In Reply to: I need advice on a PSB home theater setup. posted by ETCpfd on February 13, 2001 at 23:08:15:
I've got 3LRs as mains, 1Bs as surround, 8C as the center and a Alpha Subsonic 5.Advice: Stick with the same drivers in the system. That means, ideally, pair the 3LRs with the 8C. All have 5 1/4 inch drivers -- in fact they are the same speakers with the exception of the 8C has the tweeter in the middle while the 3LRs have the tweeter on top. I used the 1B surrounds because they also have the 5 1/4 inch driver.
You mentioned buying the 9Cs and the 2Bs. Keep in mind that those speakers use the 6 1/2 inch drivers. I don't mind the Alpha Sub 5, but if I had it over again, I'd upgrade to the bigger Alpha Sub 6.
I've had my setup for about a month now and am extremely pleased. The setup is seamless since I'm using the same speakers for the front three channels. I've paired the speakers with a Pioneer Elite VSX-35TX which will allow for expanding the system to a 7.1 setup. Eventually, I may get the 10S surrounds and move the 1Bs to the rear.
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- I've got a similar PSB setup - DKMartin 13:13:59 02/14/01 (0)