Moving from 600 series to 700 or 800

[See-Fu]

If I'm using my speakers almost purely for HT, would it make much sense to move up to a higher end series? I'm sure it would sound better, but does it make much sense/

[Clepto]

Depends on your budget, and your tastes...

From a HT only perspective, 600 series is the best bang for your buck... Some people have issues with 700 in a HT environment (mainly due to the center channel)

But for the expense of the 800 series, is it worth it to you? would a new DISPLAY make more sense?

[jim777]

I agree, the 600 series offer a great HT experience. The 800 series is the only real upgrade solution for surround sound (if you listen to alot of music as well) since only the 800 series has FST center speakers.

Maybe think about a nice projector instead?

[Charles]

I fully agree, the center for the 700 series (HTM7) is very boxy sounding. I lived with one for a while and had to go up to a $2500 HTM3s to sound good.

[dmccombs]

Charles, I ended up with the HTM1 ($1500) as the Center with a set of 703 fronts and it worked out well.

It is not a perfect solution, but it was a nice sound. I still use the HTM1 now that I moved to 803S on the front. Again, a nice match but not perfect. ;-)

[See-Fu]

I guess i'll just stick with what i have. There's nothing I really want to upgrade since almost everything is completely new.

[Charles]

dmccombs, your exactly right, HTM1 would have been as good and less money. I knew I was in route to upgrade the 703's to 803's at the time so opted for the HTM3. The HTM1 is pretty much the same speaker and would have worked out great. I suspect it would serve well with the 803's without having to make another upgrade. Maybe not perfect, but I would bet close enough.

[P1et]

When I was in the market for my DM602 S3s, I gave the 704s a listen as well connected to the same Rotel amp. I can honestly say that I wasn't as impressed as I thought it would be. Needless to say, I'm very happy with my choice.