I don't think they would match well but they won't be that bad if you need to wait awhile to get the center. I had the Q150 for awhile too and thought they were too laid back, you might go try to audition the LS50 and see what you think before ditching KEF, they are much more detailed than the Q150.
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Mixing Ribbons with Dome Tweeter
Hi All,
The upgrade bug has hit me sooner than I expected. Few days back, I came across Quad S1 bookshelves with ribbon tweeters and I am absolutely blown away. I want to buy them desperately. I understand I would need a matching centre as well. Currently I have KEF Q600 (along with KEF Q150 and Q300). It's a decent system but KEF sound, which is extremely analytical and less hifi-ish is not for me. Feel free to throw abuses at me
I am skeptical if KEF centre with aluminium dome would timbre match with Quad S1's ribbons. Note that I am concerned only about movies because music is always 2.0 for me.
Should I go ahead with the S1?
Quad S series has a center speaker as well but it is a bit out of my budget at the moment as I am planning to buy a marantz receiver (NR 1609) to replace an entry level Yamaha. I like warm sound but the Yamaha is quite bright. I am taking a leap of faith with Marantz's reputation of having a laid back warm sound signature (based on online reviews as it's difficult for me to visit the stores and listen in person).
Even if I go ahead with the Quad centre, a grave concern would be the centre's rear ported design. While the S1s are rear ported too I have space to keep them a foot away from the rear and side walls. Unfortunately, I do not have that luxury with the centre, which has to be placed with 5-6 inches of the rear wall (sides are open though).
Please advise. Your help would be much appreciated.
The upgrade bug has hit me sooner than I expected. Few days back, I came across Quad S1 bookshelves with ribbon tweeters and I am absolutely blown away. I want to buy them desperately. I understand I would need a matching centre as well. Currently I have KEF Q600 (along with KEF Q150 and Q300). It's a decent system but KEF sound, which is extremely analytical and less hifi-ish is not for me. Feel free to throw abuses at me
I am skeptical if KEF centre with aluminium dome would timbre match with Quad S1's ribbons. Note that I am concerned only about movies because music is always 2.0 for me.
Should I go ahead with the S1?
Quad S series has a center speaker as well but it is a bit out of my budget at the moment as I am planning to buy a marantz receiver (NR 1609) to replace an entry level Yamaha. I like warm sound but the Yamaha is quite bright. I am taking a leap of faith with Marantz's reputation of having a laid back warm sound signature (based on online reviews as it's difficult for me to visit the stores and listen in person).
Even if I go ahead with the Quad centre, a grave concern would be the centre's rear ported design. While the S1s are rear ported too I have space to keep them a foot away from the rear and side walls. Unfortunately, I do not have that luxury with the centre, which has to be placed with 5-6 inches of the rear wall (sides are open though).
Please advise. Your help would be much appreciated.
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Seems like a great option, but not available locally
no that's too much ..$200 american is more like it ... they went for $250 new i think..
I'm located in India .. so shipping costs are too high
Then $300 for the Emotiva C1 is perfectly reasonable. Regular price is $250 in the US. Totally worth it for a solid center speaker, esp. if movies are your main usage---the center does 70-90% of the output and 99% of the dialogue.I'm located in India .. so shipping costs are too high
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