I need some advice for speakers to complete my new home theater system. I have a pair of Forte II's which I love and which still amaze me. I just bought a Yamaha RX-V1 Receiver, which could have up to 8 speakers plus two subs for a full configuration. I already have a KLF-C7 for the center channel, and my entertainment center was built specifically to accomodate it. I don't know if this is ideal. Some of the older posts suggest classic speakers for this purpose, but if they are unshielded, they will cause problems with my TV. The Forte's already do if they are too close to the TV, but I digress.
I plan to add a pair of rear surrounds, and a pair of front effects speakers. I have visited several audio stores and read a number of opinions, and continue to be confused. For the rears should I use RB-3's or RS-3 's or RS-7's? The RS-3's seemed to be very muted when I heard them at the store, and I liked the RB-3's much better, but will they work as rear channels? Presumably, they need to be on stands. How high? I cannot mount these on the wall since one would be in the back, and the other on the side. Would a smaller (than the Forte II) classic Klipsch be a better choice for rears? Would these require stands? If they must be placed with the rear of the speaker facing the wall (as the Fortes) this would be a problem for the same reasons I couldn't mount the RB-3's on the wall. It would be possible to mount the RS-3's on the walls, on the side walls.
For the front effects speakers would the SB-1 or 2 be adequate? Any other ideas?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated!!!