Hey all, very new to audio but I have been wanting to try and put together a decent system for enjoying music.
Previously my setup was an old Sony Blu-ray player I use as a CD player, two small Sony SS-SRP700 speakers I took from my Dad’s old home theater setup, and a Lepy LP-2020A amp. I set this up on my PC desk in my small-ish bedroom.
Recently I got a Yamaha R-201 receiver for $30 off eBay and I am looking to upgrade my speakers now. I’ve been trying to do research for which speakers but it’s been very overwhelming with the amount of options out there.
I want a pair of bookshelf speakers to go on my PC desk, so I will be pretty close to the speakers while listening. I won’t be playing at very loud volumes since it’s just for my bedroom and I live with other people I do not want to disturb. I listen to mostly extreme metal and progressive rock if that makes a difference in what speakers I should consider. But I listen to all sorts of other music too. My budget is $300 max. I was looking at the KEF Q150, Kilpsch RP150M, and Micca MB42X G2. Any thoughts on these for my use case or do you guys have suggestions for something that would better?
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I sell speakers for my job and will always recommend Kef but, as others have said, it’s best to listen to speakers and see which you prefer. Audio is very personal so you should buy speakers you like listening to. A good in-between Kef and Klipsch would be something like the Polk ES15.
Without knowing about the specific models you mentioned, I’ll provide my generic opinion on two of the brands.
Kef overall has a good sound profile (to me at least) for the money.
Klipsch tends to be very bright sounding with a focus on the higher frequencies (again, just a general opinion).
The honest answer is supposed to be that you should listen to each of the speakers, preferably with your own source material that you already know how it should sound. The problem with that is you probably don’t have access to all models.
I would try to find a shop where you can listen to the speakers. I think the KEF and the Klipsch sound noticeably different. Some people prefer one, some prefer the other.
