Has anyone compared these 2 speakers ? I have the Sony Core now, and I like them, but was curious if the Klipsch would be an upgrade. Use would be about 2/3 home theater and 1/3 music.
any guesses as to what you would consider an upgrade? Is there something you currently dislike about the Sony Cores? What some might consider better you might consider worse (like being more forward). Hard to say what is better without some guidance on what better is.
There's nothing I dislike about the Cores. I'm mainly intrigued about the horns in the Klipsch after watching a video of Steve Guttenberg. I've never listened to a horn tweeter before.
If the R-51M have a weak midrange, does that mean it wouldn't be good for home theater(dialogue) ?
Has anyone compared these 2 speakers ? I have the Sony Core now, and I like them, but was curious if the Klipsch would be an upgrade. Use would be about 2/3 home theater and 1/3 music.
I home demoed the Core bookshelves a couple years back. Great when on sale for $80/pr, with mids and highs better than many speakers in the $300-400/pr price range. Weak bass and showing strain past 70-75db were there only two drawbacks.
I home demoed the Core bookshelves a couple years back. Great when on sale for $80/pr, with mids and highs better than many speakers in the $300-400/pr price range. Weak bass and showing strain past 70-75db were there only two drawbacks.
$290 msrp and on sale at Best Buy now for $218. Not sure why Amazon is so high. I think I'd rather pay $300 for the Chanes or Kefs. Always wanted to try out the Boston A series.
I haven't heard the Cores but I did pick up the R-51's when they were on sale at Best Buy for $120. $120! I returned them after a few days though. I thought they sounded really good though. Fun speaker. They just didn't have the transparency and midrange detail I prefer. At the time I had on hand a pair of Dali Zensor 1's and vintage ADS L710's. The Klipsch and Dali's were very comparable. The ADS were in a completely different league.
Zorba had some good recommendations. The Kef Q150's are $270 at accessories4less. Manufacturer refurb with warranty. That would be a great upgrade I think. But the Klipsch are on sale for $218 at Best Buy now. Wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up a pair and compare them. Return them if they aren't worth it.
Well for future reference, the Hsu HB-1 which is also horn driven, sometimes goes on sale for $139 each, and is widely reported to NOT have the brightness issues that horns are often accused of...well reviewed, too. http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/hb-1.html
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