My home theater consists of the following:
Display: Panasonic TH-42PW5
DVD Player: Harman Kardon DVD 30
A/V Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR 8500
Mains: Klipsch RF-7
Center: Klipsch RC-7
Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7
Subwoofer: None (Seaton Sound SubMersive on order)
I setup my home theater back in 2004 and haven't made any changes to the setup or my room. I have found that my speakers sound more brighter/harsher than they use to. Maybe I've just become more sensitive to higher frequencies, I don't know. I've narrowed it down to the speaker cables which are 5 years old now. Do speaker cable degrade over time which could cause the brighter/harsher sound?
I've also asked this question on the AVS Forum and was recommended to try a high-powered amplifier as the RF-7s dip down to 2.8 ohms at certain frequencies (I think it's between 40-100Hz) which can cause clipping and harsh upper frequencies as a result. However, I'm running all speakers as "small" with a crossover of 80Hz so clipping should be at a minimum even if it is actually happening. But then, during portions in music where there are no bass frequencies to cause clipping (only high frequencies) it still sounds a bit bright/harsh.
What do you guys recommend? Try a high-powered amplifier, new cables, and/or simply new speakers? I live in Dubai where you cannot audition stuff at home so trying a new amplifier without buying it will be most likely impossible.
I've been eying Dynaudio speakers which are well-known to be very neutral however I might miss the dynamics of Klipsch speakers.
Display: Panasonic TH-42PW5
DVD Player: Harman Kardon DVD 30
A/V Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR 8500
Mains: Klipsch RF-7
Center: Klipsch RC-7
Surrounds: Klipsch RS-7
Subwoofer: None (Seaton Sound SubMersive on order)
I setup my home theater back in 2004 and haven't made any changes to the setup or my room. I have found that my speakers sound more brighter/harsher than they use to. Maybe I've just become more sensitive to higher frequencies, I don't know. I've narrowed it down to the speaker cables which are 5 years old now. Do speaker cable degrade over time which could cause the brighter/harsher sound?
I've also asked this question on the AVS Forum and was recommended to try a high-powered amplifier as the RF-7s dip down to 2.8 ohms at certain frequencies (I think it's between 40-100Hz) which can cause clipping and harsh upper frequencies as a result. However, I'm running all speakers as "small" with a crossover of 80Hz so clipping should be at a minimum even if it is actually happening. But then, during portions in music where there are no bass frequencies to cause clipping (only high frequencies) it still sounds a bit bright/harsh.
What do you guys recommend? Try a high-powered amplifier, new cables, and/or simply new speakers? I live in Dubai where you cannot audition stuff at home so trying a new amplifier without buying it will be most likely impossible.
I've been eying Dynaudio speakers which are well-known to be very neutral however I might miss the dynamics of Klipsch speakers.