RS-10 OR SS-1 surrounds (on a budget)

[dazbug76]

Hi,

Here in Australia Klipsch speakes are pretty expensive. On my budget (AU $1000) for 4 surrounds would i be better off with

A) Rs-10 reference

OR

SS-1 synergy?

(the front speakers have 6.5" woofers, so neither a re perfect match, but out of these 2 which would i be better to go for?

NOTE: thanks for other suggestions, but ive narrowed it down to these 2

[doudou]

the size of the speaker is not the only condition for a perfect match:

the crossover frequencies are very important too!!

you re thinking about the synergy serie, is it the new synergy line or the old one?

the new one have a better look but i think the spec are not as good as the old synergy.especially the sensitivity is lower than the old SS1.so you will have to decrease the output level for your main and center speaker.

[dougdrake]

daz - What models are the rest of your speakers?

[dazbug76]

my current fronts are matching Jamo X series speakers.

Front - 2 watt bass reflex, 2 x 6.5' woofer, 1' horn tweeter, 92db sensitivity, freq range 40 - 20000, cross over freq 2000hz, 6 ohms

Centre is same except freq range 60 -20000hz

The SS-1 are the older ones I think -

http://www.internationaldynamics.com.au/interdyn/cons/Brand03pop.asp?id=93

I will upgrade front, but not for another yr or so (due to new house/projector/dvdplayer etc -ie)money, and i like the jamo's but cant get matching rears as they are huge)

Given the above what would be a better match?

[doudou]

the old SS1 should match, they have the same crossover frequency as your speakers.

their sensitivity is hoghier than your speakers so you just have to lewer the rear volum on your AV.

i own some SS1 (not the brand new) and they do their job perfectly.they are perfect for money they cost.

[dazbug76]

Im thinking ss-1 over the rs-10 and even rs-25 as my reciever is 120 wpc, where ss-1 are 100 watts, rs-10 50 watts, and rs-25 75 watts.

Further down the track would the ss-1 be an ok match for rf-15's or any reference range?

[doudou]

don t worry about the power of your receiver, even if your speaker is 50w and your receiver is 200w you cannot damage your speakers except if you re silly.if you overdrive your speakers it sound so bad that you turn your amp down immediatly.and before overiding the speakers your ears will blow: my amp is 65W per channels and i listen to my klipsch system at arround -50 or -45db and it s loud enough for me.

with 120w you can drive any klipsch speakers.

[dazbug76]

Further down the track would the ss-1 be an ok match for rf-15's or any reference range?

[doudou]

i m not sur the SS1 will match a reference speaker.

the synergy and the reference line are totaly different.

[latrapeze]

Would the SS-1's work with this set-up?

RC-10 (Center)

RB-15 (Right, Left Channels)

RW-10D (Sub)