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A Blended setup / need surround recommends

dreadknot

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my question is at the bottom first context


My current ht setup is as followed


tv - TCL 55-inch 6-Series 4K UHD Dolby Vision HDR QLED Roku Smart TV - 55R635

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source - NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Pro
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av receiver - OutLaw Audio Model 976 7.2 HDMI AV Surround Processor
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speakers

(fronts - BIC PL-89 towers )

(Center - Klipsch Reference Series RB-81 II Bookshelf Speaker )

(Surrounds 2 x BIC Acoustech PL-66)

(Subs 2 x diy 15in ported sonotube subs)

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amps 6 x xls amps

(3x Crown XLS 1002 bridged for each front speaker l,r,c at 8ohm (amp) 700w (speaker peak 600watt) )
(2x Crown XLS1002, 1x for sides 1x for backs)
(1x Crown XLS2002 for my dual 4ohm custom sonotube ported subs each wired to 2ohms each peak at 900watts)
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so power isn't an issue

but my current surrounds ( 2x BIC Acoustech PL-66 Surround Speakers Pair) are

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heres some context after calibration they are still to bright an the volume still a

bit overshadowing which i think is a combo of them plus tv/movie/music content

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an my room layout that is the one variable i cant do much about even
in my new place for 2 reasons
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1. just like my old place the biggest room for the ht isnt exactly rectangle an just like the old place best layout is for the tv an
front speakers is on the the wider side while the sofa an surrounds on the narrower side thus ther closer an sometimes ther
volume during tv/movie playback dwarfs the fronts an the dialog.
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2. the new place (a rental home - not a Mobile) doesn't allow things other then pictures to be mounted tho they did let me do 2in thick acoustic panels

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so to my question


im going to replace the pl-66's with lower Sensitivity an less bright

speakers with smoother treble response that dont dwarf the volume from the fronts i need help with my picks

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my two picks are either

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4 x Monolith B4 Bookshelf Speakers
or
4 x Polk Monitor XT20

which would have the best bass an treble response that would blend best with my fronts ?


note i use the high-pass filter from the amps for my speakers
which i usually set 10 to 20hz above the speakers low end fq response paired with the per ch peq's eq low-shelf option from the outlaw
used as a bass-boost anywhere from 100 to 200hz at 1.5 to 2db this so far has been a good config setup.
 
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