Well ya, sold my fluance package and got a very good "employee" deal on JBL e60's, ec25 and a pair of e10's. I normally wouldn't go with JBL but I got it all for $380 otd. Paired them up with my pioneer elite receiver and the sound is much much much much better than the fluance speakers i previously had. NO more weak center channel and the 2-channel stereo is much cleaner and easier to listen to.
Anyway, I would recommend this setup to anyone looking for a under $1k mark for audio.
Very nice sound, im very pleasantly surprised with it.
Didn't you have Athena F2s before the Fluance setup?
How would you compare the e60s to the F2s? I've heard the e90s and didn't like them much, esp. not compared to the F2s. Maybe the e60s are actually better, as is sometimes the case with smaller speakers in the same model line.
I didnt like the e80's or the e90's at all. But when I listened to the e60's the sound was drastically different to the others. I would say that the e60's sound much better in the midrange but lack alittle bit compared to the athenas for the vocals, not by much though.
I like the e60's much more than the athenas and fluance I previously had.
Don't get me wrong, the Fluance speakers were nicely built but they are not up to par with the heavier speakers....its like minor league and major league baseball. Minor league player might be good but its still not the majors.
I couldnt really tell if the midrange was getting overworked or not when i played the speakers, everything sounded crisp, relaxed and natural.
Hehehe ya the pioneer DID go well with the JBL's....sold it today for what I paid and ordered the xr-55 from jr.com!!!!
I'm very excited its coming in a tuesday. CC didnt have any in the store for me to listen to and they never carried it in the store for some strange reason.
I can't wait till it comes in...i finally get to see whether or not it lives up to the hype.
I loved the Athenas through and through, very good speakers for the money. I sold them because I could make money from the sale and wanted to try something new.
hehehe I try to be i guess.
It may have been but I could only order the xr-55 if I sold the elite and used to money to order it, plus I needed some food money too...lol im poor but cautious with my money.
I'll see if the treble needs to be turned down or not, i liked the way the athenas sounded with the Yamaha and that was very bright, so we will see how it sounds when i get it.
Hey now Eddie no talking about the greatest,he was the master at beating someone before the fight even took place,something our U.S Milatary could take notes from,he may not think that well now,but it wasnt many people as quick witted as the champ,maybe you ought to pick George Bush for your joke.
oh I was speaking about him now of course, in his prime Ali was an artist in the ring the likes of which we've yet to see again. Looks like he paid a heavy price for all those headshots he took over the years though.
And actually I already did pick Dubya for my joke, I just censored myself after typing the first 2 letter of his first name since we're not supposed to bring politics into this forum. Especially now that Paul's not around anymore, lol.
There was an amazing documentary about Ali, "When We Were Kings" that covers his legendary fight with Foreman in Zaire and his opposition to the VN war, you should see it if you haven't already.
