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Originally Posted by
Knucklehead90 /forum/post/18321192
I have three
silver 3v's across the front - the 3v is the same as the center and can be used for a center very easily. I have two small rubber blocks under the rear of the one in the center and it works great. You may want to stick with all one color -- trouble is it looks like Harman is winding down the auction of the Cascades which may make it harder to put together a system in one color.
The 7's use the same drivers as the 5's but come with a shorter stand and can be wall mounted.
When Harman first put up the Cascades I decided then to stick to getting three of the 3vs thinking they'd cost less than the center (I was right on that) - and a pair of 5s for surrounds. I've had other decent speakers before - including the Infinity Interludes - IL40s - IL50s - IL30s - Beta 20s with C360 center. All sound good but the Cascades are a definite improvement over all of them.
I was listening to some Diana Krall last night in stereo - with subs of course - the sound is so life-like that I get chills up my back - it sounds like Diana is right in my living room! Very good stereo imaging and the mid range is as good as I've ever heard in a 2 way speaker. I've owned lots of speakers - most of which were well reviewed - none have sounded so good - including the pair of Emotiva ERTs ($1600 per pair) - the Cascades can't match the bass of the ERTs - but I have that covered with 2 very musical M&K dual 12" push pull subs. I put my Cascade setup together for $908. Retail it would have cost me well over $3000.
IMO the best deal of the Cascades is the 3v's as they have the same exact specs as the 9's - can be used for a center very easily - and sell for up to $100 less than the 9's and centers. When set up at their highest height on the stands they only need about 7 or 8" of boost to be at listening height. The only drawback is the Infinity insignia is upside down - not that I care - I care more about how they sound - and they are very good.
Good luck at the auctions. If the typical patter for Harman's auctions holds they will come out with more quantity later. It seems they flood the auctions with quantity to gain everyone's interest - taper it off to drive up the prices a bit - then come back with higher quantity again.