what speakers would you choose for a hometheater?

I went with 804S all around... all i can say is WOW.

thank you for the input

Bill

For best HT I can't believe you are stuck on B&W. You don't care about dynamic range, reference levels, and full range? Is this a bedroom system then? Be prepared to spend a fortune compared to what other manufacturers could give you for much, much less.

And IMO if you want the "best" HT from B&W speakers, you better buy 5 or 7 all matching speakers.

I could buy 6 qty Klipsch KLF 30's, upgrade the tweeter diaphrams with ti's, convert one of them to a center by cutting a new front baffle, and smoke nearly B&W setup. For HT you can't beat dynamics, full range, etc. I could get 6 qty KLF 30's for under $2500. Just giving a example of why B&W is a bad HT move. Your gonna have to spend Mega money for B&W's best full range models, and have to match all speakers!

Sthomas.... my post ,right before yours, stated that i have 804S speakers at all corners. (all five speakers). and i am using my old cdm SE speakers while i experiment with 7.1.

I understand that there are other companies that sell their speakers for less, that's all well and good, i enjoy my system. I have heard a great deal of professional commercial systems, and hometheaters and demo rooms.... mine at least stacks up tp any of them (and i do not even have room treatments.

i always love people saying that higher end speakers will not do that great with hometheater....dynamics and all.....i guess a speaker that is made to accurately reproduce sound does not do well????? make no common sense.

Baranowski
Totally missed that post! Nice purchase. Matching them all was a smart decision, I bet it is first rate HT experience. B&W can get you there, just a bit more expensive. Bet you are loving them!