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Really the Bose sound pretty good to me. What kills me about Bose is they seem to be about 5 years behind schedule. And unfortunately, I bought the set before I knew about the vast knowledge of the helpful folks here on AVS so I am stuck for the moment. I have been researching to find a similar sized set of speakers but haven't come up with anything to move on.
If you were looking for a set of speakers similar in size to the Bose setup, what would you recommend with a budget of around $1500. I can't go much bigger size wise with my setup and that is one of the reason I chose Bose to begin with.
Main use of speakers are Games, Movie, Music in that order.
EDIT: Also, any recommendations on a receiver?
If you were looking for a set of speakers similar in size to the Bose setup, what would you recommend with a budget of around $1500. I can't go much bigger size wise with my setup and that is one of the reason I chose Bose to begin with.
Main use of speakers are Games, Movie, Music in that order.
EDIT: Also, any recommendations on a receiver?
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OK, here is what I would do: You have the Bose, so at least you have a system. Therefore you can take your time saving and building a new one. I would first try and listen to as many speakers as possible. I have Klipsch, and the problem is that they really need to be broken in. They sounded mush better after I had them a while.
I would plan and save, and acquire stuff when the deals arise. There are many good speakers that are thoroughly vetted on this forum. Get the best AVR you can afford and get one that has Audyssey and can be wed w/ an amp.
I would then start to plan and save for some subs. I have CHT's and love them, but there are other good choices, pretty much all the ID subs we quibble over are very good. And remember, just because someone makes a good speaker (like Klipsch) does not mean their subs are that great.
OK, here is what I would do: You have the Bose, so at least you have a system. Therefore you can take your time saving and building a new one. I would first try and listen to as many speakers as possible. I have Klipsch, and the problem is that they really need to be broken in. They sounded mush better after I had them a while.
I would plan and save, and acquire stuff when the deals arise. There are many good speakers that are thoroughly vetted on this forum. Get the best AVR you can afford and get one that has Audyssey and can be wed w/ an amp.
I would then start to plan and save for some subs. I have CHT's and love them, but there are other good choices, pretty much all the ID subs we quibble over are very good. And remember, just because someone makes a good speaker (like Klipsch) does not mean their subs are that great.
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The Bose cube speakers are not much worse than other small cube speakers and likely better than some. A small driver WILL NOT produce full range sound...no matter who makes it! The problem with the Bose system is the satellites combine with no true subwoofer means you miss a lot of the freq response and second, the systems are overpriced.
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If you need tiny little satelite speakers I would recommend http://hsuresearch.com/products/vt-12.html with http://hsuresearch.com/products/vt-254.html so that will give you 7 speakers and puts you at about $340. Also look at this sub http://hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-2-mk3.html which puts you at about $850. Look at this receiver which puts you at about $1,250. That setup with proper tuning and calibration will blow the bose away. But as already stated satelites can only sound so good because they don't have the size to move much air.
I know you said you had space limitations...but paying over 1000 dollars for "cube speakers", whether it be Bose or other, seems like a crime. If the "look" of the room s the most important thing and more important than sound quality, I would just keep the Bose. Most of the satellite systems listed will sound better than Bose, mostly because they will come with a real subwoofer... but not like a set up with some decent sized drivers!
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Use Audyssey as stated and you could use a radio shack digital sound pressure level meter to further fine tune the volume levels of each speaker.
Use Audyssey as stated and you could use a radio shack digital sound pressure level meter to further fine tune the volume levels of each speaker.
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Fwiw, Klipsch speakers don't need to be broken in (notice nothing in the instructions or Klipsch website about it) and the Klipsch RSW series of subs are excellent and highly regarded, although at MSRP were over-priced.
Fwiw, Klipsch speakers don't need to be broken in (notice nothing in the instructions or Klipsch website about it) and the Klipsch RSW series of subs are excellent and highly regarded, although at MSRP were over-priced.
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Unless broken in at the factory, which AFAIK no one does, all speakers have a break-in period.
Unless broken in at the factory, which AFAIK no one does, all speakers have a break-in period.
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I agree that there is "break-in" but not so much that the consumer would notice:
http://community.klipsch.com/forums/...7.aspx#1461527
http://community.klipsch.com/forums/...7.aspx#1461527
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