$500 2.1 System

[Whatever6750]

I hope so full warrently also

And i just got back from best buy circut city and hhgregg.

HHgregg and circut city dident rilly help much. Thay both dident have any thing set up any good all ways only one speaker playing one was blown or something.

Bestbbuy had some stuff set up and working good thow. Thay had some klipsch F-2's that sounded ok and rilly good with the sub on. I dont know how much thay go for thow. Thay also had some klipsch bookselfs and them allong with a sub also sounded pritty good imo.

Thease http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6781315&type=product&id=1091101346068
Those allong with a sub that i dont know what was sounded good to me.. Would be out of my buget thow.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

If you liked the Klipsch Synergy, you'd most likely enjoy these:

http://www.sounddistributors.com/buynow.asp?action=detail&prid=1051&crid=165&cat_name=BIC+America+Speakers

 

[Whatever6750]

How would AS-F2s compair to those klispchs?

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

How would AS-F2s compair to those klispchs?

IMO the Athena's would have better, smoother bass with dual 8" as opposed to dual 6.5" woofers, but the Klipsch may sound better with rock due to the horn tweeters. The Athena's may sound better with jazz, classical, etc... where you don't want sibilant highs (they utilize a dome tweeter).

The Athena towers are rated at 93dB, whereas the Klipsch are rated at 95.5dB. As a rule, for every 3dB decrease in spl, you need twice the power to reach the same output (at 1w/1m). In laymens terms, the Klipsch will play much louder than the Athens. Just keep in mind this in no way relates to sound quality.

 

[Whatever6750]

Is there some kind of chart to use to figure out how many db you would get with xdb sencitive speakers at x amount of watts?

 

[markw]

It ain't that difficult.

Is there some kind of chart to use to figure out how many db you would get with xdb sencitive speakers at x amount of watts?

For each doubling of power you get another 3 db of "sound".

So, if your speakers ar rated at 90 db, you get 90 db for 1 watt of power applied. I'm sure pretty sure can plug in the numbers from whatever speaker you're considering

for 93 db, you need 2 watts
96 db, you need 4 watts
99db, 8 watts
102 db, 16 watts
105 db, 32 watts
108 db, 64 watts
111 db, 128 watts and it just keeps on going.

It's generally accepted that for an apparant "doubling" of the loudness level you need about 10 times our current power (pun intended). So, if you are starting with a 100 watt amp, you would need to have on tap about 1,000 watts for that.

Add to this that the speaker db measurements ar etaken at 1 meter from the speaker andthat foreach doubling of that distance, you lose 6 db. So, that 111 db you see above, from a little over 6 feet away, drops to about 105 db. At 12 feet you're back down to 99db or so.

Consider also that your room and it's furnishings absorb some of the sound as well. Granted, some of it is reflected back from hard surfaces but that's no treally a good thing on the whole.

Also keep in mind that efficiency doesn't necessarialy corrolate with better sound. ...just louder. Just like a car that gets grreat mileage may not be what you want when cruising the interstates for long journeys, unless gas mileage is your only concern.