nofx wrote:Thought 4 speakers might give a better sound experience.
no
It will give you more volume, more sense of being "in the middle of it". (I don't know how to express that correclty in English, sorry)
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But it will completly muddle your sound-stage. That feeling that by closing your eyes, you know how to pinpoint musicians on the stage in front of you. It wll destroy a lot of details by messing up with how your ear works (basically, you can't have phase coherence with 2 speakers outputing the same channel).
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Long story short: 2 !
Oh, and your stereo amp may be able to sustain the load of the 4 speakers but it will saturate at lower volumes than using just two. (clipping, distorsion, harshness in the sound... ugly!)
As for choosing your speakers, some tell you that 100€ boxes are fine and others will tell you you need 2k€ ones... just go listen to some stuff and create you own opinion. You will save time and money in the long run by not having to change your gear next year.
