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Thread: Are KLH Speaker Systems any good? |
    
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| Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 01:51 pm: |
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I'm looking at purchasing a new home theater speaker system. Any thoughts on the following:
KLH HTA-4906, 9706, 9900, 409, 9006
Jensen JHT525, 805
Yamaha NS-P236
Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble IV HT
Onkyo GXW5.1
Others?
Don't want to spend anymore than $150. Thanks. |
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| Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 06:29 pm: |
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I do not want to be rude or even sarcastically an A S S but here it goes,.........
As a personal "know it all" guru of the audio realm I must tell you that for 150 bucks you don't want to waste your money buying C RAP because you will do WHAT I DID for a few years, instead do this, SAVE YOUR MONEY , then when you have about 1,000.00 EMAIL ME and I will guide you my son to the promise land. ATHENAs, remember the name okay, BEST BUY CARRIES them.....
trust me jensen sucks klh sucks all of them SUCK if you SUCK then remember this, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR unless you buy Athena's !!! |
Derek |
| Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 09:50 am: |
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I have and Athena Point 5 (amongst others) and think Athenas are a great bargin. BUT... If you are held down to $150 listen to these http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051826204468&skuId=5331777&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03049. AR/JBL/Harmon Kardon also make a few low end systems.
Don't be afraid to listen to computer speakers. Craetive/Cambridge and Logitech will sell you a 5.1 system (sometimes with decoder) where the satelites are amplified.
These are probably the only solutions in the $150 and under price range.
Hope this helps. |
clagman |
| Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:34 am: |
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I checked out that link and those speakers are complete crap and not worth anything. The sats/center are rated from 200Hz-20kHz +/- 5db which is TERRIBLE. Actually thats just about the worst I've ever seen before aside from the sub that comes with the system, 20Hz-300Hz +/- 10db CRIPES!! I wouldn't waste my time to even bother listening to these things. Even for $150 you can do sooooo much better with the KLH 9006 (which is my pick from the list). Disregard Johnny the Gun's comment as it is pretty rediculous. Not everybody has $1000 to spend on something useless like a speaker system. Also a $1000 speaker system can be complete overkill if you don't have the matching equipment to take advantage of them. |
PeakMaster |
| Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 06:07 am: |
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Ond of the best deals, if not THE best deal out there right now for booklshelf speakers are the Pinnacle AC650's at Buy.com.
For $118 shipped 2nd day, you simply cannot beat the deal. They list for $300-$400 and the avg. street price is $199.
4 of these, a decent center channel and one of those DLS subs from Parts Express or the Velodyne from soundcity.com for $130 and you will have a home theater system that rocks!!
http://www.buy.com/retail/PEProduct.asp?sku=200773228&dcaid=1688 |
New member Username: Edison
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 01:16 am: |
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Cambridge soundworks is the best of your list by far. As good as Bose cubes, for a lot less. Stereo review said they are the best value in America, and the price has droped since.
I am listening them right now - sounds pleasantly clear and smooth thanks to neodymium magnets. You can buy good surrounds for $250 with these.
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=clearance&item=c1 ne3hne&type=store
http://www.dealsdujour.com/merchant.cfm?mid=111
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anonyamas Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 02:20 pm: |
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first of all your athena home speakers suck compaired to mine i have 2 15'' woofers in each klh speaker box each speaker box can handle 750 watts rms each 8-ohm i have them going to a 2-channel amplifier 800 watts rms x 2 at 8-ohm and i alsol have the amplifier going to a electronic dual 12 band eq the have the bass of a car subwoofer so if klh sucks then your system must really suck oh and buy the way i only paid a thousand dollars for my sytem brand new |
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 06:40 pm: |
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the klh 9915 floor standing speakers have 2 port tubes in each box and a 15'' woofer 2 tweeters and a midrange each speaker box can handle 300 watts rms each they are 8 ohm i have the going to a 8 ohm kenwood integated amplifier 2 channel a or 2 channel b 5.5 amps 110 volts 400 watts rms a channel it has trable and bass legitive and positive its the kenwood amp going to a kenwood am and fm tuner thes speakers will fill a 50 sqare foot room and you turn it half way up and you can not talk over the soun they vibe stuff off the walls you can hear them from over 50 feet away when you are out-side so do not say klh sucks and the ran over a 156 db , spl |
mr cool Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 11:33 am: |
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CONTINUED know i have a dual 7 band stero graphick eq that boos my up a 100 watts know my amplifier is 500 watts rms a channel at 8 ohms |
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| Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:09 pm: |
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The phrase "you get what you pay for" comes to mind.
