Yeah, but those are gonna need work. Unless you can find a pristine pair. And even so, they would need tlc. It wouldn't be a good idea to set those up and blast them, imo. |
Yeah, I forgot about ATC...good choice there guys. |
Klipsch Heritage or JBL Synthesis. Both lines can take whatever you can throw at them. The Klipsch is a lot cheaper than the JBL line, but the JBLs sound better, imo. If you wanna go the cheap-o route look into Cerwin-Vega. |
Legacy are alright, but not as good as Klipsch Heritage and JBL Synthesis, imo. I heard those old Polks back in '86 playing Deep Purple, I was not impressed. AS far as B&W, I would go with an old pair of 801 Matrixes series 2 or 3. Or the ever elusive 801Ds. There's a guy on you tube called audiophilemetallian with the 801Ds. Check out his videos, the 801Ds really rock! |
The JBL Studio 590s are a pretty good choice, and you can get them for much less than $3k. The retail on them is $2k. If you dig the 530s, you should definitely be more than content with the 590s. |
I listen to a lot of metal. Some conventional speakers do metal ok, but I think there's a reason they use big horns at rock concerts. The best sounding metal I've ever heard was recorded music (Alice In Chains) coming out of big JBL Horns before an Ozzy concert. Outdoors! And the latest JBL horns do that very well, and are smoother sounding than the JBLs of the 70s. |
The JBL LSR is a good speaker for heavy metal. I know someone who had them, and I heard them before he sold them. He played a Metallica album, and it sounded really good. However, he had subwoofers going at the same time. |
Not that terrible of an idea. I would go for the JBL L890s first. Check those out via Google. |
Judas Priest were always terrible from the get go, even on vinyl. I have the UK pressing of 'Killing Machine,' and it sounds good to my ears and on my system. :D |
Hi Riffer, yeah the bass is good on that album, imo!
I bet. I'm not an Audioslave fan, but I can believe that. |
Not a bad idea. But, don't most of those need work? |
I have a home speaker that will blow away any JBL... for heavy metal...
Dual 15" TAD woofers; it uses a JBL horn, although it is driven by a custom built compression driver with powered by a field coil. No alnico here. Later versions of the same speaker have a machined maple horn that has lower distortion. Those look great. So, what is the price of those babies? |
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That's about the right price for those Cerwins. I wouldn't pay any more for them. Glad you found something you like, you could have done a lot worse. I say the JBL Studio L890s for $800 (at several online dealers) are the better speaker, but the Cerwins are fine for all intense purposes. Either way, Rock on. |
I've always admired McInotsh preamps for their plethora of features. I haven't heard the latest one, the C52, but it's probably a barn burner. |
Not a bad choice, you could do worse... |
