7.1 amp and 5.1 speakers need advice

jackman1

hi
i have a 7.1 Marantz SR4003 AV amplifier receiver and jbl cs480 5.1 Speakers. what i want to know is 1 can i add two more speakers at the same watts. 2 where can i get two good speakers that will sute my set up. any advice will be a help thanks.

dharn

you are probably looking for two more small speakers you probably wont find two more like your other speakers but the wattage dosent matter you amp claims 70 watts per channel so any small speakers above that would be fine its voice matching that counts but the rear effects dont usually have much content in 7.1 the odd plane fying over you from the rear ,so if you can source a small pair of speakers on ebay etc should be fine but as i said not much dvds with 7.1 content i own same amp its very good are you happy with your setup

jackman1

Hi dharn
Since I posted this I got two 25-100w Q acoustics floorstanding speakers. The amp is great there is so many options but as from my first post I am not a expert.I set up the new speaker and there is a big improvement in the surround sound. Just need a bigger room and I will in a few weeks I am moving in to a bigger house in a few weeks.

dharn

good for you