If $150 is your budget, then KLH is a safe bet.
You may also want to check out Pioneer. Bang for the buck you'll be alright.
KLH for $150 is a decent speaker compared to any of those White Van speakers people are paying $200 bucks for. |
johny the gun Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:51 pm: |
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you all think yea cool only i am |
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| Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:56 pm: |
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on speakers 300 dollars is my budget for used speakers kneed ideas |
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| Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 01:28 pm: |
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first og all as far as center chanen speakers go in home audio nuber 1 you do not need a center channel number 2 all you need is some reall power-ful used full size hom speaker go number 3 at least get a subwoofer that has a built-in amp with volume controls nuber four forget about 4.1 , 5.1 ,6.1,7.1 just go powerful a powered subwoofer go number five get a very power-ful 2.1 system |
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| Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:15 pm: |
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http://www.cheaplights.com
http://www.crutchfield.com
http://www.walmart.com
http://www.123dj.com
fo all of your tv musin home-theater electronics needs |
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| Posted on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 04:11 pm: |
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ok here are some good spekaers. They are sony and they are a real bang for the buck. I listened to them and they have nice bass and the usual sont tweeter which is good. They are 3-way the mid is nice too. I couldnt tell how good they were compared to others because of the song. IT WAS AT 32-64 KBPS! These are at besybuy.com. $100 for 2 and are 120 watts. Here are the stats. They are like those atheans or whatever except I think they are better. I have sony speakers and have BLARED them for 5 years and they have not let me down yet nor have they decreased in loudness and quality. SONY BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS ARE THE WAY TO GO!!!! the subs sux though. If you want a really quick fix get the Logitech Z680 at tigerdirect.com or compusa. Those stats are under the sony speaker ones.
Product Features
Magnetically shielded for multimedia applications
Acoustic-suspension bass loading
3-1/4" cone midrange driver
8" woofer
Woofer and midrange driver of lightweight, ultrarigid KEVLARŪ for excellent transient response with minimal distortion (KEVLAR is a registered trademark of DuPont)
Power-handling capacity: 120 watts maximum
Frequency response: 50Hz - 50kHz
Sensitivity: 88dB
Product Height 20-7/8"
Product Width 9-1/2"
Product Weight 14 lbs. 6 oz.
Product Length 10"
Number of Speakers per Package 2
The surround for $280.00
Total Output Power:
505 Watts RMS
Subwoofer Power Output:
188 Watts RMS
Satellite Speaker Power Output:
317 Watts RMS
(62 Watts RMS per channel for satellites; 69 Watts RMS for center channel)
Total Peak Power:
1000 Watts
Maximum SPL:
114 dB
System Frequency Response:
35Hz - 20kHz
Input Impedance:
10,000 ohms
Source Inputs:
(1) digital optical for DVD or CD player, PlayStation 2, Xbox, or PC sound card (requires optical cable, sold separately)
(1) digital coaxial for DVD or CD player, or PC sound card (requires coaxial cable, sold separately)
(1) 6-channel direct (3 stereo-mini connectors) for 2-, 4-, or 6-channel PC sound cards
(1) Analog stereo-mini for portable CD, MP3, or MiniDiscŪ player
5 out of 5 b y 5 reviews and i heard it and it is AWESOME! |
necromancer Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 07:39 am: |
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if you want some serious sound, buy some genelec
speakers. you can pick up a pair of speakers and a sub woofer (used) that will blow the windows out of your room for right around $13,000 dollars.I know!!
THE ULTIMATE SPEAKERS |
123456789 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 02:00 pm: |
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im sure that you have long since bought your speakers system.
i just wanted to throw in my two-cents...
i just picked up the klh plat-6 system for $159.99
i hooked it up and it sounds just fine to me...
nercomancer!? who in thier right mind would want to spend 13grand on 3 speakers??? |
Bryan Jones Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 10:15 pm: |
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Okay, Heres what you do.
