First of all, you all rock. I'm the go to guy on some other forums. If you need any info on a 12 cylinder BMW M70 engine, I'm your man!

I also did a search on the JBL CF150 speakers and they are expensive and get rave reviews.. mostly from people using them for music only. What about home theater?

This is my room, so I can do whatever I want as far as equipment, my wife is set upstairs in the living room and kitchen with Samsung DLP and LCD. I have a (gasp!) Bose 321 GS for the basic DVD player/receiver for my daughter's stuff and a light (read: chick flick) movie.

Here is another NooB question:

If I do use the JBL CF150 speakers for my front left/right, they have 15" subwoofers so how do I drive those and then not blow my surround/centers since I will have to turn off the low-pass that is currently driven by the subwoofer? Will my Kenwood send bass to all the speakers? I'm not clear on how this set up would work?

Here's what I am thinking:

Use the (2) JBLs for left/right front. Invest in a really nice center speaker since I'll get the JBL's for free. Use my existing Bose speakers for the left/right surround and when I upgrade to a better and more powerful 7.1 receiver (vs. my current 5.1), use the front left/right Bose speakers for the center rear left/right fills.

Over the next year or so I will upgrade the Bose surrounds to something better.

1. Will this configuration work?

2. Will I blow the Bose speakers by using the JBLs for bass and not the Yamaha subwoofer?

3. What would be a good recommendation for a center speaker that will not be overpowered by the front left/right JLBs? I can contact JBL and ask them as well.

4. Is there a way to just use the JBLs for front center/left/right? Will it sound good?

5. Will it sound better then what I currently have for a home theater system?


Whew! So I'm getting closer.


Also, to throw in a curveball, my friend just upgraded his speakers from Carver TS441 7.1 to Polk (I think). He is ALSO willing to give me these speakers for free if I come pick them up. I have no clue if these are any good. I wish he would have told me about them before the Polks were installed so I could come over and listen, but he is in Florida. I just happen to mention I was upgrading from Bose and he offered. Any idea of these are any good? I did a search and there are not any reviews on the Carvers. Also did they go out of business? Looks like some liquidators are selling them pretty cheap as well.

Should I take these and use them for the surrounds instead of the Bose cubes?


TIA