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Selecting Rear Surrounds for 5.1 system

Hello

I would like to get some advice on selection of rear surround speakers for my 5.1 system.  I have repurposed my formal dining and living to an A/V room and it is

23 feet long and 12 feet wide and ceiling is 10 feet high.

I have B&W 702 S3 fronts with HTM72 center & Polk 12" sub with Marantz 7015 amp.  I've placed the chair 14 feet from front wall (12 feet from front speakers).  What type of rears would make sense.  I was thinking about Polk R700s - is that a silly idea.

Thank you

vajapey1113

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sls883
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I needed to ceiling mount my rears, so I bought a pair of PSB C500 speakers. I Bluetooth the rear channel to a Denon integrated amp that I already owned.

You could Bluetooth to amplified speakers like @soix mentioned. You'll need to run power to them. 

sls883
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I'm a 2-channel guy.  My system is set up such that none of the HT gear is in the chain when listening to music. 

I don't have room for floor standers in the rear.  I do, but the location would be less than Ideal. 

Did you buy the B&W rears?  You could try an inexpensive option and see if you like it.   B&W floor standers seem expensive for rears.  IDK.  I'm not a home theatre expert.  Tonally matching the center channel and mains makes sense.  I'm not so sure about the rears.  There isn't much dialog going on in the rears.

I have two REL subs in front and a larger SVS in the rear.  The SVS only runs when doing HT. 

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