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Adding Home Theater To 2 Channel System

I have a two channel system that I am very happy with located in a dedicated listening room.  I am considering how to add home theater without giving up the two channel sound that I enjoy.  My main speakers are Avantgarde UNO’s (horn speakers - 18 ohm, 108 db sensitivity). Avantgarde does not make a center channel speaker.  I assume that I will have a problem matching any box speaker center channel speaker with the Avantgarde - my worry is incoherent sound.  Is this something I should worry about?  Are there center channel speakers that might be a good match (I have been unable to find any obvious candidates ohm/sensitivity match)?  Is it likely that I will need to find a new set of front speakers from the same brand as the center speaker?

The rest of my setup: Pass Labs XA 60.8, Audio Research Ref 6 preamp, SME 20/2 turntable, Lumin x1 streamer, Ayon CD player, REL 812/S subs (2)
chilli42
surfmuz
376 posts
 
@bwguy. OP has dedicated listening room so I think the space is not an issue for him. The cost of home theater staff usually is not so high. Advantage of separate system for HT is pretty obvious. All in one compromise 2 channel and you don’t want your littering experience to be stigmatised by that. 
james633
919 posts
 
I for one like listen to music in the home theater room. I often game (online multi player) with the sound off and music on. 
 I am all for a combined system. You will not lose anything. Just gain experiences. 
firebird66
15 posts
 
I agree with MC. Don't do it. I did it in reverse. I had a dedicated home theater set up and I tried to integrate a two channel system into it. Miserable failure... lifeless! The answer was to have both, a dedicated home theater system and a dedicated two channel system separate from each other. I now enjoy the virtues of both for their intended purpose and I am much happier with the results.



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b_limo
2,273 posts
 
Nooooooo……
chilli42 OP
107 posts
 
I love the idea of having two separate systems, one for music and one for HT.  That said, I am having a hard time overcoming the amount of equipment clutter this will create ... 5 speakers, more subs, receiver, interconnects, cables.  I guess that might just be a “me” problem.

I already have 2 REL 812/S subs.  Adding two more is something I was considering just for music, nice that it makes sense for HT as well.  REL is very clear that their subs should be connected to the high pass on the sub and from there directly to the amp for music … no connection to the preamp.  This is the way I have set them up.  I guess/assume that for HT, the connection to the subs should be to the .1 LFE and then to a receiver(?). 
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