cgolf70 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Crazy issue but this is what this hobby does to a sane person!! :-) We currently have a pair of Forte 1s (upgraded Crites c/o & diaphraghms) as our TV speakers in our game room. I also have a pair of RB61ii for rears in our media room. I 'm thinking about changing the two out and swapping them. Put the Fortes as my rears and the 61s as our TV speakers. My pain is that the Fortes sound so good I hate to just use them as surrounds but I also think they are being wasted as just TV speakers. Like I said certainly nothing important or urgent, just a bug in the head!! Thoughts, maybe something I'm missing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 17, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 17, 2018 All you play in the media room is TV, or movies and music also ? If you also listen to music in there I would definitely switch them out, probably do it anyway. I use Forte lll's for L&R mains, Forte ll as a center and rear center, and original Forte's as back L&R, but it's for TV and movies. Plus a sub shared with 2 Ch which is a different setup in the same room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kink56 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Forte belongs in a dedicated music system. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgolf70 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, kink56 said: Forte belongs in a dedicated music system. Ideally yes, but at this time that isn't the case. They are now only being used for TV so maybe I need to get another pair of surrounds, move the 61s to the TV room and put the Fortes in the media room just for music. But then I will either need to buy another receiver or run two lines to my current receiver/amps. Need to contemplate!! :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 You could move them around and hear for yourself. I would set it up as a home theater and 2 channel in the same room and use the Fortes as the main towers, like dtel said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 You have two good options, keep them up front to double duty as two channels for music when you aren’t watching TV or move them to another room with a new receiver. The 61s are fantastic for TV front mains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgolf70 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 I just bought a pair of 150s for the TV speakers and I'm moving the Fortes into our media room for music. Maybe fronts for movies too, we'll see. I am using a Yamaha A860 as a pre-pro with separate amps for a 5.1 system. If I hook up the Fortes directly to the Yamaha do I need to unhook the front amp (drives my fronts) or as long as the amp is off it's OK to run the Fortes directly off the Yamaha? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 18, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, cgolf70 said: I'm moving the Fortes into our media room for music. Maybe fronts for movies too, we'll see. I would, to me they are your best speakers. 2 hours ago, cgolf70 said: I am using a Yamaha A860 as a pre-pro with separate amps for a 5.1 system. If I hook up the Fortes directly to the Yamaha do I need to unhook the front amp (drives my fronts) or as long as the amp is off it's OK to run the Fortes directly off the Yamaha? I would think just turn off the amp should be fine. Edit; After thinking about it I would try it with the Yamaha and then with the other amp, see how the sound compares between the two amps. Sometimes different combinations just sound better together, it would be worth trying to have everything sound the best it can. I would leave them however they sounded best 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ljk Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Once you get it set up get yourself some concert dvd's. You will get to here some good music and see the band, kind of the best of both worlds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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