If you live anywhere near a large city go to a small audio shop. Get a good quality mid 60's tube amp Marantz, Macintosh, Eico,Phase Linear, early fisher amps are good too.Also pick up a pair of acoustic suspension speakers Utah, Acoustic Research, Advent, or early KLH stuff all sounds better than anything that is made now. Listen to Me All 5.1 stuff is crap, even the high end stuff. watage isnt everything it needs to sound good and be built well. Trust me, this stuff sounds so good that you dont need 5.1. You will be happier only two good speakers than 5 crappy ones.
go to this URL.
http://www.playitagainsam.com/
Hope that this helps.
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| Posted on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 02:46 pm: |
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I bought KLH 6.1 speaker system couple of months ago. The satellite speakers are infact twin speakers. The listed price was $149.99 but I got it on sale at bestbuy for $49.99(good part is its instant, not mail-in rebate). For $50 it's I guess is still a best deal to get 6 speakers and a sub-woofer. Sound quality... its ok ummmm I can say good. Not the best quality, but its good |
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 02:27 am: |
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i was thinking about getting some floor standing 3 way 150 watt KHL speakers, im not sure what model...should i or shouldn't i? they are about 200 canadian |
WELLLLLL Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 11:12 pm: |
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KLH isn't that good. You can get a better set of Yamaha speakers for around the same price. Lower end Yamaha aren't the best either but smoke SONY,KENWOOD,PIONEER and all of that cheap crap IMO. Since your budget is $150 you may as well focus on the Yamaha brands. Also, what kind of receiver is going to push them? A somewhat crappy receiver with good speakers CAN be better than a good receiver with crappy speakers. Speakers really make a difference. So many factors in this but I would stay away from KLH unless you plan to use them on your computer.
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I made a *CHEAP* but very decently rounded system for a client(his computer system) using a KLH system that included 5 speakers and the subwoofer. He is running a SB 5.1 with and RCA 5.1 receiver. Because the soundcard allows for alot of frequency control, the sound is very impressive considering he spent very little to make this work. There are way to make good sound on a budget if you stick to an analog signal. The truth is if you want true digital quality you will have to spend alot of money on a good receiver, speakers and more to do this. Some old school surround modes are still processed through the analog connections but the true HQ surround modes won't be supported unless the connection is digital and you will need good stuff for this to sound awesome. Since your post states for *home theater* I won't get into what will sound great for music. There is a big difference between Music and Home Theater.
Hope this helps
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| Posted on Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:53 am: |
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I have lost respect for BEST BUY for just carring KLH. |
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| Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 11:38 am: |
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I like the Radio Shack Speakers, they are in P.Diddy's Studio. And another brand that is really good is called Capehart from the 1970s. They sound real nice with my Quad 8-track player. |
I dont know Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 11:10 pm: |
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Does anyone here know where I can find a pair of KLH 9915 floor speakers? I have been searching everywhere and no one carries them anymore. Please respond! |
New member Username: Pearl1962
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 11:49 pm: |
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bad or no sound when playind a dvd movie. radio and cd music sounds fine help |
A. Nony Mouse Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 09:14 pm: |
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The little KLH twisty speakers with a sub sound better than any of the bose acoustimass speakers. Of course that is not saying much. And for 150.00 that is a deal.
The KLH 9250B floor standers can handle quite a bit of power and with 12" bass and titanium tweeters is a good sounding starter speaker, beloved of college kids everywhere.
KLH makes a set of towers, the T-5AW that has 2 6 1/2" woofers, with a 3/4" dome tweet that sound nice that can be had on clearance all over the web for 100 a pair.
KLH is not the company it was under Henry Kloss, it was bought out a few years back. Still, for the money they offer inexpensive starter speakers that sound decent. Not great, not audiophile, but consistently good. Nothing more or less than that. it is a good, inexpensive way to get a start in HT for those needing speakers without a second mortgage. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 12:34 am: |
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i just purchased a pair of the KLH 9250B floor standing speakers. Now i am wondering if i did the right thing. Are these speakers good for home use ?
