Guys, here is my situation. I purchased 4 Athena B1.2's, 1 C1.2 and a Athena P4000 subwoofer before I purchased the condo that I am living in now.

I currently only have 2 B1.2's, the 1 C1.2 and the P4000 connected. The problem is I simply can't fit these B1.2's in the rear of where I live. These speakers sound very decent for the price, but they are just too "big".

I am thinking of selling these, and getting new speakers. I will just keep the sub since I can't blast that too much anyways. I am thinking to spend about in the $500-$600 range.

I was listening to the Polk RM85 set at Fry's yesterday, and they sounded great for the $499 price tag. I understand Polk also has the RM95 set as well for $599. I thought they sounded nice and they seem to get decent reviews. What do you guys think of these sets? Would it be an upgrade over my Athena's? I know for sure they would fit better.

I also read about the KEF KHT 2005.2 set and have read rave reviews. Only problem is that set is a little out of my price range. Some guy posted that he got that set for $499 at Circuit City, but I can't seem to find that set under $1,000 online.

What would you guys recommend for speakers that are smaller than bookshelves, but still have good sound for the $500-$600 range? Thanks!

Are you really stuck on replacing the entire set. I don't find that matching the rear speakers to the front is that important, why don't you just buy smaller rear speakers?

Are you really stuck on replacing the entire set. I don't find that matching the rear speakers to the front is that important, why don't you just buy smaller rear speakers?

Thanks for the reply. I actually was also considering that as well, but started moving towards replacing all of them. If I just got some rears, what would you recommend? Do you think these Athena's are on par with the Polk RM8's? Thanks!

Buy some good pot. It will make your system sound better than anything else you could do with that money. ;)

in actual use, the rears carry very little audio information compared to the front 3, so smaller speakers with a limited response range due to the smaller speaker cones should not be a problem.

If you want really small speakers, consider these from Boston Acoustics
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=37900&i=065SNDWRS&c=4&tp=186&avf=N

If you want to stay with the Athenas (I like them alot, FWIW), get a pair of the
WS-15s for the rear

http://www.athenaspeakers.com/v2/product.php?ident=WS-15&sub=specs

Same Teteron tweeter as the fronts, just a different product line, even though it's not as critical to sonically match the surrounds as it is for the front three.

Then save the balance of your budget towards a better sub.

Are those Boston's good? I can't seem to find reviews anywhere. I guess I can get the WS-15's. If I do that, should I get the WS-60's for the fronts? I can keep the B1.2's if needed. I just kind of want to make everything smaller.

Basically my question now is, can I get something smaller that sounds better than the B1.2's for around $600? Thanks for all of this info!

Here you are. Boston Soundware review.

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/architectural/boston-acoustics-soundware

Thanks David. They don't recommend them for home theater which I would be using them for. That makes me shy away from these. I know you can't find great "tiny" home theater speakers, but I was hoping to find some decent home theater speakers that aren't bookshelves. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

I really like the NHT Zero line. I think they are a bit smaller that what you have now. For the money and size I really like them.

Have Fun!