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Thank you all for your feedback. In the end, I decided to go the safe way and got another pair of R-51Ms for surrounds, because knowing myself, if I got RPs I'll try to listen to the timbre mismatch and I'll notice it (or think I'm noticing it) and start to plan for an upgrade right away (I kinda started checking even new receivers). And that's a month after I just bought my new system I'm supposed to enjoy for a while. Coming from a JBL cinema 350 soundbar, this is already a big improvement with the 3.1 already, and wouldn't want to go down the rabbit hole of chasing the best possible sound (just yet). I've read on a lot of forums how one should avoid reference series because they are low end, but to my ears, this is hi-fi really, so I'm a happy reference owner. And I really think the reference line sounds amazing considering the cost, not to mention the cool looks. Initially, I though of going with some cheaper Yamaha speakers, and a considerably cheaper Yamaha subwoofer but I'm glad I went with Klipsch all the way. And staying with the same line, was probably the safest way to enjoy the system without regrets.

Hi all, a newbie here, who recently got his first AV receiver and went with Klipsch speakers. Current setup is 3.1, aiming for 5.1 and then probably won't upgrade for 5+ years. So for fronts I got R-51Ms and R-52C center. Also got a R-100SW sub. I was initially thinking of going with R-41Ms for surrounds or maybe even the same R-51Ms, but, I may have the budget to go with a pair of RP-500Ms now which I'll put as fronts along with the R-52C center and move the R-51Ms to the back. I have heard the RP-500Ms on their own and (to my relatively untrained ear) it's a noticeable difference in clarity compared to the R-51Ms. Would I have an issue with timbre matching of RP-500Ms with the center R-52C since it's not exactly the same speaker line, but it's still the same brand and same size woofers (5.25"), which is most important as far as I can tell from browsing various articles and forums. The system is used about 50/50 for music/movies and when listening to music I could only use the front pair RP-500Ms and the sub, though I would like to have the option to experience the 5.1 possibilities of the receiver with stereo music and wouldn't want to have timbre mismatch. TL;DR: Should I stick with the initial plan of getting another R series pair (41 or 51) surrounds in order to get more "timbre matched" sound with the R-52C center or go with the RP series RP-500M to get better quality sound from the fronts and how much would I be losing regarding the timbre match from them not being the same speaker line as the center (and the rest of the speakers). Receiver is entry level Denon AVR-X550BT if it makes any difference.