Choosing between floorstanding speakers.


HI, i am new here so first of all thanks for reading. I want to upgrade the front speakers in my home theatre. Currently I have an old pair of B&W 603S2 hooked to a Marantz NR 1606 on Pre - amps with a Crown li800 Amp. I have 3 options.
1) A pair of CM10 S2, they are asking about 2K (which is a bit over my budget but local pick up) 2) A pair or 802 S3, almost the same price 3) A pair of the new 600 Series (603) for almost 300 USD less. 
I love audio, my usage of that set is mainly movies from BluRay 4K and the usual streaming services. I might listen to music every once in a while but is not its main use.

Thanks for your responses.

VJS
victorjs

Showing 1 response by reubent

@victorjs  -  Considering your primary use is for HT movie watching, I would stick with the old advice that says you should have all speakers voiced the same. To me, that would mean stick with the CM series, as your rear speakers and center channel are from that series. Getting your 5 speakers (Fronts, rears/surrounds and center) to be voiced the same would be a good goal. Are your center and surround S2 models in the CM series?

If your primary goal was 2-channel audio, I might offer different advice. But considering you are primarily HT, keeping all speakers voice the same should be a focus.