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Review 2 of 10
Price Paid:
$139.00
from www.acousticsounddes Summary:
Let me first say that I'm not a dealer or Audiofile. I just enjoy stereo equipment. It is my hobby when I can Afford it. I have owned many speakers in my past (back when I was making more money). Some examples are: Martin Logan -Request, Klipsch -Klipschorns, Carver -ALIII, M&K -many.
I was shopping and researching getting Klipsch again and I had listened to the RF-7 and RC-7 a couple of years ago and really liked them. Well, I came across the Acoustechs while searching and got curious. I read some reviews and said "I must be crazy to try these if they are that cheap". I decided to start with the center(HT-65) and the bookshelfs(HT-64) because I wanted to mount them to the wall rather than have towers for my small room. My equipment is pretty good. I have a Lexicon DC-1, Rotel RB-985II, Toshiba DVD SD-9200, Tice line conditioner and Nordost cables.
Listening to these before they even broke in, the first thing that amazed me was the seperation of voices and instruments. I could hear each singer, guitar, bass, drums, piano, etc. They were all very distinct and not at all like some speakers which will blend certain sounds or frequencys together. After letting them brake in. I did some real listening. First the voices sounded very clear and natural in music and even better in movies. second the three speakers blended very well together. the imaging was good but not great. I am about 90% movies and 10% 2-channel music. So these are perfect for what I need. Now don't get me wrong there are better speakers out there and I have owned some of them, but for very efficient and great sounding speakers for very little money is amazing. Last comment I'll say is even though I am a Klipsch fan, save the money and get these Acoustechs. You will not regret it. I will be getting the surrounds and Sub, to complete the system, very soon. I Give them 5 stars for the fact that you get a good sounding speaker for very little money. Strengths:
Seperation of voices and instruments. Efficient, do not need alot of power to run them. Very light weight if you are wall mounting them. Cabinets look great. Weaknesses:
Not built as solid as some better brands, but thats were the savings is. also immaging is just ok. Sound good at normal listening levels, but ( this is where Klipsch shines) they will not play real loud and still sound real good. Similar Products Used:
Klipsch, Martin Logan, Carver, Monsoon(horrible), Infinity, Sonus Faber, M&K(Excellent), Boston Acoustics, Energy, Monitor Audio, NHT, Paradigm.
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