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I don't know yet. I'll let you know when I get it all set up. I'd like to pick up a Harman Kardon AVR 3600 to power ihe system. I'm currently running an AVR630

Well...I sold the RB-35 pair, added another RS-35, and upgraded to RF-35 in the front. It cost me $200 for everything so I'm pretty happy with it.

Thanks for the responses. You can tell this is an adult forum because you all are up before 8. Haha. What's a good movie to check out the rears in 7.1?

I'm asking because I have a bit of a dilemma. I am upgrading my system from a 6.1 setup to 7.1. I currently have RB-35's in the front, a RC-35, three RS-35's for surround, and a HSU sub. Tomorrow I'm picking up a set of used RF-35's which I will use as my mains. He's also basically throwing in another RS-35 which will give me four of them. So...if barely any sound goes to the rear, won't the RS-35's handle it fine? If so, I'll sell my RB-35's and maybe put the money towards a new receiver to replace my aging HK 630.

i'll likely be sitting 7-8 feet away from the fronts. i do have the ability to adjust the volume on the rear speakers so hopefully i'll be able to turn them up enough to help if i get bookshelf speakers. keep in mind, it's just a basement living room remodel. nothing like you have so i'm not trying to get the best possible setup. somewhere in the middle of what i think is good and what my wife thinks is sufficient is the goal. []

not to belabour the point but i could move up to rb-61's and mount them on the back wall this would actually help as the ports are in the front so i wouldn't have to give them space like i would would with the 51's. would those be better?

4 feet? hmmm...i was planning on putting them on the back wall, approx 13 feet behind the main listening position. why would the 51's only be good up to 4 feet and what would be preferrable at that distance. sorry for all the nOOb questions.

all right...i think i'm just going to pick up some RB-51's to put in the back as my rear surround speakers. nothin fancy but i think it should work. opinions?

meh....i can't buy the old RS-35's in any quantity so that's not the issue. what would be a newer iteration of the RF-35 that would both match my current speakers and be easier to find than the RF-35's?

would a simple set of RB-10's work ok as rear surrounds? they can be had for not much $

About 5 years ago I bought a RC-35, a pair of RB-35 for the front, and 3 RS-35's for the side and rear surround for a 6.1 setup. I've now moved into a new house and want to have a 7.1 system but don't know enough about either my current system or the newer options that are available to proceed. I started looking for an additional RS-35 for the rears but can't find a single one anywhere and don't know where to proceed. I've read here and elsewhere that a set of bookshelf speakers actually works well as rear surrounds, especially if you're going to be sitting a decent distance away from them. I'm considering the following options and would love your thoughts/additional suggestions. - Getting a set of RF-35's off ebay for the front and moving the RB-35's to the rear - Putting a set of RS-42 II speakers in the rear - Adding a smaller set of bookshelf speakers to the rear. However, I've got no idea which one's to pick. There's someone here selling a set of RB-51 II's. Will those work? - Waiting until another RS-35 shows up for sale here/ebay/craiglist/etc. Thanks for your help!