Adding an Athena AS-R1 to an Athena Point 5 MKII SE system

[SilverMK3]

While wandering through my local Futureshop (Canadian BestBuy) today, I stumbled across an Athena AS-R1 rear speaker on the clearance table for 45% off.

Would this speaker complement my existing Athena Point 5 MKII SE system for a 6.1 setup, or would the rear channel overpower everything else; since it is meant to be paired with the larger Audition series. I've got a Pioneer VSX-D814-S receiver that puts out 100W to the rear channel, and the speaker is rated at 125W, if that makes a difference.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[warpdrive]

The R1 is designed to be used as a rear surround (side) channel. As a rear center, you still could get away with it, as long as you make sure the levels are set correctly (using a sound meter) so that it plays at the right volume.