I got a flat screen TV in October, HD TV in December, then I caught the Home Theatre bug and bought a new receiver and speakers. I bought KEF iQ5s for front and iQ2 for centre. I have a cheapie subwoofer that I want to upgrade in the summer but that is another issue. Harmon Kardon 146 AVR.
I have been using my 25+ year old EPI 100s for the surrounds.
I was thinking of KEF iQ1s for surrounds. I can afford to do that but maybe it is wasting money if I can evaluate my EPIs. But maybe EPIs are so radically different that I should not put them to use in the KEF scheme of things even if they are functioning properly. Maybe my EPIs are "too much" speaker for surrounds with the KEFs and I should use the EPIs for something else?
Even if you know nothing of EPI or KEF please respond to how important you think it is that the surround speakers match the front by the same brand/line.
The KEF iQ1s are on sale for $248 Canadian ($200 U.S.) for the next week instead of thier usual $400 a pair ($320 U.S.) so it would be a good time to make the move if I am going to. I have only had the EPIs hooked up as surrounds for two weeks. They seem pretty good when hooked up as regular speakers but as surrounds I have to set the AVR to +6 decibels to get proper sound, even though they are closer to the listener than the fronts.
I have been using my 25+ year old EPI 100s for the surrounds.
I was thinking of KEF iQ1s for surrounds. I can afford to do that but maybe it is wasting money if I can evaluate my EPIs. But maybe EPIs are so radically different that I should not put them to use in the KEF scheme of things even if they are functioning properly. Maybe my EPIs are "too much" speaker for surrounds with the KEFs and I should use the EPIs for something else?
Even if you know nothing of EPI or KEF please respond to how important you think it is that the surround speakers match the front by the same brand/line.
The KEF iQ1s are on sale for $248 Canadian ($200 U.S.) for the next week instead of thier usual $400 a pair ($320 U.S.) so it would be a good time to make the move if I am going to. I have only had the EPIs hooked up as surrounds for two weeks. They seem pretty good when hooked up as regular speakers but as surrounds I have to set the AVR to +6 decibels to get proper sound, even though they are closer to the listener than the fronts.