new centre and fronts - ok to upgrade rears later?

[micks_address]

Hi Folks,

I've just updated my mordaunt short ms302 sats (front) and ms904 centre to Monitor Audio R90 HD's from the fronts and R180HD for the centre. Due to budget constraints I was going to wait a couple of months and then upgrade the rear sats (ms302s) to R90HD's as well.

Question is - should i upgrade the rears now or will the fact that i add them later have any impact on the sound? Will that they have been run in at different times etc make any difference?

I am running the mordaunt short ms309i subwoofer which i wont be upgrading in the near future

Cheers,
Mick

p.s amp is sony strdg910

[David Craig]

Waiting should be OK. Rears are not extensively used in the first place.

It will turn out to be more of a psychological boost than a real boost once you do upgrade.

[Steve]

It shouldn't be too big of a deal to hold off on the surrounds for a little while. However, depending on the kind of movies you watch (on blu-ray??) makes a difference on how much they are used. I'm an action junkie myself and they do see a lot more use than a lot of people realize IMO. You may watch movies with your old surrounds vs. with the new ones you're going to get and think you were missing out without them.

[micks_address]

ah well couldnt wait... have ordered the rears!

[micks_address]

well how things change in a week! i now have a 225hd centre, 180hd left/right and r90hd's from monitor audio at rears at home.. i guess i just couldnt help myself! the shops recommended me the rsw12 sub to go with it.. but i have a decent enough sub in the mordaunt short ms309i and i cant justify the expense at the moment.. darn credit cards.. so tempting!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Congrats on giving those credit cards a workout!

John

[ozzman]

Originally Posted by micks_address

ah well couldnt wait... have ordered the rears!

Someone was losing sleep ,Congrats,You have a nice setup coming