Which Cremona line speaker for surrounds?

I have not heard the Cremona M's as they would not work in our LR, and I never considered the Elipsas. So for our LR 2-channel system, I ended up getting a pair of Auditor M's and extended their considerable bass response with a REL B-2. I got the Auditor M's and the REL (and a bunch of other goodies, actually) from Don Better of Don Better Audio. He believes that the Auditor M's need considerable air behind them to perform well, and they are positioned accordingly in our LR. Having heard them at varying distances from the back wall, I absolutely agree with his approach. I believe that the 2-inch clearance from your rear wall would not even begin to allow the Auditor M's to sound as good as they can. And believe me, they can sound phenomenal!

I appreciate your concerns about matching speaker timbres in a home theater system. In our home theater, I ended up mixing Aerial 10T front LR's in with Paradigm Reference for the center and rears and surprisingly enough, it works - at least for me. Regardless, I would think that staying within the Cremona line gives you at least a reasonable chance at success with mixing speaker models.

I wish I had more specific advice to offer. I hope the limited information I have provided is of some value to you.

Good luck!

4Musica44107

Can't speak to the "m"'s but i have the cremona fronts and center and use the auditors as rear surround- they sit on stands approx 18" off the rear wall and the overall surround is outstanding- they are the perfect match--also, you might consider a rel or velodyne dd as a bass enhancer if needed-- i use the velodyne dd12. Have fun.

What does the rest of your setup consist of? Do you already use a sub with the M's?

I will be re-using my Hsu Research VTF-3MkII for now. I'll also be purchasing a new pre-pro and 7 channels of amplification as well.

Anyone used any of the ICE Power amps or NuForce multi-channel amps with their Cremona M's? I'm intrigued by this whole digital thing, as I love the efficiency and power that they deliver in a relatively small form factor.

Influence. What did you end up going with? i found your question and have the exact same dilemma (love my cremona M, but don't have the budget to go all surround with the Auditors.

Thanks,

Theprofessional