using XTC together with M-1's?

[stella52]

Hello

I would like to buy following set:

center: XTC
fronts: M-1
surrounds: M-1
sub: PV-1

I will mainly use it to watch TV and movies so I don't want to spend too much money on the fronts and surrounds. I also want to wall-mount everything. I want to use the XTC because I want to have very clear voices.

Is it a good idea to use the XTC together with the M-1's?? According to my dealer the sound is going to be similar because the tweeter is not much different and because they both have a metal casing. Is this true?

[hifiguymi]

If you can stretch the budget to get the XT2 then do it. They are not much bigger and sound a lot better not to mention a much better match for the XTC. I'd stick with an M1 for the center if you are going to do them for the front left and right.

Eric

[htsteve]

stella52,

I agree with Eric. I've owned M1's (very nice for pretty small speakers). But the XT series is substantially better. The XT2's would be a match for the XTC. When getting the front three speakers, you want to try to keep those in the same speaker family. It presents a united wall of sound. Also, the larger mid/bass cone will do wonders for mid and bass response. You might consider spending a bit less on the sub to get the matching mains.

The M1's will sound similar to the XT series because they are B&W's and do share some similarities, as pointed out by your dealer, but all elements of the XT2 will be better. The tweeter may have a metal dome design, but the tweeter in the XT2 will be higher performing. The XT series has been designed to perform better, as you would expect from a line that is more expensive.



Hope this helps.