RT800 timbre matching rears
shiyo
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Hello. I want to use my old RT800s as mains for a budget 5.1. I started looking for a center, the closest I could get to was CS350 (probably a failed attempt to timber match). Now I am looking for two rears and I am thinking of getting a pair of OWM3 (receiver is Yamaha rx-475). I don't have a clue on what I am doing. any advice would do. I live in Europe and prices double due to weight
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The proper match for them is an FX-300 or FX-500 model.HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable
2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable -
Hello. I want to use my old RT800s as mains for a budget 5.1. I started looking for a center, the closest I could get to was CS350 (probably a failed attempt to timber match). Now I am looking for two rears and I am thinking of getting a pair of OWM3 (receiver is Yamaha rx-475). I don't have a clue on what I am doing. any advice would do. I live in Europe and prices double due to weight
Thanks
CS350 is a decent match as the tweeters are similar, CS 400 or 400i are closer. OWM3's will be fine for surrounds IMO. Also keep an eye out for RT/fx's or LS/fx's. Welcome to CP!! -
Timbre matching on the rears is generally not considered as important as across the fronts and center. I have RT25i's in the back and am happy with those. I also had RT35i's in the past and they fit the setup well also.
