Klipsch Rs-42 or Energy CB-20 for rears

[ozzman]

My friend Who bought my PSB Status C-5 center channel just bought a pair of Klipsch RS-40 speakers for his rears.
When he got them home he realized that two of the woofers were damaged.(open box sale)

After talking to the salesman he was told that instead of the Klipsch speakers he could get a pair of Energy CB-20 bookshelf speakers instead.

He has a pair of older Paradigms for fronts

He wants to keep it between the two speakers mentioned Klipsch or Energy's.

I have an idea of what he should take but i decided to bring it to the forum for suggestion or your opinion

Any comment is appreciated and will help him with his choice


http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0105920&catid=


http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0111877&catid=

[SammyG]

I'm a Klipsch maniac, but I think the horns will not blend well with the Paradigms. Can't he grab some Paradigms online or locally?

[sokrman14]

I don't touch klipsch, so I would say energy hands down

[ozzman]

Originally Posted by SammyG

I'm a Klipsch maniac, but I think the horns will not blend well with the Paradigms. Can't he grab some Paradigms online or locally?

We got to keep it with the two mentioned

Thanks

[SammyG]

Go with the Energys then, if your other speakers aren't horns, it WILL sound awkward.

[ozzman]

I told him Energy but like i said i just wanted to hear some opinions

Thanks

[Big Daddy]

It is all part of the same family. Klipsch owns Energy and Mirage.

Rear speakers are not as important as the front speakers. Tell your friend to get the speakers with the biggest discount. I prefer bipolar speakers for rear.

[LifeOfAPirate13]

I'd say Klipsch but thats because I am being biased here lol. I don't know crap about speakers besides Klipsch basically so if someone here says they wont match well go with the other.

[callas01]

I say Energys too, cause like it was mentioned the horns of the Klipsch I don't think would match as well, even though rears aren't as critical, I still prefer having a sound that blends as well as possible....

And even though Energy is owned by klipsch, don't mean that they sound anywhere near the same...

[ozzman]

Callas01
i can get Energy C300 for about 250-300 Canadian,what do you think of your fronts and what do you think would be a fair price for them used ?

I seen them at a pawnshop and Ive been think in trying to get them for his fronts and putting his Paradigms in the back.

Now like i said he has my Older PSB Center so i know it won't timber match but he is not a critical as us and iam just trying to find the best deal for him and to save a couple bucks.

[ozzman]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...111881&catid=#


He picked these up for 250 this price of the Klipsch speaker he had,
Iam very happy for him so i guess these thread is done thank you guy's for all you help

OZ

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by ozzman

My friend Who bought my PSB Status C-5 center channel just bought a pair of Klipsch RS-40 speakers for his rears.
When he got them home he realized that two of the woofers were damaged.(open box sale)

After talking to the salesman he was told that instead of the Klipsch speakers he could get a pair of Energy CB-20 bookshelf speakers instead.

He has a pair of older Paradigms for fronts

He wants to keep it between the two speakers mentioned Klipsch or Energy's.

I have an idea of what he should take but i decided to bring it to the forum for suggestion or your opinion

Any comment is appreciated and will help him with his choice


http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0105920&catid=


http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0111877&catid=

Ozz, you're the expert on Paradigms, and now he's added a PSB center. I guess the center isn't very closely timbre matched to the Paradigm fronts anyway.

That being the case, and if he has no future plans to upgrade, then I suppose it doesn't really matter which kind of speaker he's using for rear surrounds. However I would tend not go Klipsch if I had no other Klipsch speakers in my system. It doesn't sound like a good idea to me mixing both types.

My biased opinion FWIW, would be to go Energy. It seems natural to do so considering the fine speaker components that he already has even though they aren't timbre matched. I've owned Energy speakers for years. I am extremely happy with the neutral uncolored sound that I get from mine. I don't think he could go wrong with the CB-20s.

[got rice]

I recently upgraded my front stage with Paradigm from Klipsch, however the rears are still Klipsch 8" in the ceiling. From my personal experience, I thought there would be a noticeable difference, but this is not the case.(especially with movies). Now when the receiver is in 8 channel stereo mode there is a night and day disparity.

I personally like the klipsch for the rears, for the fact they are bi-polar and have a sleek design.

I have no experience with Energy.

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by ozzman

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...111881&catid=#


He picked these up for 250 this price of the Klipsch speaker he had,
Iam very happy for him so i guess these thread is done thank you guy's for all you help

OZ

Wow, I was going to recommend the bipoles too but figured that wasn't part of the deal he was getting from FS. So a big congrats to him! I think he got a fine deal. I haven't heard those bipoles yet, but i do have the Energy C-R100 bipoles which sound absolutely superb. He should get the same realistic surround effects from the CR-10s.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by ozzman

Callas01
i can get Energy C300 for about 250-300 Canadian,what do you think of your fronts and what do you think would be a fair price for them used ?

I seen them at a pawnshop and Ive been think in trying to get them for his fronts and putting his Paradigms in the back.

Now like i said he has my Older PSB Center so i know it won't timber match but he is not a critical as us and iam just trying to find the best deal for him and to save a couple bucks.

Sorry Oz, I was at work when I went on this morning, seeing that I am doing outside sales most of the time, I don't always have a chance to surf the net like some other folks.........

For future reference, I paid $250 USD for my fronts BRAND NEW, I don't know how that equates to CAD $$.....

I love the Energys, the neutral accuracy and power of the bass is amazing, because the mids never fall out or get covered up by the highs and lows, something that my old Sonys just couldn't do with a dedicated 3.5" mid driver. The sound is just so complete, best $250 I think I have spent to date... 2 channel music is great too

EDIT: Bi-poles Nice....

[ozzman]

Thanks Boy's for al your help