Q&A: Do all speakers need to be the same size and carry the same frequency range in a home theater set up?

Question by kbad26@verizon.net: Do all speakers need to be the same size and carry the same frequency range in a home theater set up?
I am in the market for creating a home theater system. I have found some speakers that I like but I am not sure if they will work with my a/v reciever. The speakers are as follows: Fronts, E-710’s{frequency range-38HZ to 20KHZ}, Rears, E-78’s{frequency range 40HZ to 20KHZ}, Center, E-75C{frequency range 60HZ to 20KHZ}, and I already have a LW 12 powered subwoofer. My reciever is 130 watts per channel, frequency range 20HZ to 20KHZ.{the frequency range for the dvd input on the reciever is 10HZ to 100KHZ, if that helps. Will the speakers that I have just mentioned work, or what should I be looking for then. these are all Cerwin-Vega speakers.

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Answer by davj61
In a word, absolutely not. In many home theater systems, only the front left and right speakers are “large” in size. The center channel is usually of a size that will fit on top of a typical TV. The surround speakers can be small enough to safely hang on the wall in back. Under NO conditions WHATSOEVER do the speakers need to be the same size the whole way around. I have heard some systems where the front left and right speakers were big enough that a subwoofer was not necessary. Yet the others in the system were rather small. The sound was still really great. Feel free to mix the sizes. By the way, almost all home theater receivers have speaker “size” set-up functions for every channel that you will be using. Good luck and enjoy.

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