johnnydrama

Bump for just the XF-48s

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I assumed it had but didn’t see anything after a quick search so thought I would go ahead and post. I have no application for this really but thinking about grabbing one just to try it out in a couple of different rooms. If not blown away I will return it.

Not sure if everyone has been alerted to this yet. I think I'm going to grab one just to see what this thing is all about. https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Stadium-120V/dp/B00FA85YLM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513353415&sr=8-1&keywords=klipsch+stadium

Just bought 5 as gifts for my employees at the company Christmas party!

Been searching for new cans for quite some time. Just received these today and I think they are keepers. The design, comfort, and performance are all excellent so far. Not a bad price either at $149 ($399 retail) new on Amazon currently!

The XB-10s work with the stands as well as the XFS come with bottom mounts to accommodate either speaker? the 12s and 10s are the same speaker with just the cosmetic difference of a flat bottom of the 10s and an angled bottom of the 12s. On the stands you can't tell them apart.

Going to be difficult to find that set in great to good condition from a seller who is willing and capable to ship. I monitor the Icon X line across the country on eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist and have for several years now. They just don't come up very often. You're going to cross the finish much sooner by piecing it together. There are a couple XW-300Ds on eBay now, coupled with my set only leaves you needing the XL-23. As soon as one comes available you can grab it. In the meantime you can utilize the XF-48s with a Phantom center channel. Just my opinion.

They are still available. The OP has contacted me on eBay where the items are listed now. However, the center XL-23 is already sold and the other speaker models don't appear to be exactly what he is looking for. Thanks for the help!

I like the lambswool a lot! I tried to go with a similar look when I made new grills for my Heresys.

Part-Express and Crites Speakers sells replacement grill cloth. I would look into those options first!

My statement was made as a general majority consensus for products that are readily available/mass produced and people are familiar with. It did not include any DIY options. Therefore, I stand behind my original statement about SVS Subwoofers.

And they look nice. Not spectacular nice though. Just regular nice.

Yes similar specs for cheaper. Not cheap enough to be spectacular though.

Nothing, I will revise my post. I’m sorry for posting so irresponsibly

Cheap is subjective, I think they are pretty cheap when compared to SVS comparable models. Which is saying quite a bit considering SVS is widely considered the best performance/value ratio in home theater subwoofers.

These things look pretty spectacular! https://www.monoprice.com/pages/monolith

FYI Harman Audio on eBay just started a sale on these for $475/each. Not quite as good as the Newegg sale but only $50 more for those who are interested. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F201735318926

All-in with shipping and tax ~$95. They are very beefy.

I will probably sell them. They are kind of overkill as surrounds IMO for the size/layout of my room. My only concern would be shipping as I do not have original boxes.

One item worth mentioning I thought was the quality of the replacement driver I put into this 530 from JBL. I happen to have a pair of 5.25" Klipsch Reference drivers as well right now for comparison. The JBL driver is significantly heavier, has a larger magnet, and has a cast aluminum structure as opposed to the molded plastic of the Klipsch. One with think this would translate into better performance.

Picked up the 530s over the weekend. Utilizing as L/R Surrounds now. Plan to do some 2-channel listening with them as well at some point. These had some issues, one of the drivers needed replaced and the cabinets have several nicks and scuffs. That said I'm completely satisfied with what I paid for them plus the cost of a new driver from JBL.

Yea consumer audio obviously isn't JBL's primary focus. Don't blame them quite honestly, super competitive, low margin business. I'm sure they do quite well in the large venue realm being the largest speaker manufacturer in the world.

post processing is the proper technical term. Upmix is layman. I'm a layman.