Klipsch hd 500 vs Klipsch hd 300 is the 500 worth 200.00 more? This will be set up with a Panasonic plasma vt20 and an onkyo tx sr608 Any advice?
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Not sure it you have purchased the product already. Wanted to replay as the 500s are on 'Today's deal' and the difference is 30 now. hope you get email for this reply. I compared both the system when I bought them year ago and chose 500. The difference was not 200 for me in a local electronics store. If you listen to lot of music, I guess the difference is justified.
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I used the HC470 for the Panasonic backfield speakers. It worked fine for them. I've got a Denon 991 too, and have it hard wired to nice Klipsch ceiling speakers. It depends what your running in the backfield. I doubt it would drive the Klipsch very well. I'd read the output specs and see if it has enough output for your backfields. It is does, it works well wirelessly. I had a similar need since the floor is all tile, no way to hard wire them. Never had any problem & sound is good. So check the output watts and go from there.
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rather dated so am sure by now you got your 'not expensive' receiver. i am in the market for speakers and these @195 each are out of my budget. i just scored a PIONEER VSX-524-K for $150 at a local B&M.; everywhere i looked, its going for $250 and reviews are ok too. whatever you get, do not feed the speakers more than they can handle/designed for.
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for that kind of money--why buy anything with onkyo crappy speakers.. i am in the audio business and just received the onkyo 607 receiver 2 pair of bic america speakers "62 bic 10 inch sub 160 watts and bic #62 center channel speaker-- entire system was under 750 delivered to my door --no tax... your other option onkyo 607(with 6 hdmi inputs)polk 705 package 6 speaker including 100 watt subwoofer for 620.00 delivered.. my brother just got his 3 days ago.. he just loves the polk speakers...
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I recently bought Onkyo 5300 and today noticed that S6300 has come down in price. I think spending little extra to acquire HT-S6300 is well worth it. I absolutely love Ht-5300 but the speakers are huge! I like sleeker look of Ht-s6300, plus up conversion, aux mic features are worth spending little extra money. But if you don't care about that, HT-S5300 is very good system with excellent sound.Haven't checked out Yamaha, so can't comment on it.
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I've read great reviews about Onkyo as a brand for receivers. Although i have a samsung 46" that i'm simply loving right now. the Samsung HT-BD1250 sucked so bad that i'm reluctant to trust Samsung for audio gear. It sure looks good though the new system.The 5300 Onkyo looks more upgrade friendly. But the SR608 is overkill for me so i'm not even going to bother drooling over it.
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Go with yamaha,the onkyo's run hot. Loys of complaints by other owners with heat issues.
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Sonos is very good, however, the Klipsch is amazing. Better snatch it up. Audiovox is buying Klipsch. Audiovox is pure garbage and if they can't hold up to the high quality that Klipsch is known for, the Klipsch name will plummet. Hopefully there will be no change in quality.
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I would have to say the sound quality for sure. I've had a lot of cheapy logitechs that although sounded decent these blow the doors off of the 50$ models. Klipsch is a very high quality brand and these are awesome. I was skeptical too but after I plugged them in I noticed immediately the difference in sound quality.
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Klips in my opinion are overpriced speakers and if you want clear highs and descent bass I will strongly suggest that you try definite technology. Buy then from a store that you return them if you are not pleased. Remember speaker placement is critical specially with outdoor systems.
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Klipsch has bigger speakers 12" and has deeper bass resonance when placed on hard floor. It has better bass tonals than JBL dancehall speakers. My neighbors complained to my landlord when I saw Jurassic Park when it was coupled with my Bose 901's. I literally saw the water disturbance on my cup of water.
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I just bought a Mcintosh MHA100 DAC/AMP and it is brilliant with the HD600. It completely changed the performance and took it to a level that in my opinion was better than $1800 cans I tried. If you like tubes Woo Audio WA7 has some excellent feedback
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I haven't listened to the Klipsch 100 watt sub yet but in my opinion there is no floor stand speaker that can replace a good subwoofer. Maybe the super high end speakers but nothing I have heard yet. I own these along with a pair of 52's and 42's. I would recommend the 52's and spend a little more on a sub. Both the Klipsch 350w and 400 or 450w sound amazing. If I simplify I will be keeping the 52's over the others.
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I was considering these as well. Interested to see what others post. Here is my research has yielded for 7.1 systems with Dolby True HD and DTS HD audio. A lot of people worry about upscaling, I only have blu ray player, so not much need for upscaling. Few do upscaling very well according to my research. Sony STR-DN1000: Nice HDMI connectivity, cleaner look, 100 watts per channel at 1% THD. I've heard upconversion is poor. $330 Sony STR-DH800: Does not upconvert analog sources. 100 watts per channel at 1% THD $250 Onkyo RC-160: Upconverts only to 1080i. 80 watts per channel at .08% THD $330 Onkyo SR-607: Upconverts to 1080p with okay quality, 90 watts at .08% THD $400 Pioneer VSX-919AH-K: .05% THD at 120 watts per channel, just 3 HDMI inputs, no upscaling capability $400 I realize these are Audio/Video Receivers, but it seems to me the main goal of most of them is for superior audio. After all, many TVs do a decent job making SD sources look better, even if you have to run an additional cable or two. To me, everything is going to be HDMI based, so I am leaning toward the Pioneer due to better power and less THD. $400 is very much on the high side of my budget. So if I decide to go with a cheaper receiver, I'll probably go with the Sony STR-DH800.
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It was $177 for a a few days and i was lucky enough that i waited for the price drop. I was ready to pay $250+for the pair but jumped on it when it was at $177. For that price I would say ARE the BEST speakers out there. Even at $250 you can't go wrong with them.
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Take a look at the sensitivity rating for these. The Klipsch B-20s are very sensitive meaning you can drive these speakers with a low power receiver. I'm currently using a 30 watt per channel TEAC mini stereo receiver with no sub and the speakers sound great with plenty of big sound and clean bass.
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I replaced a Velodyne which originally sold for $2500 years ago and the Klipsch does an great job in a large living room.I am not familiar with the other brands except Polk which I use for outside speakers.