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I used the minidsp. It was great except the very high noise floor that is obnoxious on high sensitivity speakers…

And take my advice and skip the mini-dsp and just use a xillica

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://ramaudio.com/pdf/DSP_PowerPack_ASYM_UserManual.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi88cbMt5f1AhVnAZ0JHfkQCP4QFnoECCsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0KX_fcQk_C4P3kFcHwtIv4 Was looking at these for a two way. Might be of interest

I will throw in my opinion on the receiver, go Marantz. I currently use the SR7012 and it works great with my Forte III. I do 5.2.4 and it works great for atmos ect too. Its the second Marantz receiver Ive owned and never had an issue.

My very simple 2 cents for a big improvement. Get a tubed preamp and a nice powerful ss amp. Problem solved.

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That is not inaccurate lol

I have the k402 with similar jbl lowers (dual 18") and sound is phenomenal. If these are anything close its the best deal you will find on something close to a jubile

Out of the choices listed my recommendation is the Parasound by a large margin.

I would recommend go with whatever ends up sounding good to your ears. I would highly recommend biamping with a ss amp for your lowers and tube amp for you uppers.

I have the exact same speakers as my mains in the living room. Absolutely awesome sounding AND looking. This is a crazy good price for these. GLWYS

Imho flat IS NOT best at all. Flat is perfect to start from then flavor to your liking.

Get a 4080 and be done. Great rig! Use it on my Jubes

Tatent!!! Me too!! Lol love Skyrim! Im a heavy armor stealth assassin. But I digress, if you REALLY want to video game go with PC

Just FYI no tinkering needed with the C2600. Its ready to go out of the box, and McIntosh is super conservative and their specs these tubes will last forever. You get the tube sound with none of the hassles. Connect it to a nice SS amp and you are winning all day

I LIKED my P6 but I LOVE my McIntosh C2600

I think this gets to the heart of the issue with Klipsch speakers (imo) they all should be biamped with active crossovers. A tube amp for uppers and SS for lowers. The low powered tube amps just cant push enough on the lowers. OR get a high powered tube amp like the MC275 and problem solved. The issue most of us run into is one of $$$ and time to tweak on equipment to get the best sound. So we all end up making compromises....until you dont (ie actively crossed Jubilee with low watt tube upper and ss lowers) 😜

This is so true. My entire audio journey I always had upgraditis. Once I moved to K402 on top of dual 18" direct radiator jbl lowers with ss on the lowers and tube amp on the k402 i have had ZERO desire to change anything. This is audio nirvana for me (ymmv)

Was thinking about the schiit ageir for my uppers until i came across this custom made tube amp for about the same price. Ill have to check out the tyr.

You are assuming distortion means it sounds bad? Distortion for tubes (in my experience) causes a warm lush sound. I love it, some people hate it.

And dont forget that good sounding is subjective to each pair of ears. I went from a parasound amp on my uppers for my jubilees to a hand made tube amp and the difference was immense. From clean clinical/sterile to warm full and lush.

Granted i have jubensteins, i have the stock k402 horn and driver but i am using a dual 18" jbl lowers. Xillica 4080 active crossover. I have a custom handmade tube amp for the uppers and a crown amp for the lowers. And honestly I have chronic upgraditis and i havent wanted to change anything on this setup. Everytime i think i want to upgrade i go into my listening room and immediately lose the urge. If you dont go with a jubilee i would highly recommend the switch to a xillica active crossover. After room treatments its the most significant improvement you can make to any speaker.

Personally not even close if the jubilees are active crossovers. My buddy has very nice khorns and they are great. But my jubilees sound better in every possible way. Only difference is waf towards the khorns

Practice a little deferred gratification, save up more $$, buy a xillica that fits your needs, enjoy the most significant improvement in sound you can invest in.