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Epos LS3 or Wharfedale Diamond 9.1?

Both these monitors come well-regarded by the rags and represent good value for the money. I will be using in my HT, very little music use and that when on the treadmill, so pace and punch are more important, I suppose, than subtlety. But brightness is still a no-no, although I don't think either of these would be that. Using a JVC F10 receiver.
Not a big deal as purchases go, but wondering if anyone can point out weaknesses or relative strengths.

On an aside, anyone tried the Diamond 8 DFS surround?
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bignerd100
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I have a pair of the 9.1's here that I am auditioning. So far they are dreadful but they have not finished breaking in yet. Even straight out of the box the NHT SB2 blows them away as Rar1 said. In that price range you can go with the SB2, Kef Q1, or even some of teh Celestions and get a bigger bang for the buck. If you can afford the NHT SB3 you would probably not want to upgrade for a while.

Good luck!
bignerd100
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The SB3 does use the same size woofer but it is a Peerless with a larger magnet. the difference between the two is not just in bass extension. the SB3 is better accross the board. the drivers complement each other better in the SB3. More attention is paid to the crossover in the SB3 as well. I personaly use teh Von Schweikert VR-1's that claim to go to 40Hz. The NHT SB3's go to 39. There should be little difference in bass extension. NOT true. The SB3's really do go to 39 while the VR-1's start to roll off after about 70Hz. Now what the VR-1's do in the midrange and highs is a different matter all together. But if you want a reasonably priced speaker that outperforms it's retail price by a wide margin... the SB3 is hard to beat.

Good luck!
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