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best bang for buck on used ht speakers? maybe b&w?

Ok I might have been going about this ALL wrong. lets start with what i have... b&w cdm 1 bookshelf fronts, a bad center, b&w 602 bookshelf rears, cerwin vega sub. pioneer elite 92txh with pre outs for additional amps (if needed) i was just thinking about upgrading to the matrix or first gen nautilus speakers. maybe floor standing or towers. before i get too caught up in the excitement of buying, what are other good alternative speakers or set ups? towers needed? book shelf and a better sub just as good? what is over kill for only ht setup? i was thinking b&w 800, 801, 802 overkill? what ya got?
baranowski
sthomas12321
408 posts
 
If we are talking pure HT, buy some used Klipsch. They made my Paradigm reference system sound weak, small, and lacked a lot. Ive owned a ton of speaker sets & Klipsch is as good as anything for HT IMO, and much cheaper.

I'm using a all KLF 30/20 setup. Bob Crites titanium diaphrams are a must with KLF's IMO. Have a SVS Ultra 12/2 for LFE
baranowski OP
240 posts
 
speaker set up
b&w
804s fronts
htm4s center
rears?????
cdm1 or 703 floor????? 703 overkill? will the 703 match up with my fronts????
room is 25 by 25 half is used for home theater.
pioneer elite 92txh receiver....
lloydelee21
1,202 posts
 
cdm1 rears should be fine, but 703 would work too not necessarily overkill. personally, would trade 703 for more powerful amp and perhaps run the 2 fronts off them...good 2channel plus more powerful 5.1 channel?
baranowski OP
240 posts
 
well... i own the cdm and 602's.... was going to craigslist them and the one that doesn't sell i was going to keep.... but then i found the 703 for 1,000. figure i could get more than that out of them if i do not like them.... i am bi camping the fronts for right now... about 260 watts per speaker for right now....
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