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Bronze Member Username: Shantao
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 08:43 am: |
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Hi Anonymous;
The 9250's are a good value for the price. They are by no means audiophile quality stuff, but they sound decent enough and are efficient. Those 12" woofers give a lot of base and the titanium tweeters give decent highs without being unnecesarily shrill. I think the mids are a bit muddy though, but really for the money are not bad.
A friend of mine bought 4 of these for home theater (used for front left and right and rear surrounds) paired with a pioneer 1014 receiver (and a klipsch center channel he got open box at BB) and to be honest it sounded surprisingly good. Especially considering he had no subwoofer and the .1 channel (low frequency effect) was coming through the 9250's. My buddy figured this was an inexpensive way to get into Home theater (having just gone through an expensive divorce and being cash poor).
I know there are lots of better speakers out there, and there will always be posts saying "those are trash, my B&W's, etc. are better (of course they are, DUH! they cost 20 times more) but for the money they are a good buy.
Like I said, not audiophile gear, but a decent low price speaker, that is a good low end value.
The question for you is, do they sound all right? Do you enjoy the music/movies from them? If so, who cares what anyone says, ENJOY them.
Take care
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| Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 03:28 pm: |
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well all i know is i have a pair of klh rave 12's and they dont suck at all,they can handle 400 watts,they sound way better than the athenas and probably almost any thing else that has been posted here,and i got a pair for $160,also if you want real quality sound you should go with mtx moniter 10's or 12's,they are $300-$400,and you can get them at circuit city and you wont need a sub cuz they have outstanding bass,so if you are looking for bass this is my choice and they can handle up to 500 watts,or dcm's i dont know where you can get them but i have a pair that are about 3 years old and sound brand new, and they cxan handle up to 400 watts,if you are looking for great mids and pretty good bass,go with the dcm's they cost $300-$500 when i bought myne but could cost different now,by the way the sonys are better than the athena's and the athenas may be good quality but are expensive for what you get and have no bass,so basically i suggest mtx's or klh's or dcm's |
BlazerBruce Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, December 27, 2004 - 02:25 pm: |
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Hi I have a complete KLH setup using 9250B for the fronts, e-12db Sub, and 2503's for the rears and a 2 way center from KLH. These are all powered from a sony str-de335 and a soundblaster THX audigy 2 card in my pc, and I have to say they sound great. for under 1,000 for the system I have I am very happy with it, I dont have to crank the volume half way to rattle the sidding on the house. Sub runs half volume in the corner of my room and it thumps loud and clear. Half base on the stereo and the 9250B's will thump harder then my RTR-Magnum 12's If you are looking for an inexpensive system go KLH. After all, college costs enough as it is lol. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:45 pm: |
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I just bought a pair of 9250's from Best Buy for $99.00. They are presantly on sale. I am useing them for the front of my Dolby Digital 5.1 Yamaha Receiver. They sound great and I am very Happy. I also have a Sansui 4 Channel 7500A receiver and 4 SP7500 speakers. I feel I know the differance. Do not hesitate to buy these budget speakers. You will be happy. |
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| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 09:33 pm: |
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Hi,I have a compact 80w RCA stereo and I wanted to get a pair of KLH 9250B speakers. As I don't know much about combatibility would this be a smart thing to do? |
Silver Member Username: Gavincumm
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| Posted on Monday, February 28, 2005 - 11:44 pm: |
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all DCM's are is a "boom and sizzle" speaker.
terribly bright highs, and loud boomy bass.
