response by shadorne

I second Jameswei ....you should stick with the same manufacturer - your best match is actually the Studio 110...as it has matching drive units!

1SC's would probably be the next best choice but poor in comparison due to their reduced dynamics relative to your big 140's. It is impossible to achieve balance and a decent HT sound if you mismatch mains and surround speakers too much. (You end up with a system that only sounds right at some volume levels and not others...and if you use completely different speakers form different manufacturers then all I can say is, well, you have a dogs breakfast of an HT system and it will sound that way too)