Mixing brands

[muk]

Hi

I've read some threads about this issue and I understand it's not
advisable to mix brands (at least front and center ones).

I have already bought a pair of rear speakers of one particular brand
and am planning to buy front and center ones.

The front might be of the same brand (and model/series) as the rears
but the center is another brand (though the drivers on that speaker
look the same dimensions as on the front/rear speakers).

How can I check/test whether the center will match the fronts? I do
have a test signal generator on my amp. Is it only to check the volume
of each speaker?

Please advise.

Thanks

Muk

[David B.]

muk wrote:
> I've read some threads about this issue and I understand it's not
> advisable to mix brands (at least front and center ones).
> I have already bought a pair of rear speakers of one particular brand
> and am planning to buy front and center ones.
> The front might be of the same brand (and model/series) as the rears
> but the center is another brand (though the drivers on that speaker
> look the same dimensions as on the front/rear speakers).
> How can I check/test whether the center will match the fronts? I do
> have a test signal generator on my amp. Is it only to check the volume
> of each speaker?
> Please advise.

What is your reasoning for buying a different center? It's not a good
idea if you have a choice but sometimes our choices are limited.

David

[muk]

> What is your reasoning for buying a different center? It's not a good
> idea if you have a choice but sometimes our choices are limited.
>
> David


The fact is that the fronts and rears are 8 Ohms whereas the center of
that same brand that matches them is 6 Ohms (my amp (5 * 100W RMS)
says 8-16 Ohms speakers).

So, what's the worst case: having a center of a different brand or
having the 6 Ohms center connected to my amp?

Muk

[David B.]

muk wrote:
>>What is your reasoning for buying a different center? It's not a good
>>idea if you have a choice but sometimes our choices are limited.
>>
>>David
>
>
>
> The fact is that the fronts and rears are 8 Ohms whereas the center of
> that same brand that matches them is 6 Ohms (my amp (5 * 100W RMS)
> says 8-16 Ohms speakers).
>
> So, what's the worst case: having a center of a different brand or
> having the 6 Ohms center connected to my amp?

Having a center of a different brand is much worse. For me, the 6 Ohm
center is a non issue. If you're concerned, email the speaker company.

David

"muk" <mnauzeer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I've read some threads about this issue and I understand it's not
> advisable to mix brands (at least front and center ones).
>
> I have already bought a pair of rear speakers of one particular brand
> and am planning to buy front and center ones.
>
> The front might be of the same brand (and model/series) as the rears
> but the center is another brand (though the drivers on that speaker
> look the same dimensions as on the front/rear speakers).
>
> How can I check/test whether the center will match the fronts? I do
> have a test signal generator on my amp. Is it only to check the volume
> of each speaker?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks
>
> Muk

All of the same brand is desired, but not nessesary.
The main reason is something called "timbre matching", a fancy way of saying
they sound the same
Your fronts need to be the same, however you can use different ones in the
back, we dont hear as well behind us as in front of us, the drawback of
being predators, whose senses are focused in front of us, at our prey.
You can either thank god or evolution for this