Mitch Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 I am looking to install a hi-fi speaker system in my living room. I wouldn't go anywhere but klipsch for this solution, so I am currently looking at the Quintets, and the system 6...and possibly even the promdia 5.1's. I am not looking for a system to fit with a home entertainment system. I have no TV, dvd player, etc. Just a nice cd player. From what I have heard, the system 6 is most likely what I need to fill a living room properly with abundant sound. But I am curious about the speakers in the system 6. There seems to be speakers designated for fronts, and rears. Well, I don't need these, because I won't be watching movies. I simply want equal sound from all speakers. If I had the system 6 divided into the 4 ceiling corners of the room, would the "rear" speakers sound different than the "front" speakers while simply playing a cd? The rears seemed to have a different shape, vs the quintets which appear identical. Also, in the specifications of this website, it lists, under the sub, AMPLIFIER: Class A/B discrete MOSFET outputs AMPLIFIER POWER: 225 watts dynamic power for both the quintets and the system 6. Does this imply that there is a built in amplifier on the sub for these systems? If not, I would need to purchase a reviever, where as with the promedia 5.1's, there is already a nice, 500 watt rms amp. So I am stuck between these 3 systems. Help is greatfully appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgeorge Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 Mitch, The power specs that you are refering to are for the subwoofer. Niether the quintet, or any speaker in the system 6 are powered... therefore you will need some type of amplification. I honestly have never heard the quintets, but at one time I owned the predecessor... the Rebel, which I think was a rather large failure for Klipsch. I have also owned a pair... that is a pair of KSB 1.1's, which is what the system 6 is based on. Those little 1.1's were like night and day compared to the small Rebel sats that I previously owned. I think your best bet would be to spend the extra money and go with the system 6 and a receiver. With that being said, it begs for another question and possibly a more long term solution for you. Is there a reason that you must have a multi-channel system if all you are listening to is music? The best option IMHO would be to scrap the idea of multi-channel and go with traditional 2-channel. With the same investment, you could get a pair of better speakers within the Klipsch line... well just name any of them: Heritage, Reference, etc. I guarantee you will find a more pleasing sound, by investing more into the main speakers and less on the surround effect, especially if you are listening to music exclusively. You can always upgrade to mult-channel in the future. ------------------ RF-3's : mains RC-3 : center RS-3's : surrounds KSW-12: subwoofer Receiver: Denon 2801 DVD: Panasonic DVD-A120 CD: Yamaha CDC-765 Cables: Tributaries Sat Receiver: Hughes Direct-TV DD5.1 ------------------------- Family room: RB-5's (Mahogony) Receiver: Denon AVR-2000 (2ch.) Amp: Onkyo M-5000 (2ch.) CD Player: Yamaha This message has been edited by jeffgeorge on 10-12-2001 at 06:10 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 JG asks a good question about the need for all these speakers just for music, but assuming you're a big fan of DTS audio or DVD-A or some other multi-channel music format, go with 5 of the same speakers. Skip getting the SS-.5s/SC-.5 of the System 6. Get more of the fronts (the SB-1s or SB-2s) since you don't need the wide dispersion of the SS-.5s, which is intended mostly for HT application. And, yes, you'll need a receiver/amp to drive all the speakers except the sub. The ProMedia's are nice sounding, but they will not sound anywhere near as good as the SB-x with a KSW-12 sub... DD2 ------------------ Denon AVR-3300 Acurus A200x3 NAD 7155 Receiver Pioneer PD-F19 CD Changer Sony CDP-C8ESD CD Changer Denon 3000 DVD Toshiba M784 VCR B&O Beogram 1800 TT Klipsch Chorus Klipsch KV-3 Center Klipsch SS-1 Surround Klipsch KG4 Klipsch KG3 Klipsch Forte (2pr) Velodyne CT120 Sub Sony KP-43T75 RPTV Monster HTS2000 AudioQuest Copperhead Interconnects AudioQuest Slate Speaker Wire Various other interconnects/cables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggs Posted October 13, 2001 Share Posted October 13, 2001 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1283646392 slap one of these in each corner, buy a couple of good amps and you'll have a kickin system. ------------------ Denon AVR-2800 KG-4 mains Polk C-175 center Infintiy RS-10 Surrounds Audiosource SW-15 subwoofer Pioneer DV333 DVD Sony 5 disc CD player All in a 12x12 apartment bedroom. "What?! I can't hear you!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted October 14, 2001 Author Share Posted October 14, 2001 Yeah, I understand that I may only need a 2 speaker setup for strictly music purposes, but I would like to have a surround feel to the room. Lets just say I go with 2 pair of SB-1's. What would be the best way to mount these in ceiling corners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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