How Important Are Matching Series?

[florad]

Hello...First time poster here. I just purchased the RTI A6 center and I love it. I'm saving my $$ and trying to convince my wife that the RTI A9's are next on my list, but what about the surrounds? I have a 7.1 system and obviously the FXI A6's would be on my list, but would it sound any different if stepped up & bought the LSIFX surrounds instead, or should I just stick with the RTI series?

[VSchneider]

No reason to buy LSiFX if your fronts are RTi, unless of course you plan on going all LSi

[McLoki]

I agree - surrounds are the least important to match (but it is still recommended), there is no reason to jump up a series for the surrounds. If you are going to spend more on the higher series, do it on the front speakers, not the rear ones.

[Pepi28]

^Nailed it right on the head^