Energy RC Micro 5 & Energy S10.3 Sub?

[Kbarnett]

Hey everyone, I need some advice with something. I recently purchased a Samsung HT-C6500 from best buy after reading some CNET reviews. This was my first experience with surround sound (I've always just used TV speakers). Well, the HT-C6500 to me sounded pretty great but it was riddled with issues. It would turn itself up or down in volume on its own, and do other ridiculous things, so I sent it back.

Now I've purchased the Onkyo TX-NR609 receiver and after a lot of reading, a Energy RC Micro 5 Pack, and what I thought was perfect for it, an Energy S10.3 Sub.

Unfortunately I forgot prior to checkout that those speakers minimum frequency range is 150Hz, and that sub's max is 120Hz, creating a 30Hz gap.

Clearly I'm new to home theater audio, but I want to have some second opinions on the impact of this. To someone like me who found the HT-C6500 pretty nice sounding, will this frequency gap be a problem? To you, would it even be noticeable? I want the speakers and sub to play nice and work together well.

Just want to ensure that I'm getting my best bang for buck and a nice, decent sounding setup for my small 10x11 viewing room.

 

[its phillip]

I'd either get a sub that was capable of reaching up to 200hz comfortably, or swap the RC-Micros for something like a 5-pack of Infinity P153s from newegg for $50/ea

 

[Kbarnett]

I'd either get a sub that was capable of reaching up to 200hz comfortably, or swap the RC-Micros for something like a 5-pack of Infinity P153s from newegg for $50/ea

Thank you - I cancelled my order on Newegg and just went ahead and ordered the Energy Take Classic 5.1 from Vanns. The idea of a gap after all of the reviews on how the bundled system blended so well really bothered me.

Sat: 115Hz-20KHz
Center: 110Hz-20KHz
Subwoofer: 33Hz-150Hz

I'll upgrade some pieces in a few months depending on how it sounds, but I imagine it's going to be a bit of an upgrade over the samsung HTiB I tried.