Need some Home Theater Speaker advice for a low to mid grade setup.

Emotiva B1+ for $250/pr with C1+ center for $250 is about the best front stage you can get at that price level since the Infinity Reference speakers are no longer on sale.

However, the B1+ is currently out of stock ... if you don't want to wait (I'd guesstimate end of July or August for restocking due to pandemic shipping delays) you could simply get a pair of ELAC B6.2 from Amazon for the same price, and easy returns.

The ELACs are front ported and produce tons of mid-bass which will come in handy since that PSW10 is not exactly a powerhouse sub, to put it politely.

The C1+ is a sealed cabinet so no worries about your 12" depth max (though I tend to agree with the others that when used with an 80Hz crossover that's not much of an issue). It's a true 3 way design with excellent voice clarity, which I'd readily recommend over the "matching" ELAC center which is a simple 2 way design and has gotten mixed reviews.

If you are a stickler for VISUAL uniformity up front, when the B1+ comes back in stock you could always pick up a pair and move the ELACs to surround duty.

Bmr4life said:

In my living room I'm currently using some Energy RC-Micro 5.1 speakers, Polk PSW10 sub and Yamaha RX-V483BL receiver. Basement was just finished and now I need speakers down there. I just watched Tomorrow Way with just two of the RC-Micros with no sub and it wasn't bad. Obviously I want more than that but the point of all that is to show you I'm not an audio aficionado.

So I have a very shallow false wall and I can fit some bookshelf speakers into it that are up to 12" deep. LCR will be behind a 140" 16:9 spandex screen. Same PSW10 sub will be moved to the theater room. RX too until I catch a sale on a newer one.

I'm thinking $600 for the front stage speaker and I'll use some micro satellites or inwalls for rear surround.

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