Topic: Klipsch speakers question

[Brian Skalinder]

Go used!  You'll get far more bang for your buck.

[Nick Graham]

I was in a similar boat last year. I had around a grand to put on speakers, but couldn't decide whether to go with a low end 5.1 setup or a (fairly) decent stereo pair.

I ended up with a pair of Klipsch F-3s and absolutely couldn't be happier. They sell for around $850 a pair so above your budget I know, but I'd recommend them to anyone regardless.

I love the Klipsch sound...

[cshepherd]

Go used!  You'll get far more bang for your buck.

I was looking over at Audiogon.  There's not much in the way of used speakers under $500.  There is a pair of VSA VR-1 standmounts for $650.  There's also a set of Neat Petite mk III's available for $650, which is a total steal considering their current $2000 msrp.  If I was buying a stand mount, the Petites would be on my short list.

Chris 

[Brian Skalinder]

I was looking over at Audiogon.  There's not much in the way of used speakers under $500.

That's true, the gear on A'gon is usually $$$.  In this case, I was thinking more along the lines of local shops.  People trade in speakers all the time in their search for "the sound".

[pfife]

I love the Klipsch sound...

Word.  I run Klipsch Heresy II's and I think they are sick as hell. I find them to be very detailed. The only issue I have is that they don't go very low in the frequency range, but that's nothing a little Velodyne couldn't help... 

[Genghis Cougar Mellen Khan]

I love the Klipsch sound...

Word.  I run Klipsch Heresy II's and I think they are sick as hell. I find them to be very detailed. The only issue I have is that they don't go very low in the frequency range, but that's nothing a little Velodyne couldn't help... 

Just the name "Heresy" alone makes up for anything they might be lacking in the lower octaves... 

Side note:

For under $400 check around and see if you can find a set of Boston Acoustic CR85's, inexpensive, but highly impressive for the big sound you can get out of a sub $300/pr of bookshelf speakers.  7" mid drivers and a nice neutral transparent presentation, but they can rock! 

[nihilistic0]

I have the money, and I don't have surround because I think it adds about nothing to my aurul experience.  About a year and a half ago, I had surround and eneded up ditching the rear channels.  The amount of information that gets passed to the rear channels is next to nothing and doesn't sound all that great anyway.  Often, it is two channel stuff replicated and panned.  I also got the feeling that I needed a room about double the size of my current living room to enjoy it.   Buy the best two channels you can, and go from there.  You wil be much happier.  As far as DVD-A, I listen to quite a bit of dvd-a and have never listened to the surround portion of the disc.

I can understand where you're coming from about 2 channel audio in surround, but DVD-A and SACD with the dicrete rear channels sound awesome

I listen to the downward spiral in 5.1 surround, and every channel is used fully.  The 5.1 mix just simply blows away the 2 channel