Call me crazy but...

teamjhertz
teamjhertz Posts: 361
edited September 2011 in Speakers
My audio budget really took a hit lately now that my wife is taking a 1 year leave off from work. But I am glad she will be staying home with our newborn daughter.

I recently sold my SVS sub and Emotiva amp to free up some funds. Now I am thinking of selling my LSi15's to fund buying a pair of LSi7's and a Rythmik DIY subwoofer kit. My system is in a fairly small room so I am thinking that the LSi7's will be able to fill the room and be able to handle the theater effects for the mains. I also think that the sub will be able to pick up any slack from moving from LSi15's to the LSi7's in the lower regions while listening to music. I still have my LSiC and LSiFX's to round out the system. I think another benefit of going to the LSi7's will be that it will lessen the strain on my SC-05 AVR.

Please let me know what your thoughts are or let me know if I am crazy.

Thanks in advance, but I am sure I am not the first one forced to downgrade.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited September 2011
    How much money will you actually be gaining? Lsi7s are like 300 at least, and then you need stands. The sub is what, 500? I see the 15's sell for 700-900 all the time... I don't see you gaining much from switching
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited September 2011
    You said you sold your SVS.... Are you currently using another sub? If not, I would think you'd actually like the LSi7/sub combo better than the LSi15s with no sub for home theater. I think you might miss the LSi15s for music, but it certainly won't be an unbearable transition if you're actually going to save money.
    2.1: PC>Schiit Gungnir MB>Schiit Freya Noval>NAD C-270>Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1, HSU STF-2 5.1: HDMI Bitstream>Denon AVR-1910>polkaudio RTE55, CS350-LS, RT3, HSU STF-2, Visio M55-F0
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited September 2011
    Hmmm. Where are you located? I have thought about trading up my LSi9's or LSi7's to LSi15's before, but probably wouldn't want to deal with shipping.
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  • teamjhertz
    teamjhertz Posts: 361
    edited September 2011
    I am currently subless, so that is the main reason for the change. I really notice a difference without it. The other goal is to minimize the out of pocket expense to get a sub so that is why I would have to sell the 15's.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,228
    edited September 2011
    I've run 7's, 9', and 15's as mains in my HT. IMO if you have a sub, the 15's are no better than either the 7's or 9's in an HT setup.

    *My 15's are currently in my HT, but not because I think they are the best. New house required me to change things up a bit.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • teamjhertz
    teamjhertz Posts: 361
    edited September 2011
    Thanks for the information. That is exactly what I needed to hear.
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