I'm simply gathering information, I want to consider a range of options, OK so the consensus is that at $250 and below, you can't match the DCM offerings, let's say the DCM's sold out, what would be in your opinion the next line of speakers that would match the DCM quality, thanks.
And to the others here, if these were at Best Buy they would have been bought already based on your input, the return process for the DCM's will not be fun, so for anyone who wants to reply, I pose the same question, what would be the next step up in price to match the quality of the DCM's?
Your probably looking at 300 to 500 per speaker
One thing to note these DCM's are a line that is being discontinued by the manufacturer and they are just releasing extra inventory at crazy marked down prices
So they were priced higher at one point and are built and perform at a higher standard then what you normally find at this price point
Its why they are such a good deal if I had seen these on eBay when I was redoing the bedroom system I would have snatched these up no hesitation I got a good deal on my JBL 580's but not that good and I've owned DCM in the past so I like there performance
I'd say if your stepping up to match these your looking at mid level prices such as the signature polk lineup which has its flaws the mid level klipsch range but you need to like horn loaded speakers they are not visually sometimes or to some listeners ears preferred at times
Once again they have flaws at those ranges but every speaker lineup does at certain price points the designers make compromises but they are okay options these will all be much higher then the DCM"s in cost even though they sell at reduced prices they don't reduce them that much
Maybe SVS prime towers but they are way to high for your price point
Maybe Bic America the 3 way horns but even then they are as a budget speaker not priced at the same level as the DCM or will perform as well but they are a good starter for some on a budget
If I had to pick It sat the polk signature S60 but it's not as inexpensive and it's a big speaker I owned those and although they don't measure neutral and have some flaws in the sound they had a while not neutral presentation they had a fun sound to them that I could enjoy
But they are way more expensive but there highest in that lineup are the only ones Ideven look at the S20's and the flagship tower S60's
I'd stay away from there center channels though and subs if you ever want to do multichannel tho
There's some options I could think off but it's a struggle due to the original value and performance of the DCM's compared to how marked down they are now it's very tough to find something that will give u there performance at there current price
Maybe some other members might have some suggestions?
I'm stretching I admit here it's tough to find comparable options
