What do you think about picking up the pair of 3.5 and 4.5's off ebay and using the 4.5 as mains? I'm a noobie to the audiophile world, but redtop's(horned's) method/review of modding a KG 3.5's as a center channel seems intriguing. You just need to buy another piece of mdf and cut the holes for the woofers and ports, correct? I'm pretty sure I can add the bucking magnets. It's slightly out of my budget, but I'm seriously considering this. I know I'm getting greedy, but $350 for a pair of KG 3.5's and 4.5's is a really good deal, no?
How do people have a rear center channel? Does that depend on the type of receiver? I'm thinking about this as a 6.0 setup with KG 3.5's as rear surround and 1 as a front and rear center channel, and with KG 4.5's as mains. I'm not planning on getting a sub yet, as these should be able to hit low enough frequency for me.
I'm thinking about using this setup with a Onkyo tx-sr505 since I'm on a budget. I'm sure I'll upgrade receivers later, but can this receiver do a rear center channel? I thought 7.1's were just center, front pair, side pair, and rear pair of speakers, but I just recently saw members with a rear center channel.
Any tips? Any recommendations on another budget receiver? Timbre match should be ok between the KG 3.5 and 4.5's?