New Spe-Krs

[MaleManGuy]

Hi Everyone...

I have the klipsch 62's for fronts and center and I was wondering if it'd be worth replacing them with something better... thinking if spending $3000 or less to replace left & right front... keep the RF62 center. Is it worth it? If so what would you recommend?

cheers

Jeffy

[Beta Man]

I'd replace the center..... you need to timber match... so try to stretch your budget, or shop within your budget for Fronts and Center......

[Beta Man]

Sorry... are these the 62's you say you have?

http://www.hifisound.de/oxid/oxid.ph...5383387/lang/1

I'd get some Thiels if you're gonna just keep your center though......

[MaleManGuy]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'd replace the center..... you need to timber match... so try to stretch your budget, or shop within your budget for Fronts and Center......

Alrighty then...
Would anyone recommend Magneplanar electrostatic speakers?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by MaleManGuy

Alrighty then...
Would anyone recommend Magneplanar electrostatic speakers?

Hell's yes - if you're thinking of getting into electrostatics then I would definitely recommend Maggies or Martin Logan's.

However the sound isn't for everyone. For some once you gone to electrostatics, you never come back. I believe with the Maggies you get 30 days in home, so it's a safe trial for sure.

[dobyblue]

Where you thinking of going with the MG3.6 Maggies?

[Beta Man]

Re-Post for the Thiels!!! if I was trying to get new towers, and didn't intend on getting a center.... Thiels would be my first choice!

[dobyblue]

If someone is getting into electrostatics though it's a whole different ball game - practically zero distortion, unparalleled response time and accuracy.

Not too many choices in that field - Martin Logan, Magnepan, Quad, Audiostatic, Sound Lab.

I wish I could afford a pair of Martin Logan Summit speakers or the Magnepan 20.1





The Magnepans are pure electrostatic panels, with no cone at all for bass.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'd replace the center..... you need to timber match... so try to stretch your budget, or shop within your budget for Fronts and Center......

timber match..... is this the correct tech term then? last time i heard anything similar it was voice match but that was several years ago.

[CptGreedle]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Sorry... are these the 62's you say you have?

http://www.hifisound.de/oxid/oxid.ph...5383387/lang/1

I'd get some Thiels if you're gonna just keep your center though......

Am I reading that right... 898,00 euros? Isn't that like $136,370.13 US?

Per pair?

Am I reading that right?

I am interested in finding some affordable speakers that would be worthy of SACD and Uncompressed audio. Affordable means the each speaker would have to cost around $100-200 max.
What can I get in that price range? On the other hand, what is the ideal speaker... price for quality?

[FilmmakingFiasco]

Timber (pronounced TIM-buhr) is “wood or lumber” in its generic mass noun use, and as a count noun it is “a very large piece of wood of a size for use in heavy construction.”

Timbre (usually pronounced TAM-buhr or TAMBR, but occasionally TIM-buhr) is the name for the difference in sound that makes a note played on one instrument—say, a clarinet—sound different from the same note played on another—say, a trumpet.


You want to look for Timbre match.

[FilmmakingFiasco]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Am I reading that right... 898,00 euros? Isn't that like $136,370.13 US?

Per pair?

Am I reading that right?

No, it's like $1,363.

[CptGreedle]

I see. comma and not decimal. Heh heh my bad. Thanks for the fix (although still out of my price range).

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by FilmmakingFiasco

Timber (pronounced TIM-buhr) is “wood or lumber” in its generic mass noun use, and as a count noun it is “a very large piece of wood of a size for use in heavy construction.”

Timbre (usually pronounced TAM-buhr or TAMBR, but occasionally TIM-buhr) is the name for the difference in sound that makes a note played on one instrument—say, a clarinet—sound different from the same note played on another—say, a trumpet.


You want to look for Timbre match.

im not a typist

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Am I reading that right... 898,00 euros? Isn't that like $136,370.13 US?

Per pair?

Am I reading that right?

I am interested in finding some affordable speakers that would be worthy of SACD and Uncompressed audio. Affordable means the each speaker would have to cost around $100-200 max.
What can I get in that price range? On the other hand, what is the ideal speaker... price for quality?

Grab some bookshelves from Axiom - you have 30 days in home to try them.

http://www.axiomaudio.com/m3ti_main.html

US$330/pair - that's $165/speaker.

+/- 3dB 60Hz-22kHz.
Max 175 Watts
LFE - 50Hz

[MaleManGuy]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Sorry... are these the 62's you say you have?

http://www.hifisound.de/oxid/oxid.ph...5383387/lang/1

I'd get some Thiels if you're gonna just keep your center though......

Ahhh... the RF62 and the RC62(center). The link you provided is not the one I have :-) Mine are just plain towers

[MaleManGuy]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Where you thinking of going with the MG3.6 Maggies?

Well Martin Logan perhaps Vista or Vantage speakers or Thiels CS2.4???
Hard to pick. :-)

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by MaleManGuy

Well Martin Logan perhaps Vista or Vantage speakers or Thiels CS2.4???
Hard to pick. :-)

Two completely different sounds. Either you're looking for ESL's or you're not.

[Beta Man]

I thought more around the lines of 1.6's ( I think that's what they are) the more budget-concious Thiel!!

[dobyblue]

I wouldn't exactly call $3,000 budget conscious!


They used to be closer to $4,000/pair when they first came out but they're closer to the OP's budget now.

You can get a pair of CS2.4's from Crutchfield for US$2,450 with free shipping.

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...4CS24BA&tp=185