[250f vs 260f for large room]

So your TV is 65 inches edge to edge or is the screen 65" diagonal?
 
Bill

65 inches wide

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[250f vs 260f for large room]

1 hour ago, RoboKlipsch said:

The difference in mains is one can play a few hz lower....and the sub will make that moot.  The other benefit of the 260 is a tiny bit more midbass assuming you don't use audyssey or similar.  The horn is slightly larger which in an untreated room is NOT necessarily better.  

 

Difference in subs is one plays lower.  Something you cannot easily fix if you want lower later.  

 

Just my 2c but all the bass is controlled by the subs.  I would not sacrifice sub capability to have a slightly larger woofer or horn.  

 

Subs and the room determine the systems potential.  Mains are important...very important but size of mains is generally not.  Once you are in the quality level of klipsch reference premiere the differences in mains is not big unless you run without subs.  

 

Now if having the smallest mains bothers you get the 260s.  Or even the 280s.  But they get bigger and bigger and the differences...larger woofer and horn...are not priorities in your situation -- reasonable non reference volume levels but very capable and a living room where huge speakers will look cool but maybe not be the wanted look.

 

 

after measuring again...I think I'm going to go with the 250f's and pb2000 for their smaller footprint.  I've got 110" MAX wall to wall width.  TV takes up 65 inches.  so ive got 45 inches of width left to put two towers and a sub.  and, thats not leaving any space in between components.  so with 8 inch wide 250f's and 18 inch wide sub I'm left with only 11 inches to spread out between all of the components and most of that will be pulling towers away from the TV.  

 

So, I'm really hoping they sound good even though the room is pretty big.  

As of now, I've got 250f's front, 450c center, pb2000 sub, and rp140sa for surrounds.  

 

I've been going back and forth on the rp140sa or rp240s for surrounds, but I'm going to be forced to mount them at the top of our side walls and im thinking since they are 10-12 ft from the MLP I would be better off with the 140sa instead of the dipole surrounds.  And the angle of the 140sa will get them pointed pretty closely to the MLP.  Or, would the rp240s sound better since they will diffuse and not be as easy to locate.  I've attached some photos of my Living room to show my dilemma (excuse the mess).  Wife has already said no speakers mounted on the walls, so they will have to be up in the corners of the wall/ceiling.  It puts them at about 100 degrees from MLP but about 3 feet too high.  

[250f vs 260f for large room]

I've got it narrowed down a bit more now.  Having to do some tradeoffs to meet budget.  

 

Option 1 : 250f fronts, 250c, r115sw

 

Option2 : 260f fronts, 250c, r112sw

 

 

[?Heritage Theater Bar?]

On 6/23/2018 at 6:25 PM, Staples said:

My understanding is that the Theater bar is NOT a sound bar. It is a left/center/right set of speakers in a single housing. 

 

 

AKA a 3 channel passive soundbar

[250f vs 260f for large room]

ive owned the earlier rf52s and have heard most of the consumer lines.
 
with a good sub or 2 you will be just fine with the rp250f.  or any of the others
smaller is just fine crossing to subs.  
 
my opinion is all systems benefit from at least 1 or 2 quality subs, r115sw being one
larger woofers help the most with full range where subs arent used
 
the midbass is a bit stronger as woofer size increases but in a calibrated system even that isnt very different
 
since its a living room and you wont be adding acoustic panels a smaller set of fronts with smaller horns will direct the sound well to your listening area without spreading too wide and causing lots of reflections off the walls
 
one sub should be ok.  the room may require a second not to be louder but to make it smoother in your listening area
 
ive told a lot of folks the rp250c is a fine center
im not sure i would go bigger there either
 
rp250f, rp250c, rp250s, rp160m, rp150m all are fine choices for a modest yet totally capable system. 
Klipsch as a line of high sensitivity speakers especially has little need for large drivers except for full range setups which i dont recommend

Would a single 115sw be better than 2 smaller subs? (Svs pb1000).

Also, could I get away with bookshelves instead of towers? Something like 250c, rp160m for fronts, and 2 pb1000 subs.

With a setup like that is there any issues with placing the bookshelves directly on top of the subs? They subs would be roughly the same height as my console but I could move them out further on top of the subs.

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[250f vs 260f for large room]

Getting my first home theater system.  It will be going in our living room and used mainly for movies and general tv watching.  

The room is 20ftx22ft with cathedral ceilings (15 ft at top, 10 ft at lowest) and the room opens up to the back to our kitchen and dining area.

Listening position is about 15 ft from the center channel speaker.

 

My dilemma is this...We don't listen to anything very loud.  But I really appreciate good clear sound and special effects in movies etc.  And, I'd want the smallest footprint that will still sound good.

I'm debating the rp250f fronts with 440c or 260f fronts with the 450c.  I'm pretty sure I'll get the 115sw either way, and the 140sa for surround.  

 

Do I need the bigger speakers if we don't use much volume?  only reason I'm considering the bigger ones is due to the size of the room.