And the next thrift store find. A pair of Wharfedale PPX-1 picture frame speakers, without the matching PPS-1 subwoofer. Listened to them for the afternoon and these are not main speaker replacements, despite what other forums say.
They don't go very deep and have poor sensitivity. Kept my subwoofer turned on, but could have turned up the crossover point higher for these. Had to crank the power up a lot to get the volume near what I like for music and ended up having to turn my sub down a lot to match. I didn't hang them on the wall, so that likely had a negative impact as these probably need to couple with the wall to sound better. Sound quality was average.
I may have a use for them though. Since the couch is against the back wall, my surrounds are mounted in the ceiling, and I have an unused channel for front height. The Wharfedale's are only 1.5" thick, so I can hang them on the wall behind the couch for surrounds and then move my ceiling speakers to the front, changing from a 5.1 setup to 7.1 with front height speakers. Current setup pictured
here. I'll have to move one of my anime cels to make room, but these speakers have a unique feature. Apparently you can print a photo on light weight paper and use a low tack spray mount adhesive to glue it on the front, and the sound is not supposed to change. They sound good enough for surround effects and handle 70W. Most of the wiring is in place too. No rush but might make a fun project this spring.
