Can someone tell me how I can match speaker pairs from two separtate
manufacurers?

My R(ight)-C(enter)-L(eft) speakers are by SpeakerCraft and the two rears
are by Atlantic Technology. The installer says they are well matched. ; (

I am NOT too savvy with audio gear:

What specifications from the two sets of speakers do I look at to judge
compatibiltiy? Power? Watts? Ohms? Impedence?

I am clueless.

Thanks in advance.

Gordon

Gordon Powell spake thus:

> Can someone tell me how I can match speaker pairs from two separtate
> manufacurers?
>
> My R(ight)-C(enter)-L(eft) speakers are by SpeakerCraft and the two rears
> are by Atlantic Technology. The installer says they are well matched. ; (
>
> I am NOT too savvy with audio gear:
>
> What specifications from the two sets of speakers do I look at to judge
> compatibiltiy? Power? Watts? Ohms? Impedence?
>
> I am clueless.

Don't worry, join the club.

My first reaction is, why bother matching in this case? It *is*
important that left & right speakers in a pair be matched, obviously,
which it seems they are in your case. But matching front & rear? Unless
there are some really dramatic differences in sound quality between the
two sets of speakers, you shouldn't have a problem. (You don't seem like
the audiophile type, which is a good thing in this case.)


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David Nebenzahl wrote:
> Gordon Powell spake thus:
>
>> Can someone tell me how I can match speaker pairs from two separtate
>> manufacurers?
>>
>> My R(ight)-C(enter)-L(eft) speakers are by SpeakerCraft and the two
>> rears are by Atlantic Technology. The installer says they are well
>> matched. ; (
>>
>> I am NOT too savvy with audio gear:
>>
>> What specifications from the two sets of speakers do I look at to
>> judge compatibiltiy? Power? Watts? Ohms? Impedence?
>>
>> I am clueless.
>
> Don't worry, join the club.
>
> My first reaction is, why bother matching in this case? It *is*
> important that left & right speakers in a pair be matched, obviously,
> which it seems they are in your case. But matching front & rear? Unless
> there are some really dramatic differences in sound quality between the
> two sets of speakers, you shouldn't have a problem. (You don't seem like
> the audiophile type, which is a good thing in this case.)
>
>
Most receivers/amplifiers have a calibration utility which outputs pink
noise into each channel sequentially. Turn it on, match the levels by
ear and check with program material....

jak

On Sun, 14 May 2006 23:03:09 -0500, jakdedert
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>David Nebenzahl wrote:
>> My first reaction is, why bother matching in this case? It *is*
>> important that left & right speakers in a pair be matched, obviously,
>> which it seems they are in your case. But matching front & rear? Unless
>> there are some really dramatic differences in sound quality between the
>> two sets of speakers, you shouldn't have a problem. (You don't seem like
>> the audiophile type, which is a good thing in this case.)
>>
>>
>Most receivers/amplifiers have a calibration utility which outputs pink
>noise into each channel sequentially. Turn it on, match the levels by
>ear and check with program material....

David is right that, unless you have some unusually disparate speakers
in front and rear, they will work together satisfactorily for movies.
For multichannel music, you may discern some tonal shifts between
them.

The calibration that jakdedert refers to is essential regardless of
which speakers you use but it will not correct for tonal imbalance,
only for relative volume levels.

Kal