iriseagainsti

I work at a Best Buy and we're no longer encouraged (we were never forced) to make add-ons like power supplies and overly expensive cables. That being said, Monster cables are not bad and certainly better than our Acoustic Research Line of wires, but Monster is basically the Bose of wires. Kinda/Sorta decent, but definitely overpriced. Our BB will be housing a Magnolia HiFi and we'll be sporting Audioquest wires soon. I've heard good things about these. That poster in the back is actually illegal to do. It's like how Hitachi used to give a $300 check to each salesperson that sold a Hitachi projection TV at 6th Avenue Electronics. 100% illegal. Sorry for going off-topic, heh.

Actually I got both the SS.5s and the SB-3s from work, both practically brand new, for a steal. 30 bucks a pair. I couldn't say no. I just wanted to know because I really don't have anything to use as speaker stands for the rears right now and I know that I can wall-mount my SS.5s with no problems. But I can't accurately test the SB-3s until I buy a couple stands. Before I shell out like $60-90 for stands, if I was told that dipoles were that much better I wouldn't bother and just hold onto the SB-3s until I bought a 7.1 receiver -- right now I only have a 6.1 capable one. Thanks for the help, guys. Any other opinions would be helpful too =] Side-note: Oh, and I thought I might try playing music through the SB-3s off of my computer...now, I don't know if it's because I'm running it off of a Logitech z560 amp (a 4.1 pc speaker system, at 8 ohms), but the Athena Point 5 MK IIs, which are easily half the size, sounded a lot better. Is this because Klipsch speakers are more Movie-based speakers? Or do you think it has something to do with a crossover set on my PC, sub, or the compression of an mp3?

Hello everyone. I had a question about my setup and what you all thought would be best. I am using a 5.1 setup. I have a pair of Synergy F-3s as my mains, SC1 as my center, a KSW-12, and my choice of surrounds -- either SB-3 bookshelves or SS.5s. Do you guys suggest using the smaller surround speakers as my rear surrounds? Or should I place the larger SB-3s back there? Thanks! - Kevin