Speaker Upgrade - 703 or 800 series?

[jayhawk75]

Currently Rotel 1067,1072,970, Marantz DV7600, Rega P3, HTM7, and Yamaha NS1000 speakers.

I'm leaning toward B&W 703 fronts and dealer says due to lack of floor space DS7 rears.

Should I go with filling out ht with 3 DS7 rears and 703 fronts or go with something in the 800 series fronts and replenish funds to fill out rear? My concern is getting system match and would prefer to go with no sub.

[Aussie Geoff]

Jayhawk,

I have edited your post above to make it a little more specific - as I see you have had lots of looks but no responses.

Your Rotel 1067 will drive the B&W 703s very nicely and you wil have a balanced system. I'd personally leave room for a sub - either the ASW750 or, if space really is at a premium, the PV1. For home theatre, the sub really makes all the difference in the experience...

The lower end of the 800 series (say the 804S or 803S) can be driven by the Rotel 1067 and will sound very good. However you really need a better amplifer to drive them to their best, so if you do go the 800 series path, be prepared to keep upgrading...

Geoff

[jayhawk75]

now i have more questions. in another thread i asked if ugrade amps first or speakers thinking about rotel path of using 1092's and 1091 and was told speakers first. the big fear is i will be unhappy immediately with no fire at the speakers. in reading threads i am seeing it is not wise to mix 700's with 800's and i dont want to get into a monthly ugrading. i guess the next question is will the ds7 fit with 800 series or will i be looking for ugrade and wasting time. this goes back to start with fill ht or ugrade fronts.