Buddy at work wants small HT speakers

ctrulock
ctrulock Posts: 73
edited July 2008 in Speakers
Well, I did convince him to get rid of the accoustamass unit and get a real sub (he did). He knows my aversion to bose and told me last night he was trying to hook 12 g speaker wire w/ banana plugs into those tiny 2 part bose surrounds. LOL, I know but he broke one of the bose cubes so now he wants small HT speakers. Anyone know any good ones? I told him he will have to go larger then bose but is there anything out there that is smallish? I was thinking the Klipsch Qunitets? Anyone have any other suggestions?
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  • ctrulock
    ctrulock Posts: 73
    edited July 2008
    Oh quick add. I suggested getting 3 rti4's and putting the bose's in the rear. Those rti4's are beutiful imo with thier real wood vaneer.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited July 2008
    Usher s520. Smaller than the Rti4's and will totally smoke them. In fact they would probably beat out any of the Rti's. I have had the rti 6's and the S520 is so far ahead. They sound as big as floorstanders in a very small package. Very nice to look at as well.

    http://www.usheraudiousa.com/products/loudspeakers/usher-series/s-520-shielded
    http://www.usheraudio.com/speaker-S-520.html


    Good luck,
    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2008
    Does he want sat.'s or bookshelves? What's his budget?
    IF he's got $1,000, and want's sat.'s the Focal htib ROCKS! For 1/2 that he can get the RM6750, which is also good.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • OmegaSupreme
    OmegaSupreme Posts: 13
    edited July 2008
    Fry's electronics has Polk RM6750 5.1 set on sale for $200 every other week. They are small and probably sound better than the acoustimass system. Not bad for 200.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited July 2008
    I really want to try some Usher speaks....I hear good things
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,094
    edited July 2008
    Have him take a look at these guys...the reviews are off the charts & a ton of them. They must have something good going on there. http://www.orbaudio.com/
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2008
    Energy Take Classic
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited July 2008
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Have him take a look at these guys...the reviews are off the charts & a ton of them. They must have something good going on there. http://www.orbaudio.com/

    Interesting. Very Galloesque.
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited July 2008
    beardog03 wrote: »
    I really want to try some Usher speaks....I hear good things

    Sitting here right now listening to Harry Manx on the 6311's. Just sounds so sweet and enjoyable to me. Very well balanced, possessing the excellent coherence that you get from a 2 way, and yet still has the detail that one would get from a multi-driver setup. Totally non-fatiguing in the upper frequencies with my current gear as well. They are also fairly small and very nice to look at.

    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2008
    Midnite Mick wrote: »
    Usher s520. Smaller than the Rti4's and will totally smoke them. In fact they would probably beat out any of the Rti's. I have had the rti 6's and the S520 is so far ahead. They sound as big as floorstanders in a very small package. Very nice to look at as well.

    http://www.usheraudiousa.com/products/loudspeakers/usher-series/s-520-shielded
    http://www.usheraudio.com/speaker-S-520.html

    Personally, I'm itching to upgrade my Energy Connoisseur C-3 to these.
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