The Wharfdale 220 are the worst performers in your lineup. They are much cheaper but if you can spend more that's probably a good idea.
Between the KEF and the Elac both have their pros and cons, the Elac can play louder and lower without a sub and the KEF are advantageous at very short listening distances.
Where do you live? Prices vary wildly and speakers that are a good choice in one country might just not be worth it in another count
I am using two xls 1002 amps and a minidsp shd as a preamp. It is in a carpeted basement with higher that average ceilings and an open room on the right side. I am using two revel f226 be right now that I love. Just looking for a bookshelf to play with.
Buy the ones that have the best speaker preference rating via spinorama that you are willing to spend the money on. This is all anyone needs to know about the actual sound itself. Cosmetics, price, size, convenience are purely a matter of personal choice, can't help with that.Between the Wharfedale 220, Kef ls50 meta and Elac DBR-62, which would you pick and why? Are the Elacs and Kef's prices worth the difference. I found a pair of Wharedales for around $250.
Thanks in advance.
I got them for $180 and consider them excellent value at that price. Quite neutral sound with solid bass output for the size. The mids are slightly forward which I can appreciate and the highs can sizzle but I never found them fatiguing. I gave them to a friend since we listen to music and watch movies at his place often. He cranks the volume way over where I usually listen and the A130's never sound strained.After reading the review, I am thinking of picking up jbl A130's to mess around with. I found a pair for $120.00. Opinions from anyone who has heard these?
I dont run a center speaker. Do the perform well enough for a phantom speaker?I got them for $180 and consider them excellent value at that price. Quite neutral sound with solid bass output for the size. The mids are slightly forward which I can appreciate and the highs can sizzle but I never found them fatiguing. I gave them to a friend since we listen to music and watch movies at his place often. He cranks the volume way over where I usually listen and the A130's never sound strained.
Well that's how we run the system at my buddy's place but his setup is non-ideal and there wouldn't be much distance between each LCR speaker. Personally I'm probably not a great person to ask since I have never liked the surround sound setups I've tried and always just run stereo.I dont run a center speaker. Do the perform well enough for a phantom speaker?
I watch a lot of movies as well and was just wondering about their imagingWell that's how we run the system at my buddy's place but his setup is non-ideal and there wouldn't be much distance between each LCR speaker. Personally I'm probably not a great person to ask since I have never liked the surround sound setups I've tried and always just run stereo.
Why are you worried about a center channel if you're just getting these speakers to play around with anyway?
Okay. Their imaging is decent but not as good as a few other speakers I have heard which coincidentally have had direct radiating tweeters without waveguides.I watch a lot of movies as well and was just wondering about their imaging