Before the flame war starts, YES they need to be from best buy. I'll spare the details but idc how awesome whatever boutique builder is (i'd probably get htd lvl 2 were I able) but for now BB is the ONLY option.
With that out of the way, I'm starting with a Denon AVR-1713, a Dayton SUB-1000, & a pair of Sansui S-U9000 3-way bookshelves (ancient hand-me-downs I can't find any info on) hooked up to my pc via optical spdif. I listen to movies, tv shows, music, games, and youtube videos constantly and am looking for a good LCR so I can relegate the sansuis to surround. I need a flat, neutral frequency response but don't have the ability to go test them in person as of yet. Because of that, I already purchased a pair of Klipsch KB-15s and a KC-25 online & needless to say, they are woefully inadequate so I'm looking to exchange them. There is almost no mid-range to them and the highs seem a bit pronounced (yes, even w/ Audyssey.) My set-up is currently in a bedroom but plan to use it as a living room home theater somewhere down the road so I'm incrementally upgrading to offset the cost. I'd like to stay in the same price range but am willing to spend a bit more for quality. I'm even down to spend the ~$300 on just the center if it compliments the sansuis well but would really like a bit smaller form factor for space reasons.
Models I'm Contemplating:
CENTER
Definitive - ProCenter 1000
Energy - CC-10
KEF - C6CBL
L&R
Definitive - ProMonitor 1000
Energy - CB-10
KEF - C3BL
For reference I also use a pair of Sennheiser 280 Pro headphones and would love my HT to actually sound better than them but haven't quite made it happen yet :-/
Before the flame war starts, YES they need to be from best buy. I'll spare the details but idc how awesome whatever boutique builder is (i'd probably get htd lvl 2 were I able) but for now BB is the ONLY option.
With that out of the way, I'm starting with a Denon AVR-1713, a Dayton SUB-1000, & a pair of Sansui S-U9000 3-way bookshelves (ancient hand-me-downs I can't find any info on) hooked up to my pc via optical spdif. I listen to movies, tv shows, music, games, and youtube videos constantly and am looking for a good LCR so I can relegate the sansuis to surround. I need a flat, neutral frequency response but don't have the ability to go test them in person as of yet. Because of that, I already purchased a pair of Klipsch KB-15s and a KC-25 online & needless to say, they are woefully inadequate so I'm looking to exchange them. There is almost no mid-range to them and the highs seem a bit pronounced (yes, even w/ Audyssey.) My set-up is currently in a bedroom but plan to use it as a living room home theater somewhere down the road so I'm incrementally upgrading to offset the cost. I'd like to stay in the same price range but am willing to spend a bit more for quality. I'm even down to spend the ~$300 on just the center if it compliments the sansuis well but would really like a bit smaller form factor for space reasons.
Models I'm Contemplating:
CENTER
Definitive - ProCenter 1000
Energy - CC-10
KEF - C6CBL
L&R
Definitive - ProMonitor 1000
Energy - CB-10
KEF - C3BL
For reference I also use a pair of Sennheiser 280 Pro headphones and would love my HT to actually sound better than them but haven't quite made it happen yet :-/