I already have a pair of R3's + 2x Monolith 12" subs. Was shopping around for another set of R3's for center channel when I noticed R700's can be found on closeout, refurb, etc. for about the same price. Stereophile measurements look good, not as good as R3 and not as comprehensive either.
Listening distance is about 16ft, right speaker will be in a corner and the entire right wall is window so I can't do much around treatment. Room is hardwood, stone, glass - no treatment yet but planned once I get a layout my wife and I can agree on.
Would a larger speaker help due to the size of room, or doesn't really matter as long as I tune my subs properly? MiniDSP en route, as well. My current R3 would shift to center channel, maybe move the 2nd one to mono surround back. Movie surround doesn't interest me much, this is Auro3D upmixing build.
Right now I'm rolling off my R3's at 40Hz and volume is absolutely not a problem for my listening habits.
Listening distance is about 16ft, right speaker will be in a corner and the entire right wall is window so I can't do much around treatment. Room is hardwood, stone, glass - no treatment yet but planned once I get a layout my wife and I can agree on.
Would a larger speaker help due to the size of room, or doesn't really matter as long as I tune my subs properly? MiniDSP en route, as well. My current R3 would shift to center channel, maybe move the 2nd one to mono surround back. Movie surround doesn't interest me much, this is Auro3D upmixing build.
Right now I'm rolling off my R3's at 40Hz and volume is absolutely not a problem for my listening habits.