Which way to go??? Have $750 - $1000 to spend on Fronts/Center/Surrounds (1 Viewer)

[Mike_Morgan]

Man this deciding on what to get is a killer ain't it? I currently have a Denon 3802 with some cheap Sony speakers from Best Buy along with the WM40 sub. I am trying to plan a speaker upgrade which will take place in a couple weeks.

I had been thinking about just getting the NSP-1 and some N38s for ~$550 from J&R. I was going to take a couple hundred to upgrade my DVD player to the Toshiba 4800 or the Panny CP72. Now I think I may want to put off the DVD player and take that money and put it toward the speaker upgrade. I am going to say my budget is $1k...

I watch movies/listen to music roughly 60/40. I like the idea of having some floorstanders for my front L/R channels. Is there a good speaker line out there that will match the Denon nicely and stay around my $1k budget? I currently don't have room to take advantage of 6.1/7.1 setup in my apartment, so I can get away with only 2 surrounds for a while. I am not interested in upgrading the sub yet, but likely will next year sometime. The lack of A/V stores in the area presents a problem when trying to listen to these higher end speakers also.

So please let out your recommendations here. The Klipsch Reference series looks really good, but I'm not sure if I can get the RF-3, RC-3, and RS-3s under my budget. Any other suggestions? Thanks a lot.

Mike

 

[Stephen Hopkins]

If you liked the JBL Northridge series, you may want to look at the Studio line. You can get the S310s for $392 a pair at www.harmanaudio.com. You can also get S38s for $300 a pair there. Add a S Center for around $150 from another online dealer, and you have a great setup around or under $900. The S310s would be great for 2ch music, and the S38s would be more than ample for surrounds. They may even be a little overkill. They S36s or S26s would probably be a more sensible choice for surrounds, but the special price on the S38s is less than you would pay for S36s anywhere else.

 

[Mike_Morgan]

Thanks for the input Stephen. I'll consider that.

I have found out that one of the VERY FEW A/V shops here carry Klipsch. I'll see if I can get by there soon to see if they have anything I can listen too.

 

[Peter Jessee]

I have found out that one of the VERY FEW A/V shops here carry Klipsch. I'll see if I can get by there soon to see if they have anything I can listen too.

Too bad you can't listen to more speakers - it's like picking out shoes without trying them on first! I find the Klipsch speakers to be a bit bright/harsh in the highs, but I know lots of folks like them a lot. You might try to find a deal on PSB speakers - Sound City had some on sale lately. The JBL's get lots of nods, so you can't go too wrong with them.

Can you travel to a bigger city to listen to speakers before you buy? This decision will have the most effect on your sound than any other component.

Good Luck!

Peter

 

[Colin-K]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...threadid=94322
Here is a recent post I did for speakers under $1400. Minus the Sub and your there.
Hope it helps.

 

[Steve WC]

Check these out I'm sure you can mix and match for your budget:
http://www.axiomaudio.com/products.html
http://www.hsuresearch.com/
http://www.adireaudio.com/home_audio...eries/rava.htm
See some nice Axiom (including mine) here:
http://www.axiomaudio.com/wallofame.html