7.1 What speakers are the most important

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Originally Posted by msnoopy22

I'm updating my Home audio system. I've picked out my new AV Receiver Pio SC 05. I'm going to go with BP 7006 fronts with a built in SUB, for my rear surronds I'm thinking of either the BP2X, StudioMonitor 350/450, or BPX. C/L/R2300 for my center.

What is the best option for the other 2 side speakers? The guy at BestBuy said that the side speaker aren't that important because they just carry the sound before the rears.

What would you go with for the sides?

What would be the best for my rear surronds? I'm thinking the BP2X's.

The guy at Best Buy has it backwards. A 5.1 system uses L/C/R, two surrounds on the sides, and a subwoofer. 7.1 adds the two rear speakers.

The L/C/R speakers are the most important, of course. You may want to use a bipole or dipole type speaker for the surrounds, something like the BPX. Rears should be direct radiating. It's a good idea to get speakers from the same family so that they timber match. But, that's less important with the surrounds and rears than with fronts.