I just began to upgrade my home theater. My room is 12 X 18. I had a Denon AVR 1505/485 and Denon SYS 65HT for speakers. I use it about 85% for cinema and 15% for music.
I changed my receiver for a HK AVR 445 and now I have 2 options for the new speakers.
Option 1 - Paradigm ------------------- Center : CC190 Left/Right : Monitor7 V5 Surround (2): Atom Monitor Sub : PDR10 Total 1692 CAN$
Option 2 - Klipsch ------------------ Center : RC52 Left/Right : RB51 Surround (2): RB10 Sub : RPW10 Total 1422 CAN$
My questions :
- How do these look like ? - Should I go with 4 surrounds ? - Are there some of them that should be replaced or upgraded
Hard for me to describe it in english because I'm french speaking but the sound is not well defined, there is no "color" and definition. It's like "flat".
Charles, sorry about the English as a second language thing, it is stupid enough as a first language. You really MUST listen to each of these speaker brands(at least brands) to get a feeling for them. Speakers vary wildly, in performance and expectations via a receiver. Both speakers you list can be driven easily by you new receiver, but the receiver will only shine when you decide on the polish.
You should include a good player for the system, and you might consider that first. A cd player is often better, a DVD that does music well is more money. Look into OPPO for a cdp. Quebec?
I will listen to then on friday. The dealer doesn't sell HK. They have Denon, Yamaha, Sony, Marantz. Is there a receiver that would sound like the HK in those to help me make a choice ?
I dont't know OPPO. Is there a specific model I should look at ?
It's a done deal !! I listened to a few ones and I went with Klipsch
RB61 RC52 RS42 RPW10
Since i did not receive my Hk receiver (should be monday) I just replaced the old Denon ones on my Denon Receiver and what a huge difference already !!!
I also ordered an OPPO player. Should get it next week.