Searching for better music sound

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Hi all,

First of all I'd like to apologize for my poor English.

I've a HC set composed of a Yamaha RXV-650, a Pioneer DVD 576A and a Kef KHT 5005 and a Loewe Modus42 plasma TV. I'm very happy with it as a surround sound system, but when I listen to music on it I don't get the sound I want. I'm always tweaking on the subwoofer volume trying to find the right setting (too boomy or lack of bass)...

I listen a wide variety of music: jazz, new age, pop, soul, r&b..

I've been thinking about buying a dedicated floorstanding speakers for music and use the Kef KHT just for the home cinema. I'm happy with Kef and I've thought about the new XQ30. But I have not read anything neither positive nor negative of them. I love its aesthetics specially with the piano black finish. Any opinions? Are they worth the money?

Would it be a good upgrade for my system? is the Yamaha worth those expensive speaker?

I planned buying the XQ30 as a first step and as soon as I save some money go for a Cambridge Audio AZUR740A or AZUR840A. Do you think it's a good move? or maybe would be better to look the iQ Series product range as iQ5, iQ7 or iQ9?

Thanks in advance.

Salvador.

 

[John Duncan]

Those are extremely expensive loudspeakers, and will wipe the floor with your eggs. However, for that sort of money you could create either a) a half decent separate music setup or b) an AV setup that will also sound good with music. You could get four PMC DB1s and a DB1 Centre (no sub) and I suspect you'd improve both movie and music immeasurably.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks a lot for your reply John

Any other opinion about those expensive speakers? Is their sound worth its price or they are just pretty speakers?

 

[Anonymous]

Hi smo, they are worth every pound but I would advise listening to them first as with any purchase.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Scott,

That's what I wanted to hear... 'their sound is worth every penny'. I think those expensive speakers from Kef have never been reviewed in WHF (the same for my KHT5005).

I'll try to find them and listen to them. But I think they're going to be hard to find here in Mallorca.

 

[John Duncan]

[quote user="smo"]
Thanks Scott,

That's what I wanted to hear... 'their sound is worth every penny'. I think those expensive speakers from Kef have never been reviewed in WHF (the same for my KHT5005).

I'll try to find them and listen to them. But I think they're going to be hard to find here in Mallorca.
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I may be wrong, but I think he meant the PMCs.........