What satellite speaker will work well in my system? (1 Viewer)

[John Watkins]

Hi Guys. I'm new here and looking for a recommendation. I currently have a 5.1 system consisting of Monitor Audio towers for fronts, same series bookshelfs in the back, an Infinity IL36 center, and a large Jamo sub. I want to replace the L/R and rears with small satellites to make my wife happy and reuse the towers for a 2-channel system elsewhere. The potential problem is that they have to be mounted fairly high on the wall and just a few inches from the corner. So I need something that can be pivoted on it's mount. Looking for quality on par with what I have now. Budgeting $800, but would prefer cheaper. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[John Watkins]

Forgot to mention, I'm using a Yamaha RV-x757 receiver, but planning on moving to a new receiver, possibly the Denon AVR-X4300H as part of this change.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

If you want something smaller than bookshelf speakers, exactly how small are you talking about? Because if you get something with woofers smaller than ~ 5-1/4”, they won’t have enough extension to blend with the sub, which means you’ll have a big hole in response.


And – you do know that whatever you end up with in that price range isn’t going to sound nearly as good as your Monitors, right?

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Al.Anderson]

Like Wayne, I recommend nothing smaller than bookshelf speakers; especially if you also listen to music in that room.

That said, I had pretty good luck with some Harman/Kardon satellites a while back. The set I had are no longer available, but something like this:
https://www.harmankardon.com/home-t...dwvar_HKTS 30_color=Black-USA-Current#start=1