hallo,
i am new in surround land, but i want to buy my first set of decent speakers. i want to use them for films, series, and music. i am not sure if i go for 5.1, 5.0 or something else. it can be all kinds of music.
i live in Belgium, and i cannot buy from amazon, newegg, frys, etc. i have work with
www.hificorner.nl or
www.bestekeus.be or something else if you know they ship to Belgium.
my budget is about 1500 dollar for everything, av + speakers. thats 1000 a 1500 euro budget.
i have been looking at:
front: (price is a piece)
- jbl es80 212 euro
- dali zensor 5
- monitor audio BX5 maybe bx6 325€ for bx5
- kef iq50 (229)
- klipsch rf52 (199 euro)
- polk audio tsi 300 (245) or tsi 400 (349 euro)
- wharfedale daimond series 10.6 (279€)
- i was about to go for yamaha ns-555 (206 euro) but then some1 who works at audio shop told me they were not that good quality speakers and dit not recommend them.
center:
the center that adds the fronts.
i was about to pick es80, but then the center speaker (es25c) looked a bit cheap and poor quality. and i read a good center is essential.
rear: the bookshelf version of the front speakers (or is that not a good idea?)
sub: not sure i am gooing to buy one directly, and i dont have any idea what to buy, i prefer a cheap one with expensive performance
i looked at alot reviews, and now i got confused alot. i would like to know how those speakers stand in a list for best to worse. kiplisch seems to be very good, but they can sound weird at high tones for some ears? i am also scared for ear fatigue. i read the es80 series can do that, and rf as well...
i know the best thing is to try and listen to them, but i cannot find a dealer that has both speakers available for demo, and listening to just 1 looks unfair, as i cannot compare them, and i am sure they will sound better then my jvc stereo speakers
all info is welcome. and happy holidays to everyone