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mudcat12

Enthusiast
I'm looking to buy one of the following. Which would you perfer and why?

HB-1 MK2 fronts and HC-1 MK2 center

or

Aperion Intimus 6B fronts and Intimus 4C center?
 
bandphan

bandphan

Banned
I'm looking to buy one of the following. Which would you perfer and why?

HB-1 MK2 fronts and HC-1 MK2 center

or

Aperion Intimus 6B fronts and Intimus 4C center?
Its up yo your ears, but those two sound completely different
 
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mudcat12

Enthusiast
I'm looking to use to upgrade my home theater application...not so much for music. My room is approx 16'x16'.
 
anamorphic96

anamorphic96

Audioholic General
I'm looking to use to upgrade my home theater application...not so much for music. My room is approx 16'x16'.
While the Aperion is a great speaker I really like horns when being used for HT. To my ears when properly set up and designed they have a very open and dynamic quality that really suit movie soundtracks.

The HSU HB falls into this category along with the Klipsch reference series. The nice thing about the HSU speakers are the price compared to the Klipsch. Especially for what you get.

Keep in mind what bandphan said in that they are both completely different sounding. But both have great return policies.
 
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shadyJ

Speaker of the House
Staff member
That is a strange choice, as they are both fairly different speakers. By the way, you do realize that the $345 price on the Intimus 6B is per speaker, not for a pair? Also, the 4C center is not the best choice for a center for those fronts, it can easily be overwhelmed by the much more capable 6B speakers, making dialogue difficult to follow, at least if you are using this for home theater. You could adjust the 6B speakers to match the 4C center, but that would be crippling to the 6B's performance. The 4C is intended to be paired with the 4B bookshelf speakers.

I think that the Aperion speakers would be very good for both music and movies, but for the money, the Hsu speakers will best them for home theater, easily. Just look at the sensitivity ratings: 92 db vs 82 db, this means that the Hsu speakers will sound more than twice as powerful for the same amount of power. The Aperion's will rock, I am sure, but you have to give them a lot more juice to do so. Also, if you are looking for a subwoofer to go with these speakers, Hsu's subs will cream Aperion's, and are considered some of the very best in the business. And you get a good discount for buying a speaker/sub package.

A fairer comparison to the Hsu speakers would be the CBM170's from Ascend Acoustics, or the Infinity Primus P162's.
 
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mudcat12

Enthusiast
Thanks for the replies. The wealth of information is exactly why I come here.
 
krzywica

krzywica

Audioholic Samurai
That is a strange choice, as they are both fairly different speakers. By the way, you do realize that the $345 price on the Intimus 6B is per speaker, not for a pair? Also, the 4C center is not the best choice for a center for those fronts, it can easily be overwhelmed by the much more capable 6B speakers, making dialogue difficult to follow, at least if you are using this for home theater. You could adjust the 6B speakers to match the 4C center, but that would be crippling to the 6B's performance. The 4C is intended to be paired with the 4B bookshelf speakers.

I think that the Aperion speakers would be very good for both music and movies, but for the money, the Hsu speakers will best them for home theater, easily. Just look at the sensitivity ratings: 92 db vs 82 db, this means that the Hsu speakers will sound more than twice as powerful for the same amount of power. The Aperion's will rock, I am sure, but you have to give them a lot more juice to do so. Also, if you are looking for a subwoofer to go with these speakers, Hsu's subs will cream Aperion's, and are considered some of the very best in the business. And you get a good discount for buying a speaker/sub package.

A fairer comparison to the Hsu speakers would be the CBM170's from Ascend Acoustics, or the Infinity Primus P162's.
What he said.....nail on the head...

Aperion would be much better for music, and be great for theater. But they aren't in the same price range by a mile.

Bottom line if you can afford the Aperions and have the gear to drive them properly then go for it. If not then the HSU's would be great as well.
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
I would pick the Aperion because I can always return them within 30 days for a full refund (free S/H both ways).
 
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just listening

Audioholic
I'm a fan of Aperion, as much for the way they do business, as the quality of their products. That being said, unless your amp has some serious power, the 6B's wouldn't be my choice.

Do you have to have monitors? If not, take a look at their 4T's, that little minitower is really special in a HT setup, and quite nice for two channel. Obviously, the HSU subs are better, just as Aperion speakers are better than HSU speakers.
 
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rnatalli

Audioholic Ninja
I would go for the Aperions myself, but that's my taste. Any reason why you're only looking at these two brands?
 

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