Marshall1

Thanks for the reply. Hopefully it will not be that big of a deal since I am more concerned about HT. Not that I don't listen to music on them also, but I am not as concerned about it.

BTW - I hope timbre matching is the correct phrase to use, I am new to all of this.

I recently bought the F3 mains from vanns.com, and they are the older model of the Synergy speakers. They are all black - no gray speakers, or gray on the cabinet. From the docs it looks like they are 2003 models. Then they had a great deal at Best Buy last weekend where if you spent over $600 you got a KSW-12 free. I was planning on buying the SC-3, and SS-3's this year anyway. So I went to Best Buy and had them order them for me and walked out with the sub (they do not carry the SC-3, or SS-3s in store). Anyway, now to the question. The center and surrounds will be the newer model of the Synergy series. How will this affect performance in a HT enviornment? If I get a resounding answer telling me that it will affect performance greatly then I will take them back without opening the boxes. I am hoping that they will be very similar and I will not notice any sound differences.

I will check again to make sure, but I am pretty sure that the phase is correct. I have a hard time judging bass response though. I have had powered subs on every system that I have owned and don't remember just how much bass should come out of the towers. There is a good transition of sound between the mains and the sub right now though. I have the X-over set to 100 on the reciever, and the mains set as "small" speakers so anything below 100 goes to the sub.

>>For now, do you have an area rug you can throw down? I do have a large area rug, but its still not big enough. I will just have to make due, and hope my house is done soon. The house I am buying is only temporary also. I will be moving from Phoenix back to my roots in South Dakota. The really good thing about that is that I will have a basement, and I can custom build a theater room down there. I can't wait to start (especially since my family builds new houses) and build everything exactly the way I want it.

---------------- On 6/15/2005 9:30:18 AM Spkrdctr wrote: Marshall, your in luck. I run basically the same reciever in a much better room. Yes, the speakers are bright. What I do is take the treble control and set it at -6 and the bass is set at +6 without the "loudness" button on. This improves it quite a bit. You will notice you can listen without fatigue caused by too strong of a high end. You also have plenty of power in that reciever for your listening level. I use my reciever at low levels all the time and it sounds very good. In a better room, things will improve even more. Welcome to the world of Klipsch, you will hear A LOT of stuff on your CD's that you probably haven't heard before.......... ---------------- Thanks for the advice. BTW, I have already things on some CDs that I had never heard before. It gives me more respect for some bands and less respect for others. I may only have the Synergy series, but the sound from Klipsch speakers is AMAZING!

I don't think I will have a chance to try anything other than the receiver that I have for quite awhile. With buying a new house in a couple of months, I think my wife would kill me if I went out and spent more money. I think I will wait for my new house and see how that changes the overall sound of the speakers.

I appreciate the response, it makes me feel better about my purchase. I have wanted Klipsch speakers since I was a Freshman in high school (still not sure why). And now after graduating from college I was able to afford the Synergy series. I do think that I am pretty much screwed on room acoustics for the next couple of months. The rental house I am in is ALL ceramic tile and we have nothing on the walls for now. In 2 months I should be in my new house that is being built and then we will see how they perform. Could you let me know if my reciever is underpowered, and what will happen because of this? Will the sound just not be as full? or will I not be able to turn them up too loud without distortion? I am really new to the home audio scene so don't smack me for all the newbie questions

I just picked up a pair of SF-3s, along with SC-3, SS-3, and a KSW-12. Right now I am only running the F3s. I am just wondering if I am hearing things, or do I need to change my setup. 1) The speakers seem really "bright" when I am playing rock or similar music. I am thinking this is one of a few things. I had crappy speakers before and I just never realized the amount of treble in the songs. Or is my reciever the wrong match for the speakers? I have a Pioneer VSX-D710S. Or is it that the speakers need a little bit of break in time before mellowing a bit? if so how long? 2) Are my speakers underpowered, and if so what will be the effect of this? The reciever specs state: 100 W per channel (1kHz, 1.0 %, 8 ohms) So basically the questions amount to - Do the speakers have a break in period? And what will the effect of the underpowered speakers be? I leave my reciever at default settings during this period, i.e. I do not set DSP to jazz, or dance, or anything like that. I know these are really vague questions, and that Klipsch speakers are "brighter" than most because of the horns. But I am mostly looking for some discussion on how to tone it down if my reciever is the cause of it. Thanks.

Just in case anyone else is reading this thread on SF-3's. You can pick up a pair of last years model (No real difference from this years model other than looks) for $499 from vanns.com They are a great site, and I got mine shipped free. They arrived in 3 days.

I just bought the SF-3, SC-3, SS-3, and the KSW-12. I am moving into a new house and I am wondering one how to place the SS-3's. In my new living room. There is no back wall, the ceilings are 9 feet high, and the side walls are not equidistance from the seating area. I am thinking about placing the speakers on the side walls and using the reciever to equilize the sound. One speaker will be about 6 feet to the left of the seating area, and the other would be about 12 feet. Would this sound OK, or should I put them in the ceiling?