Do all your speakers hooked up to your receaver have to be all the same.

Im thinking replacing the front speakers for my receaver for better one's. Would the performance mix with the others making it sound worse.

hope this makes any sence to you peaple.

Of course they don't have to be the same, but aim to have your front L/R the same and you're rear L/R the same of course.

No, but it helps. Even moreso if you're dropping a grand or more. Do some reasearch and see which "good" brands are compatible and how they may need to be positioned so that the sound isn't messed up. Further, you need to ensure that impedence is the same as your amp, and that the amperage of the speakers matches your amp as well. If you haven't done your homework, you won't be ready to upgrade.

No, but it helps. Even moreso if you're dropping a grand or more. Do some reasearch and see which "good" brands are compatible and how they may need to be positioned so that the sound isn't messed up. Further, you need to ensure that impedence is the same as your amp, and that the amperage of the speakers matches your amp as well. If you haven't done your homework, you won't be ready to upgrade.

Apathetic_Prick

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No, but it helps. Even moreso if you're dropping a grand or more. Do some reasearch and see which "good" brands are compatible and how they may need to be positioned so that the sound isn't messed up. Further, you need to ensure that impedence is the same as your amp, and that the amperage of the speakers matches your amp as well. If you haven't done your homework, you won't be ready to upgrade.

kraken2109

I wasn't just referring to impedence, THD or wattage. The dude above you (and below me at this point) mentioned what I was referring to, but didn't know the term for - which is timbre. Well, I did, but I forgot it because i haven't used it in like four years. The speaker timbre is what makes certain pairs incompatible with each other, which is why it's better to go online in forums and ask "so these speakers work well with these speakers".

Nope. But people tend to match speaker brands to get the same sound signature all the way through, but the difference isn't that severe.

To a person with no audio experience you won't notice a huge difference in the different speakers if they fall within the same sort of range and output but once you get used to audio and how it sounds they might sound off or unbalanced. Usually you can mix and match pretty well but always match you 2 fronts and 2 back to each other. the centre can be better to really bring forward vocal audio and the sub can be different again as long as it doesn't over power everything. But for the best experience it's usually best to keep everything the same

To a person with no audio experience you won't notice a huge difference in the different speakers if they fall within the same sort of range and output but once you get used to audio and how it sounds they might sound off or unbalanced. Usually you can mix and match pretty well but always match you 2 fronts and 2 back to each other. the centre can be better to really bring forward vocal audio and the sub can be different again as long as it doesn't over power everything. But for the best experience it's usually best to keep everything the same

seanmcloughlin

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To a person with no audio experience you won't notice a huge difference in the different speakers if they fall within the same sort of range and output but once you get used to audio and how it sounds they might sound off or unbalanced. Usually you can mix and match pretty well but always match you 2 fronts and 2 back to each other. the centre can be better to really bring forward vocal audio and the sub can be different again as long as it doesn't over power everything. But for the best experience it's usually best to keep everything the same

Mozelleple112

That and subwoofer frequency and positioning.

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To a person with no audio experience you won't notice a huge difference in the different speakers if they fall within the same sort of range and output but once you get used to audio and how it sounds they might sound off or unbalanced. Usually you can mix and match pretty well but always match you 2 fronts and 2 back to each other. the centre can be better to really bring forward vocal audio and the sub can be different again as long as it doesn't over power everything. But for the best experience it's usually best to keep everything the same

Apathetic_Prick

That and subwoofer frequency and positioning.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

To a person with no audio experience you won't notice a huge difference in the different speakers if they fall within the same sort of range and output but once you get used to audio and how it sounds they might sound off or unbalanced. Usually you can mix and match pretty well but always match you 2 fronts and 2 back to each other. the centre can be better to really bring forward vocal audio and the sub can be different again as long as it doesn't over power everything. But for the best experience it's usually best to keep everything the same

Mozelleple112

For movies the centre channel is the most vital part to the whole setup. It carries all the vocal audio and without it everything gets lost or muddy. Your two fronts are really important if you want to listen to music and then your sub is equal to that if not more important. but more got to do with where and how you have it placed along with what it's outputting freq. wise. If it's off even a little it can wash out everything and become a mess of muddy boomy bass which sounds awful. The surrounds aren't all that important really as they carry very little and only add ambience so if you need to skimp on speakers this is where you do it.

For gaming though it's all a bit different because some games encode differently and place things differently in the mix. Like in cutscenes the vocals all come from the centre but in the game world if characters talk it's usually localised respective of where the camera is and so surrounds come into play a LOT more in games.

You have to prioritise what you will be using them for most. Or you can splash and just get outrageous speakers all round :P

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[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"] I did read some where that it is indeed the centre channel that makes or breaks a home cinema. Mozelleple112

That and subwoofer frequency and positioning.

That depends on personal preference though. I was like that and had my old woofer turned up a lot but after a while of testing I set it halfway and re did all my calibrations and I realised that a laid back bass sounds a LOT tighter and responds much better in movies. It compliments the other speakers rather than be the main focus. You don't want a deep bass noise to happen and think "Wow that sounds awesome coming from the woofer" because that means it's distracting and not blending. You should feel it and hear it but just enough that it doesn't draw your attention

A rule of thumb for woofers is find the level you like with it and turn it down ever so slightly. So if halfway sounds good to you then go a tiny bit more down. This is supposed to yield the best results for your personal tastes and I agree with it

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That and subwoofer frequency and positioning.

seanmcloughlin

That depends on personal preference though. I was like that and had my old woofer turned up a lot but after a while of testing I set it halfway and re did all my calibrations and I realised that a laid back bass sounds a LOT tighter and responds much better in movies. It compliments the other speakers rather than be the main focus. You don't want a deep bass noise to happen and think "Wow that sounds awesome coming from the woofer" because that means it's distracting and not blending. You should feel it and hear it but just enough that it doesn't draw your attention

A rule of thumb for woofers is find the level you like with it and turn it down ever so slightly. So if halfway sounds good to you then go a tiny bit more down. This is supposed to yield the best results for your personal tastes and I agree with it