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Klipsch Icon X or Polk VM for 5.1??

post #1 of 9
5/4/10 at 6:40pm
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Okay.... the Klipsch XF48 just went on sale at Vann's.... $399. I can't find these in a store so I am going to realy on your Audiofile ears.....

Klipsch Icon X Series:
L/R XF48
C XL23
LR/RR XB10
Sub XW-300D

Or

Polk Audio VM system:
Center = VM20 70-26kHz
L/R = VM30 50-26kHz
Rear L/R = VM10 90-26kHz
With sub (suggestions??)
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post #2 of 9
5/4/10 at 7:05pm
Klipsch
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post #3 of 9
5/4/10 at 7:14pm
Klipsch, because I own the Icon W's
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post #4 of 9
5/4/10 at 7:49pm
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I can't find the Icon X in a store to listen to. However I can find the W's. Are they close in sound? Klipsch says that the X's have a little better frequency range.
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post #5 of 9
5/4/10 at 8:59pm
They've been on sale for weeks.. and many times since last year.
Same thing when they placed B3s there "just today" weeks ago, I jumped in to start building HT but they are still there, and B3 lying unopen.
I was really itching to get 48s but talked to them and decided to hold for now. BTW, you may negotiate with them.
Same problem, can't auditon much in my town...
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post #6 of 9
5/6/10 at 9:56am
I bought the 48 from Vanns in December. I love them. It'll be hard for you to test them....unless you can find a bestbuy that still as demo units on sale.
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post #7 of 9
5/6/10 at 10:19am
Can i suggest something else, the sweedish brand XTZ, often prefered over Klipsch and B&W in Europe. Tests have shown that some of the moddels they have are better than B&W's simmular models at 3x the price.

Look at
www.xtz.se/uk
They are realy inovative, listened to their most expencive shelf model "99.26"(aprox 1000usd's with tax) and it sounded better than my Monitor Audio GS20's that i pay'd 2000usd's for.

Reviews: http://www.xtz.se/uk/press-/-reviews/reviews

If not i'd go for the Klipsch =)
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post #8 of 9
5/6/10 at 10:29am
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Originally Posted by Jabooh1 View Post

I can't find the Icon X in a store to listen to. However I can find the W's. Are they close in sound? Klipsch says that the X's have a little better frequency range.

You might get a better idea if you review postings about the Icon series in the Klipsch owner thread; it would also be a better place to post specific questions regarding the comparison of different Klipsch Icon models...
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post #9 of 9
5/6/10 at 10:56am
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Thanks everyone for the help. I have decided to go with the following setup:

Receiver = Onkyo TX-SR608 7.2Ch
L/R = Definitive Technology BP7004 or BP7006
C = Definitive Technology CLR2002 or CLR2300
LR/RR = Definitive Technology BP1.2X or CLR2002

I have found a good deal on a set of refurbished 7004 and if I can work it out I will get this in lieu of the 7006.

Thanks again everyone!!!
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