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.
Oh, and if anyone reading this has the inside track on one of those aforementioned “deep discounts” on the SVS brand in particular, I’d love to hear from you…
Here’s my unfortunate room arrangement (not to scale). It’s already got a (tiny) 5.1 setup in it. (Try and guess where the speakers are!)
@siracusa seems like you should put the tv over the fireplace. 🫠

@siracusa @Stoneymonster Have you seen Mantle Mount? Our fireplace mantle is pretty high but with MM it pulls down to a near-perfect viewing height. Being able to store the TV above the fireplace when not in use is actually pretty handy.

https://www.amazon.com/MantelMount-MM540-Above-Fireplace-Mount/dp/B01N5JMX8G

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