same with the KLH Rave series. |
Big rick 15 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 08:02 pm: |
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KLH speakers sound pretty darn great for the price. I have the 250w speakers from them and they sound great. I would recommend them to any one. You could take basically any speaker and make it sound great, exactly the way you want it but only if you have an equalizer. With an equalizer if you think the highs are too high you can lower it if you think you can't hear or feel any bass you can tune that to make it have thump. |
Silver Member Username: Dmwiley
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| Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 12:52 pm: |
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Ignore Johnny the Gun's derisive comments. But in one respect he is right: hard to get decent speakers at your price point. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 12:45 pm: |
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Depends on what is "decent", I have tried KLH from BestBuy and returned them. Finally spent $70 on Overstock.com on a set of SDAT C-6. Happy with the purchase. |
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This is all pretty ridiculous. I've tried and owned many brands of speakers, and I've found that the KLH bookshelf speakers (especially the 911B) have great sound quality. Anyone who equates cost with sound quality is immature; many people who deride KLH speakers haven't even owned them. Just go to Audioreview.com and check out the reviews of the 911B (just one of the models I have owned). When driven with 50 to 100 watts, these bookshelf speakers have a warm sound with decent imaging and downright excellent musicality. One reviewer on Audioreview.com says that they are almost as good as Paradigm Atoms, and another says that they are just as good as Polk R15s. Oh, what's that you say? You can't bring yourself to own such a cheap speaker even if it sounds good? Well, that's too bad. It's funny how changing the nameplate or price on a speaker can completely change one's perception. If I placed "Polk" or "Paradigm" logos on my 911B's and played them for an "audiophile" crowd, they wouldn't think twice to spend $200 (or more) on the pair. Place a KLH logo and hang a $50 price tag on them, and suddenly they "sound terrible". At least I know that I listen to the sound produced from a speaker instead of staring at the brand name on the grille. Of course, the shortcoming of small woofers in bookshelf speakers demands that a subwoofer be used to recreate the entire audio spectrum. If you're just too good to be seen with a pair of KLH speakers, however, you could get the Polk R15's (which are very similar to the 911B's) and save some of your street cred amongst your audiophile homeboys. My challenge - buy a pair of speakers and audition them for what they sound like. I promise that you'll find much less to be dissapointed with in an affordable speaker than an expensive one. |
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| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 10:31 pm: |
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i just bought klh 9250B floor speakers that are 250W and i have no clue what kind of receiver and what power receiver i should get. any suggestions would be nice |
SteveSavage Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 01:51 am: |
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KLH speaker quality is highly variable but its understandable. When you are selling a $99 home theatre system its amazing that KLH can even make it sound good at all. The top-end KLH stuff is best, and is cheaper than bottom dollar yamaha or sony stuff.
I've got KLH satellites with the 4" poly cones and they sound very good, and some monster 15" (9915?) 4-way floorstanding speakers. They are awesome, though the design is completely traditional and quite boring...rectangular black box with plain black grille, no adverts on the front.
Perhaps KLH's biggest problem is charging too little for what they sell, making customers suspicious. They need to learn marketing from Bose, a company that could sell the pope a double bed. |
Alley Cat Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 12:48 pm: |
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If you're looking for some halfway decent speakers at the cheapest price possible,
then you may want to try the Audiosource
System 230/235. You can usually find the
system 235 on eBay very cheap (perhaps around $50.00). Of course, you'd be better off spend-
ing more money on a better system, but for
the price, this COMPLETE home theater speaker
package is most impressive! It includes 4
satellites, a center channel speaker, and a
subwoofer. But whatever you do, stay away from KLH or Jensen--they're both pathetic. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 04:46 pm: |
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I have Klipsch reference series speakers all the way around, and i love it, but i couldnt afford the 500 dollar sub to go with it just yet.
Well i went to Rex just messing around, seeing what kind of crap they had in there, and they had a big klh sub next to some sony's, cerwin vegas, another klh, etc. and it blew them away (not saying much), but was the cheapest one. I bought it , the down firing 12 inch e-12db, for 85 dollars and i promise you my klipsch towers distort before that sub does.
Just remember - sometimes different speakers, though the same company, are made differently than others. I hate almost every other klh i've ever heard, but this is rockin, window-breakin bass for 85 dollars. |
Rezzzinator Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 02:02 pm: |
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Here's MY advise. Ignore everyone on here, and go to the store and listen to them. If they don't let you listen to them, go to a different store. We all know what opinions are like. I could sit here and list every single speaker i have ever owned and tell you which ones i like the best, but in reality, each person has their own taste. NEVER buy something because someone told you it was good. If you cant test it, don't buy it. You're the only person on this thread who knows exactly what you're looking for. |
Bronze Member Username: Reinhart
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| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 03:15 pm: |
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Take it a step further.
