Monitor 30's or R30's?

[ccon2000]

I recently upgraded my HT System with the Monitor 30's as surrounds and PSW10 as my LFE. My fronts are R30's. Since I have an extra pair of Monitor 30's, can I use those as fronts and sell the R30's?

Will this be a downgrade, parallel or upgrade move? Please help. Thanks.


Sony 42" Grand WEGA™ HDTV (KDF-42WE655)
Onkyo Surround Sound Receiver (TX-SR502)
Samsung DVD Player (DVD-HD841)

Speakers
CS1 Center Channel
R30’s Front Channel
Monitor 30’s Surround
PSW10 LFE

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

IMO the Monitor line is superior to the R series...I'd kep whatever sounds best to you and sell the other...

[shaddai]

ccon2000,

Having an all Monitor lineup is very tempting but I would have to agree with Polkmaniac. See what sounds better before making the move. Sometimes replacing a floorstander with a bookshelf speaker may have you wondering where the bass went. You may want to save those extra Monitor 30's for a future 7.1 setup.

My opinion is that anything less than Monitor 40's up front right now would be a downgrade but your ears will be the best judge.