richpjr Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I had my family room setup with a pair of KG4.5s for the front, KV3 for the center, a pair of in ceiling Klipsch speakers who's model escapes me (I'm posting this from work), and an SW-12 II subwoofer. I had a Pioneer Elite TSX-26 driving the system and a 46" rear projection TV. The speakers are obviously older, but I have been happy with the sound from them. I use it mostly for home theatre and occasional music. Everything fit perfectly into a media niche and life was good. Then the TV died and has started a chain reaction. I replaced the dead TV with a 52" Sony XBR4. Now the KG4.5s don't fit in the media niche with the TV. I had a pair of older KG1.5s that at one time were my surround sound speakers so I have temporarily stuck them in the niche for my mains. Of course nothing I had would feed an HDMI source on my TV so I replaced the Pioneer Elite receiver with an Onkyo 805. I also picked up an HD-DVD player (a month before they folded - argh!) and hooked up my cable box through the receiver. Soon I'll add a PS3 to the mix for BluRay. Anyway, the KG1.5's need to be replaced but I have killed the space in the media niche with the bigger TV. I now need to go with bookshelf speakers. I was looking at the RB61, or 81s for the main speakers. A local store carries the RB51 and 61, but nobody near me carries the 81s. What are peoples thoughts on those? What about the center speaker? Does a KV3 have a similar sound to the RBs? Or should I replace it with a an RC-52 (an RC-62 won't fit in the media niche)? I'd appreciate any feedback you might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 You'll definitely want your center channel to be from the same series as your other speakers. The RC-52 would be a great choice with the current RB series bookshelf speakers. The 51 or 61 bookshelves will be a better match to the RC-52 center speaker than the 81s will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyoldsarge Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I'm thinking of hanging my plasma TV on the wall behind it, is that a viable option for you? Would it help your space situation, or am I asking a dumb question.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakedmb Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Also, remember that if you bought your HD-DVD player from Circuit City in the last three months they will allow you to trade it in for a Blu Ray player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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