Can i use klipsch surrounds with Paradigm fronts and center?

[Modepp]

I'm currently running monitors 7v5 and a cc-290 with a paradigm ps1200 for a sub. recently one of my surround speakers (titans v2) went on me... now here is my dilemma.

I can get a really good price for a pair of klipsch rs42 surrounds and i was wandering if these speakers would blend in well with my current paradigms? should i save up and buy the adp 390s? how much of a difference would there really be between the klipsch and the paradigms?

i was actually thinking of buying 2 sets of klipschs rs42 surrounds for a 7.1 surround setup since i just got a new h/k 354. if i did go with all paradigms surrounds i was thinking of using the adp 390s for surrounds and maybe atoms or titans for the back surrounds.

thanks to anyone with any advice on which of the two set ups i should use.

thanks.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Unless you listen to mainly multichannel music it would be fine. For movies it will be fine.

 

[french]

FOr what its worth, I have Paradigm 7v3 up front and a pair of Kiipsch KM5 towers as surrounds. THey sound just great.

french

 

[tomd51]

Another 'yes' vote for your question.

As Greg noted, unless you'll be doing a lot of multichannel music listening, mixing different surrounds w/your front soundstage should be just fine. Even if you do plan to listen to MC music, I didn't have much of an issue in mixing, so I wouldn't worry about it at at all... -TD

 

[3db]

If its strictly Home Theater and not multichannel music, it'll be fine to use the Klipsch speakers. Very little info is sent to the surrounds, usually just effects, so timbre matching does not need to exist.