Trying to decide...HTIB or upgrade time

It would be nice to keep those speakers in play. Why not contact Infinity and see if they can recommend something that will work well with the 255s.

That's a good idea....hadn't thought of that. THX. You get what I'm saying though?? Those speakers are monsters and I would like to buy a receiver, 2 rears and a center channel to fill the sound out.

If you can get a matching center channel, the 255s will be fine. You can even set them up as a phantom center and forgo the separate center speaker, although that restricts your listening area. But Infinity makes centers, so I'd just research to see what matches up and go from there.


Rears could be anything as long as they match each other and are quality.



The reason you want a tonally matching center channel is that the front three speakers have to present a full soundscape. If the center doesn't match, it'll sound funny, like a barbershop quartet with one dude singing with a different accent.

One thing to watch for is to try to get your add on speakers as close as you can spec wise. If these are 8 ohm then try to stick with 8 ohm. More important would be the sensitivity or efficiency rating. Too much mismatch in sensitivity will give you all kinds of problems with level matching and uneven amplification. If you don't have the specs, I know Infinity is pretty good about having their manuals on line. Good Luck

How do know what center matches?



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One thing to watch for is to try to get your add on speakers as close as you can spec wise. If these are 8 ohm then try to stick with 8 ohm. More important would be the sensitivity or efficiency rating. Too much mismatch in sensitivity will give you all kinds of problems with level matching and uneven amplification. If you don't have the specs, I know Infinity is pretty good about having their manuals on line. Good Luck

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Ok...that's what I thought you were saying.