Chap,
Yes, I believe you're on the right track. Third the REL R-series, they've worked great for me.
That said, the SPL 800R would be a nice pick as well; I've got their bigger brother, the SPL 1000R (x2), in my living room HT/2 channel system and am very pleased - fine for HT and Music. The room correction feature, remote, and music genre setting capabilities really give one a lot of versatility.
Re: using pre-outs or speaker tap, try both and see which one works best to your ears. For me, utilising the speaker level taps sounds slightly better.
Cheers,
Garry
Yes, I believe you're on the right track. Third the REL R-series, they've worked great for me.
That said, the SPL 800R would be a nice pick as well; I've got their bigger brother, the SPL 1000R (x2), in my living room HT/2 channel system and am very pleased - fine for HT and Music. The room correction feature, remote, and music genre setting capabilities really give one a lot of versatility.
Re: using pre-outs or speaker tap, try both and see which one works best to your ears. For me, utilising the speaker level taps sounds slightly better.
Cheers,
Garry