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Eskimo1, I just want to thank you for your advice. I ordered and received the RB-51s from Crutchfield and hooked them up front with my RC-52 center. Man, what a difference! It really does pay to have the front L/R match the center. I really didn't think I'd be able to hear the difference but I can. I am a very happy guy right now! Now if I can just get that darn sub to come out of standy mode easier.... Thanks again, Eric

Hmm, now I'm wondering if I should return the 2 front XB-10's and get the RB-51s or RF-52s. What do you guys think? I'd probably get the 51s just because of space considerations. They seem to be a lot larger than the XB-10s and have more watts.

Thanks. I do have a subwoofer cable hooked to my sub-12. I have a Y cable, should I use that go split to the L/R on the back of the sub? I've read other discussions on here about this issue. Maybe my next upgrade can be to a center channel that matches the 4 XB-10s I have.

Hi everyone! I've been upgrading my HT equipment piece by piece over the last couple of years. This past weekend I purchased the awesome Sub-12 from HHGregg, along with a Yamaha RX-V663 receiver. Last year I upgraded my center channel to a RC-52. Now, for my front left/right...I have limited space on the sides of my Pioneer 6020. I decided to go with the XB-10s for my L/R. I really liked the sound of them, this past weekend I was looking for new front L/R so I could move the XB-10s to the back as surrounds. I know the RB-51's are 'matched' to the RC-52, but I couldn't find ANY to listen to, and I really won't buy anything without listening first. I bought the WB-14s from Best Buy and returned them the next day and got the XB-10s for $399. So now I have XB-10s all the way around. I don't see a lot of reviews for these XB-10s, or a lot of people using them as surrounds. This makes me somewhat nervous, but the sound is really great I think. Is it really that big a deal that they don't match the center? The auto settings of the Yamaha set the XB-10s to small and RC-52 to large, should the center be small as well? Any opinions on this? Also, my sub-12 seems to stay in standby and it's hard to get out. I do have a RCA Y cable, should I use that and go into the L/R on the sub? The crossover knob on the back of the sub is turned up all the way, and my receiver set the crossover to 80Hz. Thanks! Eric