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Choosing between floorstanding speakers.

HI, i am new here so first of all thanks for reading. I want to upgrade the front speakers in my home theatre. Currently I have an old pair of B&W 603S2 hooked to a Marantz NR 1606 on Pre - amps with a Crown li800 Amp. I have 3 options.
1) A pair of CM10 S2, they are asking about 2K (which is a bit over my budget but local pick up) 2) A pair or 802 S3, almost the same price 3) A pair of the new 600 Series (603) for almost 300 USD less. 
I love audio, my usage of that set is mainly movies from BluRay 4K and the usual streaming services. I might listen to music every once in a while but is not its main use.

Thanks for your responses.

VJS
victorjs
jb1
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If you are planning to keep your cm series center and rears, the Cm 10 is your best option. Since all the speakers will have the same tweeter and crossover design, they will blend perfectly for the best music and home theater experience. Anything else will cause a mismatch and further aggravation. 
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russbutton
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Consider building a well engineered kit. The SEAS Thor kit, which sells at about $1800 for the drivers, is very similar to the Joseph Audio PERSPECTIVE2 Graphene, which sells for $13,000.  

http://www.josephaudio.com/perspective

That $1800 only gets you the drivers and crossover.  You'll spend another $300 to $500 on materials and such. The hardest part of building any loudspeaker is making it look good. Veneer work takes some doing. On my first projects, I finished them in Formica, which comes in thousands of finishes.

Some like to paint their enclosures and that's a reasonable option. One guy I know took his enclosures to an auto body paint shop and got an incredible finish, but that costs a bit.

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/mtm-speaker-kits/new-thor-kit-pair/
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