1961 5.1 in a small room – 1723 center S THX?

Hi Emanuel,

Thanks for your questions and for sending in the photos it makes things a lot easier when making recommendations.

1. You can never have too much power (haha)! Our 1723 center speaker is really power efficient you don’t need a lot of power to make them shine. But you will be sat really close and for this reason, I would suggest the 1961 center. It will do an amazing job and due to the size difference, it will be easier to implement.

2. Absolutely. In all 3 series, we have tried to match the sound as closely as possible so you can mix and match.

3. I would select 1961 bookshelfs or 1961 monitors running them sealed. They are both great little speakers and running them sealed will help with speaker positioning. Regarding wall mounting, our surrounds are designed with this in mind wall mounting them will only enhance their abilities due to the TriAxial design.

4. You certainly can use our bookshelfs for surround sound duties but our surrounds would be a much better fit. The TriAxial design diffuses the sound around you which may be beneficial as you will not be running side surrounds and rear surrounds. It will also make the room feel ‘larger’. If you decide you don’t like them you can always remove the jumper connected to the speaker terminals at the back and they will perform just like a bookshelf.

5. The 1v will dig deeper and shake the room but the 1s will offer a more refined sound and still provide plenty of low extension when watching movies. It’s really a personal choice. My recommendation for your space would be the 1s. I think it would work great in your space.

I hope this helps.

You have a very nice space to work with!  My room is approximately 3.35 meters x 4.87 meters; my ceiling is 3 meters high (10′ 11″ x 15′ 7″ with 10′ ceilings).  After several discussions with Lukas, Kristoffer and Thomas, I purchased the 1961 towers, 1961 monitor, 1961 surrounds, 1961 heights and a 1961 1v for my room… after several months of listening, I have zero complaints and zero regrets thus far.  Don’t discount the 1961 line for your room; they have performed extremely well in my room.  I attached a computer render of my room; the desk will be removed shortly.  For reference, below is my community post.

Small Home Theater – 1723 Monitor S vs 1961

Hello Emanuel,

Yes, that 1961 combo is very popular! Slim design and yet powerful when needed.

As for speaker cables, we normally recommend using common sense as there is much mumbo jumbo in this field.

But, yes, please make sure you are going with a cable of a minimum of 2,5mm2 (14 AWG) with normal speaker cable quality.

We have an article with more info in our help center

Hope this helps more than causing confusion Emanuel!