Hey guys, I’m new here. Looking for recommendations as well as feedback on these products from users that have them in home. My listening space is 16ft long by 15ft wide with 10ft flat ceilings. I primarily listen to 80’s metal (Metallica, Iron Maiden), to 90’s grunge (Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots) as well as early 2000’s rock (Sevendust, Bring Me The Horizon). I’m looking for a great set up that I can use half and half for music and home theater. I have a budget of $1500. I’ve seen the reference series line up on sale a lot and think it would be nice to get the 820f’s/620f’s, R34c, and R51m. However I have seen a few reviews down talk them on dynamics as well as timing. Also heard the the reference center channel is not very good at all and that it doesn’t fit the sound signature of the rest of the speakers. I’d like for you guys to shed some light on this for me on how it has worked for you. If this is a great beginning set up and you haven’t had these issues then I’m inclined to get them. I have heard them already at My local Best Buy and they seemed pretty good but I couldn’t play my own content so it was hard to gauge how they would handle my listening habits. Another option would be for me to go the Reference Premiere route. I heard them as well and I loved them however it would be a long time for me to get a full set up going that route. I’m not opposed to that at all, however, that’s why I’m asking about the base series and if they are truly not good at all and have those issues or if that was just an unfortunate occurrence for that reviewer. I have had faulty speakers before and found that when I got them replaced the issues I had were no longer there. Hoping that is the case with what happened in that review. If I went Reference Premier then I’d like opinions for based on my room size what size towers would be best as well as center and rears. I’m getting my subwoofer from SVS so that part is taken care of. I’ll thank you all ahead of time and say any one that wants to drop their 2 cents is more than welcome. Thanks again! :D
This is the review I’m referring to.
https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/klipsch-reference-base-2018-home-cinema-package