What speakers do I buy??

jim New member Username: Wescoe Post Number: 1 Registered: May-06	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 04:22 GMT I have a 1 year old H/K avr 230. I had Infinity 2ways that my roomate blew when I was out of town, but they were 10 years old. I have jbl center and rears and a 12" velodyne sub. It is a smaller room, but will buy a bigger house in the future.
Berny Gold Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 7922 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 05:06 GMT There are plenty of speakers that you can buy. And we can recommend all kinds that you can think of, but do you have a budget? What is available in your area? What have you listened to? Have you gone around and checked the available choices in your area? You can pretty much decide on this once you go around and listen to what is available.
Berny Gold Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 7923 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 05:12 GMT But if you are limited to big chain stores, will you consider on-line dealers?
jeff mannoia Bronze Member Username: Jethro Lansing, Mi Post Number: 80 Registered: Jan-06	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 07:03 GMT blow the jbl center and purchase a center and 2 fronts that match. for that receiver, listen to standmount paradigm, dynaudio, b&w, kef, klipsch, even polk. listen, decide a budget, keep room size and listening preference in mind, and go from there. u can get away w/ using ur jbl rears for surround duty imo. which velodyne sub do u have? what kind of music? what is your listening preference ? movies or music? dvd-a, sacd, analogue, etc... basically, what berny said
jim New member Username: Wescoe Post Number: 2 Registered: May-06	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 14:13 GMT I have not shopped or listened to anything except the infinitis I had. I don't really care too much about movies or surround, the rears are not even hooked up and I mostly listen to music so the center is usually turned off. I'm game for any type of speakers, I don't wanna buy something thats gonna sound like poo, I live in KC and there are many high end audio stores around here. I listen to mostly rock, and listen to it loud, Umphrey's McGee, Radiohead, Widespread, Oasis etc. Basically, I am assuming anything at Best Buy or Circuit City or Ultimate Electronics is poo, or is it? Is it worth spending a $1G on speakers?
jeff mannoia Bronze Member Username: Jethro Lansing, Mi Post Number: 81 Registered: Jan-06	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 00:01 GMT yes your assumption is correct. for $1000, i wouldn't go near best buy or circuit city for 2 speakers. your best bet at this point is to go shopping since you have many high end audio stores to choose from. listen to as much as you can. don't know your room size, but i'm sure you do and have this in consideration when shopping. also your h/k receiver is good, but may not be up to the task depending on which speaker setup you like. if you like loud rock, maybe klipsch and paradigm are a good start. if you like the klipsch over others when listening, you can use your h/k receiver w/o worrying about power as the klipsch design is generally an easy drive. good luck
Eric Lawrence Silver Member Username: Rsxman Post Number: 197 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 00:23 GMT if he likes rock, that means hard bass for the most part and he will need a subwoofer without question i would recommend HSU stf-2 for $400
Berny Gold Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 7936 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 01:49 GMT Jim, I believe you should stick with that sub for a bit until you determine that it is not adequate for your needs or you perceive a limitation. Concentrate on auditioning some of the speakers available in your area. With that budget, you will be hard pressed to find a pair of speakers that will not meet your needs. You'll have plenty of choices.
Eric Lawrence Silver Member Username: Rsxman Post Number: 198 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 02:02 GMT oh my mistake i missed that he already had a sub, scratch my comment unless you think you need a new one
Edster922 Gold Member Username: Edster922 Abubala, Ababala The Occupation Post Number: 3958 Registered: Mar-05	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 02:39 GMT Jim, If you have to spend $1K, I'd seriously consider these---and you might not even need a sub since they are supposed to go down to 38Hz: http://www.vandersteen.com/pages/1clit.html
Eric Lawrence Silver Member Username: Rsxman Post Number: 203 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 06:19 GMT wow those are pretty impressive speakers there ed
Stu Pitt Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt Irvington, New York USA Post Number: 1264 Registered: May-05	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 17:36 GMT "if he likes rock, that means hard bass for the most part and he will need a subwoofer without question" Not necessarily. I listen to rock/metal almost exclusively and have no desire for a sub. The right tower speaker can put out a lot of quality bass. I've heard very few subs that I thought integrated seemlessly and keep up musically with speakers for music.
Stu Pitt Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt Irvington, New York USA Post Number: 1265 Registered: May-05	Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 17:37 GMT by 'the right tower speaker,' I meant correct.

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