I have disappeared down a home-theater-speakers rabbit hole these past few days. As usual, my situation is complicated by my extremely inconveniently shaped room and furniture, my existing equipment, and (poor me, I know) my access to deep discounts on a few specific brands.

I keep asking myself which speakers will work well, don’t cost a lot, and will actually fit and sound OK in the insane places I have to put them? Round and round I go…

Do any knowledgeable folks have an opinion on mixing speakers from different brands or product lines in a multi-channel home theater setup? Everything I’ve seen has warned against it (mismatched timbre, etc.) But having to stay within a single brand/line really makes this puzzle even harder to solve.
@siracusa as long as they are the same impedance as the output, I see no problem. We do it all the time in the pro world.
@mattgriffin Thays good to hear! Speaking of impedance, I’m not sure how to read the specs for my receiver. I can’t drive 4 ohm speakers with this thing, right? https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/product/vsx-lx305-av-receiver/
VSX-LX305 Elite 9.2-Channel Network AV Receiver - Pioneer Home USA

Featuring Dirac Live® Room Correction, the VSX-LX305 ELITE AV Receiver is designed for the ultimate experience for your movies, music, and gaming.

Pioneer Home USA
@siracusa @mattgriffin I built that website a number of years ago. You may have better luck parsing the owner’s manual. https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VSX_935_En.pdf
@johnny5w @siracusa more good news
@mattgriffin @siracusa Best used with banana clips ;)
@johnny5w @siracusa I was just thinking how much banana plugs classed-up an operation. Amazing value for almost no money.