I have recently been on an upgrade binge. I sold the Cal 2500 and got the Meridian 8oo v3 and moved out one set of 10 s and just got the Aerial 20 t s so there has been some system shake up as of late . To answer the ? , I felt matched speakers would be optimum for a multichannel system vs the lr3 s. I set up all systems for either 2 channel {downstairs} or multichannel {theatre} and if set up properly , will do movies just fine. I however love the lr3 s and dont see any reason you should not be thrilled with them. Aerial is a great company.