After testing them at the store and picking out what you like, ask the store what their exchange/return policy is. Then, if the policy is good, actually buy the speakers and test them in your listening environment. That's the place that they will be used, so use them there for the testing. Store testing will help with impressions, but that's not where the speakers you will buy will ultimately be used.
If you don't like what you hear, return them and try something else.
Just don't buy from the white van speaker guys. You will never have the luxury of returning the equipment if you don't like them. Plus, they aren't worth what they say they are, much less how much they actually sell for. - Reinhart |
Polk or JBL? Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 09:34 am: |
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What about Polk or JBL? |
Bronze Member Username: Reinhart
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| Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 10:50 pm: |
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A hard one as both make some great speakers.
Try them out yourself and choose. - Reinhart |
Hillbillee Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 08:17 pm: |
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Basically it is personal choice. If you like them, great. I don't think they are the type that are sold in stores that let you 'audition' speakers but you can buy them, listen to them at home and take them back if you don't like them. Most stores will allow that as long as you don't bring them back a month later with a big scratch. But at least you won't be stuck with speakers you don't like.
I personnally think KLH are way behind the times as far as construction and materials go. But that's just me. If it's about money you can pick up some old JBL studio monitors (4312's)for the price of the new Top end KLH's and have way superior sound. But like I said it's personal choice. |
Sgt. Friday Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 09:41 am: |
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Paradigm makes the best speakers for the money. Bar none. see http://www.paradigm.ca
BTW, If the above posts are any indicator of the educational systems in the USA, I'm very concerned for our future. Many of the above posts are written by illiterate buffoons that apparently smoked their breakfast before attending classes. See what happens when kids get raised by MTV? |
Rhacdad Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 06:25 pm: |
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You ASSUME alot off of so little. How does a single sentence or paragraph post indicate the education level of the poster or what our future is going to be like or that every kid has been raised on MTV?
Besides, a blanket statement such as "Paradigm makes the best speakers for the money. Bar none" is merely your opinion. I'm sure many others on this website will express their own and disagree.
Pull your head out. |
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Really, just because someone writes a moronic post you can't assume the worst. My kids blow me away with the stuff they are learning at school.
My teenage kids and their friends don't even watch MTV. They are insulted by it and see it as pandering to them at a lower intelligence level. I think most kids know when they are being spoken down to and turn it off. If kids are raised on MTV, it's up to the parents to step up.
Anyway, Paradigm are great speakers but they still come at a premium. I've had alot of speakers over the years including Paradigm Monitors. IMHO Yamaha speakers are pretty good value. Sure they're Japanese but they sure beat other consumer brands like Sony, Pioneer, KLH, Onkyo and low level Infinity's. But like the guy said, it's a matter of opinion and how much you have to spend. |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 11:01 am: |
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Yes, it is only my opinion that Paradigm makes the best speakers for the money. Forums are about asking for and receiving opinions from other people. I offered mine.
Anyone who cannot use proper grammar, or who mixes their antonyms and homonyms is functionally illiterate. Sorry, that's the way it is. It's disturbing to see how many people cannot choose the correct "their/they're/there" for use within a sentence. Take a look around at local advertising in your town, and especially online. It's amazing to see how many people just cannot spell. They are likely the same people letting their children be raised by the media with little outside influence. Empty-V was only singled out as an example. My kids also watch TV, but they are not interested in the network drivel, but gravitate towards PBS and educational or historical material.
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Bronze Member Username: Reinhart
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| Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 01:38 am: |
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It's most certainly a pity that people cannot communicate in English clearly through writing.
If you cannot put your ideas down in writing clearly enough for others to understand you, then you truly are illiterate. Particularly when writing is, perhaps, the clearest way of communicating in just about any language.
Unfortunately, if proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling (not to mention good vocabulary) are not used, it can be awfully easy to misunderstand what is being communicated.
As for Paradigm: they are good speakers. Definitely worth the money that's spent to buy them. - Reinhart |
New member Username: Caldera
Post Number: 4
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 06:33 am: |
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Not so. You are quite unfair to the many hardworking illiterates in this country. You could still get a job as a reporter at the paper where I work. On the other hand, you could make more at Wal-Mart. |
New member Username: Caldera
Post Number: 5
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