mixing and match for speakers

[timwileman]

Hi, due to budget constraints i may have to use a pair of tannoy R1s as front speakers with some even older kef coda 7s as rears...........to this i am going to add a tannoy center (to keep the fronts all one make) and an onkyo reciever (506/576 or 606 not sure which).........later on i need to add a sub, should i stick with tannoy or can i mix???? or should i forget the whole idea and go for somthink like the jamo £200 speaker set?

 

[Gerrardasnails]

I don't think it matters what make the speakers are once you have mixed up your speakers. I would go for the Jamos. I have had them in the past and they really are good for cinema. For music no, that's why I changed mine. If you have a separate system for music or are not bothered with the music side of things, try the Jamos. For £180 or whatever they cost, it really is ridiculous value.

 

[Anonymous]

definatly no problems mixing speakers, sticking to one brand is just the best possible way but not necessarily miles better than mixing. Matching the centre speakers is a near perfect compromise. The sub is the least important item to match.

I would definatly stik with the speakers you have over the jamos, they will give you a lot more clout, scale and authority and will also be very good with stereo speakers (unlike the jamos). The speakers you have may be old but are still very decent.