[Matter]

Hello!  My first post. 

I have two systems in my house:  basement finished family room and my man cave garage.  I bought a new Klipsch R-12SW powered subwoofer.  But, not sure If I should add to my garage system or move to the basement instead (& bring the current Proficient 10" basement sub to my garage).  Specs are below.  Any feedback is most welcome!!! 

Basement Family Room
•   Onkyo TX-NR636 AV Receiver; 22.0 lbs
o   95 watts minimum continuous power/channel; 8ohm load
•   Proficient Protégé FS10 (10”) floor standing subwoofer
o   250 watt RMS; class D; 27 lbs
o   Frequency response: 30HZ – 150Hz
•   Proficient Protégé ceiling LCR speakers C651 (4x) plus center channel ceiling speaker
o   6.5” mids & 1.0” dome
o   Power handling 100 watts; 8 ohms
o   Frequency Response 45Hz – 20,000 Hz

3, single bays garage
•   Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver; 18.7 lbs
o   100 watts min. per channel
o   145 W + 145 W (8ohms)
•   Polk Audio RTi A3 (large) bookshelf speakers (front)
o   50-26,000Hz; 8 Ohms
•   Monoprice indoor/outdoor speakers (rear)
•   Klipsch R-12SW floor, front firing subwoofer, 33lbs
o   29-120Hz frequency response
o   MDF construction

[Phil A]

Welcome!  How big are the rooms and how loud do you typically listen?

[Matter]

The garage has three, single bays.  9.5" ceilings.  The fully finished/furnished basement family room is 15' x 15' with 9' finished ceilings.

Garage is mostly for music: Tool, NIN, U2, metallica, Pearl Jam, etc.

Basement set-up (65" Samsung 4k) is for TV, movies, playing Wii.

[JLM]

Welcome!

A quick paper review indicates that they are comparable, except the Klipsch will play louder.  The best way to decide is to compared them in each setting.  Klipsch is a well known company, Proficient is not.