Is timbre matching being made to big of a deal?

[Woochifer]

I have Polk R series for my center and fronts, I also have a pair of Polk R10s for surrounds but ive been using a pair Boston CR7s that I came across real cheap for the surrounds instead of the Polks which is what the rest my system consist of. I like the Bostons because they have a slightly bigger woofer and a more exspensive look and the msrp is much higher than the Polks but theres no big difference in the sound as surrounds.Should I just use all Polks to assure proper timbre matching and put away the Bostons for now? What would you do?

As L.J. mentioned, try them out for yourself and go with the speakers that provide the best tonal match. No guarantee that Polk will have the best match, but the odds are that the Polks will provide that because they likely share the tweeter, woofer, and crossover design. The Bostons' larger woofer won't provide any benefit whatsoever if they create a tonal mismatch with the mains. The "expensive" look preference depends on how much the looks play into your priorities.

I would go by whichever one gives you the best sound, and then work on properly placing it.

[Dmax]

As L.J. mentioned, try them out for yourself and go with the speakers that provide the best tonal match. No guarantee that Polk will have the best match, but the odds are that the Polks will provide that because they likely share the tweeter, woofer, and crossover design. The Bostons' larger woofer won't provide any benefit whatsoever if they create a tonal mismatch with the mains. The "expensive" look preference depends on how much the looks play into your priorities.

I would go by whichever one gives you the best sound, and then work on properly placing it.

Gotcha !