Looking for a great center channel

[ddjr]

I'm not sure. They are towers (optimus pro lx 10)

 

[ddjr]

After searching, apparently they do. But they are cheap radio shack. I was told my center was the leakest link in my system, so I thought to upgrade it. The towers, I really can't complain. They sound great. But the centers I saw(optimus pro csi, cs5, etc) wich seem to match my towers with the lineaum tweeters, seem very cheap...

 

[lovinthehd]

I wasn't sure if your Optimus speakers were something from the Radio Shack line of that name or something else, the model number doesn't sound familiar. Didn't even know you could still buy Optimus from Radio Shack anymore, thought there were long gone myself. Sometimes speakers don't have a matching center, tho.

 

[ddjr]

I have an old pair of allison seven floor speakers upstairs... Would they be better than the optimus pro lx10's?

 

[lovinthehd]

Not familiar with either myself....have you compared them and have a preference? Or are you talking in terms of finding a matching center?

 

[ddjr]

I'm not sure. The allison's, I'm told, were much loved speakers. But the optimus have the fancy tweeter and are newer. I just want great sound. I really should compare them sonically

 

[lovinthehd]

Fancy tweeter?

 

[ddjr]

Lineaum tweeter

 

[zieglj01]

Not familiar with your mains, but do they have a matching center speaker?

The former Optimus center that works with his current older Optimus towers is poor and weak and somewhat nasal sounding ... it will be no benefit compared to his current Micca center

 

[zieglj01]

I have an old pair of allison seven floor speakers upstairs... Would they be better than the optimus pro lx10's?

They may or may not ... you can test it ... but your biggest need is to upgrade that center ... if you buy the JBL center and like it, then you can upgrade the towers in the future

 

[ddjr]

So, the jbl is definitely better than the micca? I thought jbl was walmart grade stuff, I guess it must be better than I thought

 

[lovinthehd]

JBL has a lot of products, some of the speakers are very basic and might be available at Walmart. You can also spend $20k on a pair of M-2s, my dream speaker.

 

[ddjr]

Is the JBL Stage A125C a great center?

 

[lovinthehd]

Is the JBL Stage A125C a great center?

No experience with it, altho that Infinity RC263 I mentioned earlier is currently replacing my JBL Studio 520C (590s for L/R, 580s for surrounds, 530s for rear surrounds). Really good for $150....but I trust zieg's speaker opinions....

 

[ddjr]

Yeah, I see them for $399 on ebay. Where did you get yours?

 

[lovinthehd]

Yeah, I see them for $399 on ebay. Where did you get yours?

Sale a coupla months ago on the Harman/Infinity site itself....

 

[zieglj01]

So, the jbl is definitely better than the micca? I thought jbl was walmart grade stuff, I guess it must be better than I thought

No, JBL is not Walmart stuff ... JBL has been in business for many, many years

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Now, no one can speak for your ears ... but Crutchfield has a good return policy, and will only cost $10 to send the Stage A125C back ... but you have 60 days to test it ... or tolerate the Micca center and wait on the Infinity RC263 to go on sale

 

[ddjr]

Actually, we do have a hard time hearing people talk when we use the stereo...
I'll look at the jbl again

 

[ddjr]

Just ordered the jbl. Thank you all very much, I look forward to hearing it!

 

[zieglj01]

Just ordered the jbl. Thank you all very much, I look forward to hearing it!

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