new to home theater and have a question.

[fred jones]

hi there.

 

after being into audio for 20 years, i have decided to get out of that side and am going to do a small ht / gaming setup for the wife and i to enjoy.

 

have a question or two.     i have most of the speakers already bought and waiting for them to arrive :

 

klipsch rs-62 ii

klipsch  rs-35 surround

klipsch   rc-52 ii

 

i have a pair of older ohm ( upgraded ) that i " could " use for the mains but the closer the wall you put them to the wall, the more bass you get from them and of course

if you pull them out , the bass is less....but the room is only 12 x 12 x 8, so not a very big room and if i pull them out to far, they will be very close to the side surrounds that will be on stands.

 

so my question  is this :  would it be ok to use a pair of klipsch bookshelf say a pair of 600m ii for the mains instead of the Ohms  and then i could put the klipsch closer to the back wall?

 

i have two svs subs that i will also be using.

 

thanks in advance

[Peter P.]

Can your A/V receiver equalize just the front main Ohm's? If so, I'd try to equalize the bass level to your satisfaction.

Otherwise sure; you can use Klipsch bookshelf speakers for the mains. You've already got subwoofers to carry the

low frequencies. The proof is, Klipsch already offers such a package.

[fred jones]

i am not sure if the receiver offers that function or not......but i did see a you tube video of the receiver and the setup so i could go watch the whole thing and see if 

if that is an option.    

 

well, since they offer a package, then maybe i should just do it then ( dont have to twist my arm : ) 

 

i could just sell the Ohms.

 

 

[OO1]

15 minutes ago, fred jones said:

 

 

i have a pair of older ohm ( upgraded ) that i " could " use for the mains but the closer the wall you put them to the wall, the more bass you get from them and of  

by ohms do you mean klipscHorns 

[fred jones]

@ 001

 

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by ohms do you mean klipscHorns 

 

No.

 

Ohm Acoustic speakers.      most people just call them Ohm .

 

Ohm Speakers | Custom Audiophile Speakers for Music & Home Theater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[OO1]

37 minutes ago, fred jones said:

Ohm Acoustic speakers.      most people just call them Ohm .

 

Ohm Speakers | Custom Audiophile Speakers for Music & Home Theater

they sure look different 

  

[fred jones]

7 minutes ago, OO1 said:

they sure look different

 

they have been around for years.         

 

 

[OO1]

20 minutes ago, fred jones said:

 

they have been around for years.        

 

I've seen em ,  over the years , yes , but that's about it 

[fred jones]

1 minute ago, OO1 said:

I've seen em ,  over the years , yes , but that's about it 

I'm confused then......as then you should have had an idea as to what i was referring to when i said Ohm speaker then .....but you said this :

 

1 hour ago, OO1 said:

by ohms do you mean klipscHorns 

 

which how do you  get Ohm and Klipschhorn ?

[OO1]

  I 've seen the speakers in pictures but that's about it , as to what the brand name is  ??? ,  never interested me enough to find out , sorry if I dont sound thrilled about these speakers , they dont interest me at all  

 

when we talk of corner speakers on the klipsch Forum .  we refer to the majestic and fabulous PWK Khorn   

 

 

 

 

 

[Khornukopia]

3 hours ago, fred jones said:

 

i have a pair of older ohm ( upgraded ) that i " could " use for the mains but the closer the wall you put them to the wall, the more bass you get from them...

 

2 hours ago, OO1 said:

by ohms do you mean klipscHorns 

 

2 hours ago, fred jones said:

@ 001

No.

Ohm Acoustic speakers.      most people just call them Ohm .

 

1 hour ago, OO1 said:

they sure look different 

 

1 hour ago, fred jones said:

they have been around for years.         

 

1 hour ago, OO1 said:

I've seen em ,  over the years , yes , but that's about it 

 

58 minutes ago, fred jones said:

I'm confused then......as then you should have had an idea as to what i was referring to when i said Ohm speaker then ...

 

51 minutes ago, OO1 said:

when we talk of corner speakers on the klipsch Forum .  we refer to a Khorn  

 

[Khornukopia]

@fred jones It is very clear about what speakers you have. I think that forum member @YK Thom has some Ohm speakers in his place. Maybe he will see this and can share some useful information for your home theater system.

[OO1]

4 hours ago, Khornukopia said:

 

hit the ignore button ...

[fred jones]

6 hours ago, Khornukopia said:

when we talk of corner speakers on the klipsch Forum .  we refer to a Khorn

when we talk of corner speakers on the klipsch Forum .  we refer to a Khorn

 

which i get i even though i might be new here, i have had a few pair of klipschs over the years.....but Khorns and Ohms...not even close.

[fred jones]

@ Khornukopia

 

maybe we will get lucky, we shall see.

 

i ran across a member at another site that has a pair of klipsch 600m ii for sale and that is why i started this thread to see if they would work for fronts and told the seller i was interested in purchasing them and then nothing.

[Peter P.]

Report back if you buy the 600m's and let us know if you're satisfied.

[billybob]

Yes, you can put those Walsh speakers in a 2 channel setup.

Welcome!

[opnly bafld]

Obviously the Ohms will not timbre match the RC-52II center, may not be important to you.

Why would you move the Ohms away from the front wall? They were designed to be used against the wall.

 

For music I would want to use the Ohms, but for HT/gaming it wouldn't matter at all to me.

[YK Thom]

I use a blended system, Ohm Acoustics 2000s for front mains, Klipsch for everything else. I have found that that the Ohms work extremely well with the Klipsch centres. I have never encountered any issue, timber match or otherwise. I switched out a pair of  Klipsch RB61 II as my front mains for the Ohms back in 2016. I find the centre and the Ohms neutral enough they blend extremely well together.

If you are dipping into HT you must have an AVR. I roll my Ohms off at 60, the centre and rears at 80 and it works like a charm. I would suggest you try this.

Which model Ohm do you have? If it is a 3 (upgraded to 3000) it may be a bit too large for your room.

[fred jones]

@ YK Thom

 

thanks for the reply.....

 

i have the Walsh 2 that have been upgraded.     i only listened to them a few times when i had the 2 channel setup and then i decided to get out of the 2 channel side of things and they have just been sitting there, and then i got the idea of doing this ht / gaming setup and here we are.            the room we have is only 11 x 12 x 8 or lets just say 12 x 12 x 8 and if i put the Ohms closer to the wall, then the low end increases and that would be fine if i was doing 2 channel , but we arent. 

  so yes i can move them out into to the room, but i cant move them to much out into the room as then they are going to be to close to the side surrounds.    if the room was bigger, then of course this wouldnt be an issue , but there is only so much i can do with a room this size.    i can try your suggestion of the settings....and i do have a avr, and last night i was able to get lucky and a member on another site was selling a pair of Klipsch 600m ii, so i was able to grab them this morning.