re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

I already have a solid receiver. So I'm just looking for speakers. I'd like to keep it around $1,000. Either looking for the 3.1 setup or my friend has shown me their Sonos sound bar and that sounds good. I like the look of the klipsch RF-26 floor standing speakers and a klipsch center speaker but in worried that's too much for an apartment

Great thanks! So you recommend a center and bookshelf speakers over a center and floor standing? Also is klipsch garbage for a room that size?

Wooly...I will always recommend a floorstander over bookshelves, but it sounded like you wanted a center and L+R, which will put you over $1000...now if you wanna spend $1300, move on up to floorstanding speakers.

SVS is a great value for the money. I like Focal, but they may be a little more.

hogcard1964,

I don't know much about Wharfedale except they have been around a while. I believe their current offerings fall into the "entry to mid-fi" level. I have yet to ever see them at any of the audio shows.

Most speaker manufacturers (Focal is an exception), do not make their drivers in-house...they are outsourced to people like SEAS or ScanSpeak. Those companies make something along the lines of 60% of all raw speakers...in fact, they even make drivers for numerous $100k+ loudspeakers, but they make the speaker special according to that manufacturers design and specs.

Take out your blown/broken driver and call Parts Express...they probably have a damn near exact match...if not, try ScanSpeak or SEAS.

It may cost you $30-$50 for a pair of new tweets.

Looking good!

Shelves are looking nice!



Update on my Odyssey of, to anyone who is following along:


1) Klaus is the man. The absolute man. I call and bother him probably too much. He received my old amp 2 weeks ago. He said he was dropping a new board in the old chassis and getting it back to me. I misunderstood him to mean he was sending it out in 2-3 days, and he did 2-3 day shipping the last time, so I gave him a call for the tracking number and to make sure we didn't lose this thing in the mail. Turns out the new board is still on the burn-in rack and will go out this evening or tomorrow.
2) He tells me he dropped in a few upgrades "From (him) to (me)." 100% unsolicited. At every point possible when he apologizes I say something to the effect of how it's no big deal at all, I've read nothing but great things about him and had nothing but a good experience this whole time through.


He really is a great guy. I can't wait to get this thing back and hear it. I had even sent him my cables last time, so I'm actually without a stereo for about 3 weeks now (still have my center and rears working, so I'm watching TV but haven't spun a record in far too long)

On now...via Tidal...

On now...one of my favorite albums from Acoustic Alchemy...beautiful stuff.

Balmorhea new album "Clear Language"