I recently bought a yamaha receiver so I could use my pair of Hitachi SS83A speakers (From 1980).

I'd like to buy a center channel speaker, but I doubt I can match the brand and age. Should I not bother trying to buy a center speaker? Are there some good brands that I could mix with these older speakers without distortion?

I'm only trying to spend around $150 or less. But I'm not used to this and don't want to risk it sounding terrible. I...

A: The concern when buying a center channel speaker to go with your fronts is NOT distortion - it's tonality. You want the speakers to sound the same in terms of their tonal characteristics. This is most easily achieved when speakers are of the same brand as they will sound similar as the sound pans across the front of your room, as the action pans across the screen.

The center speaker is crucial - most will say it is the most important speaker in a surround system, and I...

I like the look of the smaller one, but how much difference in sound quality will there be? Is it better to go for the larger size?

http://www.nextag.com/Yamaha-NS-C225-2-69657455/prices-html

A: It really depends upon what your mains are. If you are already
using Yamaha speakers for the front, either Yamaha center
channel should work well. Although, you may need to turn up the
center channel's volume if you go with the CC that comes with
the 2½" woofers because the sensitivity is low (i.e. 86 dB).
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What do I need to buy to make my speakers wireless? I have 2 Energy main speakers, 1 yamaha center channel, 2 heco bookshelf speakers and 1 energy subwoofer.

A: you probably don't need your main, subwoofer or center channel speaker to be wireless. they should be near the tv and surround receiver and easy to wire. wireless is mainly for rear surround so you don't run wires the length of the room. check crutchfield or a local audio store for a wireless rear-surround system. the system will have a transmitter at the front of the room and a receiver at the back. you'll need an outlet where you put the receiver. crutchfield has good...

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