Mallow81

I live in Okinawa, Japan. There are no stores here that offer demos / listening of any home theater speakers. that's why I'm having to do so much research and questions to those that own for their opinions.

Thank you so much for the reply! In the form ASR, they are all saying to stay away from Klipsch but I really see so many people with them. I am so frustrated that I can't go somewhere to listen to them. Have you heard the R-12w or any of the centers by chance?

Would the Polk PSW10 or the JBL SUB A100P sub be "better" than a R-12w? I am looking at upgrading what I have and those are my only 3 options (live in Okinawa, Japan). All 3 are at about 350$ here.

they look really nice. I do like the style of Klipsch. I am new to the home theater scene, but I see a lot of hate against klipsch. Is there any reason you didn't like them before? I'm looking at upgrading and would like to hear more stories from Klipsch owners.

Hello! I am new to this forum. So I've spent the last 3 weeks researching and have gotten close to a decision. I have already purchased the Denon AVR-x4700h. (Replaced my Onkyo TX-NR656) My current 5.1 is the Energy Take Classic 5.1 (total 500$ when purchased). I am looking to first upgrade my front sound stage (L,C,R) + Sub. The Take Classic bookshelf speakers work quite well as satellites and Atmos and they will do until I get more money. My budget is under 1500$. Unfortunately, I am in Japan where prices are much higher and availability is much lower. There are also no places to go and demo / listen to any home theater speakers in Okinawa. So based on research and (highly limited) available options I've been able to narrow my purchase options to the following: Klipsch R-610F R-25C R-12W (Total Cost: 1110USD) OR: Polk Signature Elite ES50 ES35 --could go with the ES30 {it is 100$ cheaper here}, but I hear the dialogue is clearer with the 35, and I can use crossover to reduce the distortion from the bass R-12W (the PSW10 is only 50$ cheaper but I don't think it matches the ability of the R-12w) (Total Cost: 1400USD) OR: JBL STAGE A190 A125C SUB A100P (Total Cost: 1320USD) Can someone give me their experience with these speakers? Or any comparison between the options? There are so many haters against the Klipsch Reference series as being too bright, ear piercing, and the R-25C having muddy dialogue. But I see so many people have them for home theaters (and the RP series is too expensive for me to be able to justify to my wife... hahaha) NOTE: Please do not recommend other speakers, they are not an option based on price / availability here. Thank you so much!!