03-17-2016, 03:52 PM
3d wrote:
I wouldn't worry too much about keeping your speakers matched. You already swapped out the original Onkyo receiver with the Denon, so it's already unmatched. The remaining speakers are a budget "bang for the buck" system. Not a high end acoustically married eco-system. The Denon is more than capable to adjust for any slight differences. It came with that Denon microphone for speaker adjustments right? Just run the audio setup again after the new center channel is hooked up and you're golden. The orb speakers I linked to are nice for center channel because they are discrete in size. And cool looking to boot.
I would respectfully disagree. The identity of the receiver is relatively irrelevant for matching the speakers. And the adjustments in the receiver will deal with the different sensitivities, frequency response (partially), room physics and other positioning issues, but will not help all that much with sonic coloration. Size of the drivers, materials, etc are essential for naturally-sounding pans and dialogue. So it is most important to have the front 3 speakers matched, followed by surrounds, while the subwoofer should probably be the first thing everyone should change on a cheap speaker system.