Speaker advice


Ok... so I am pretty new to the whole high end audio setup and had a couple questions. Please keep in mind that my budget is fairly limited and my expertise is on the elemetary end. So, I'm looking to you guys for help.

It appears that each time a friend or relative gets new speakers/surround sound, it sounds more amazing than the last person's. For instance, My uncle has a Klipsch RF-82 setup with surround sound etc. I thought it sounded absolutely amazing. My buddy is rocking Focal Electra 927 limited edition... which are awesome. My questions is, with my budget of about a thousand dollars, am I better off with low end Klipsch (RF-35) or saving up a little more and trying to score a used set of Focals (obviously not 927's)? My absolute max would be around $1200 as I can't justify any more spending... not having a great familiarity of what I'm buying (opposed to what I'm hearing). Any advice would be appreciated and sorry about the wordy post.
FYI... this would be for music (jazz, classical, rock) and home theatre, as well. I would pick up the remaining surround sound components as my budget allows.

Thanks...
big10purdue

Showing 1 response by tigerwoodkhorns

If you liked the RF 82's buy a pair of Klipsch RF7's. I know of a pair locally that has the Dean Westscott crossover modification. You will love them and they should be better than the RF82's (more the equivalent of the RF 83's).

Klispch Cornwalls are also below your budget and will outperform many speakers that are much more expensive. I am a B&W 800 series fan but in your price range and since you already like the RF 82's, stick with Klipsch's better offerings.

Email me if interested in the RF7's (their previous flagship speaker) and I can make contact with the local person.

You can see from my username that I started with Klipschorns.