Klipsch THX - Nilai, purifi, NC252. What would you do?

[Antisense]

Dear comrades/fellows,

I have an Anthem AVM90, 7.2.4 atmos which includes Klipsch KL-650 as LCR (8Ω, [email protected], 150W continuous, 600W peak), KL-525-THX as rear surrounds (8Ω, [email protected], 100W continuous, 400W peak), KS-525-THX as surrounds (same specs as KL-525), Klipsch CDT-5800-CII as ceiling speakers (8Ω, [email protected], 50W continuous, 200W peak). Room is about 24ft x 15ft. I am planning to change my amps (currently emotiva gen 1 XPA5 and UPA7 combination). Based on the rudimentary knowledge I have gathered after going through the very helpful discussions in this forum about new amps, I have surmised a few options. Please correct me if I am jumping to a foolish move.

Would you advice
- Purifi 1ET400A 3 channel for LCR, 8 channel Hypex NC252MP for the rest.
- Purifi 1ET400A 7 channel for LCR and surrounds, 4 channel Hypex NC252MP for the ceiling.
- Wait for hypex NCX based amps for LCR and surrounds, 4 channel Hypex NC252MP for the ceiling. Not in a rush, so I can wait.
- Nilai kits seems to be hot in the forums, but I wonder if 3 monoblocks would be a bit of an overkill for the LCR.
- Or any other combination you would recommend?

I would really appreciate your recommendations!
Thanks

 

[Antisense]

Fellas,

Any advice?

Thanks

 

[Chrise36]

Fellas,

Any advice?

Thanks

Why do you want to change your amps?

 

[Antisense]

The xpa5 got busted somehow… I think during a lightning surge, since a few other electronics got busted at the same time

 

[DMill]

Wait for hypex NCX based amps for LCR and surrounds, 4 channel Hypex NC252MP for the ceiling. Not in a rush, so I can wait.

Why wait? even if they measure better you won’t be able to hear a difference.

 

[Antisense]

Why wait? even if they measure better you won’t be able to hear a difference.

I’m also thinking the same, but I wanted to hear some opinions

 

[Buckeye Amps]

I would NEVER recommend spending more money on something like a Purifi or NCx500 amp on surround channels.

Maybe if you listen critically to 5ch music and your surrounds are towers/the same as the LCR. But that's a big maybe.

 

[Buckeye Amps]

That being said, with how high the sensitivty is of the Klipsch, an entire NC252MP setup would be more than enough (assuming you also use subwoofers and not playing the LCR full range).

 

[Antisense]

I would NEVER recommend spending more money on something like a Purifi or NCx500 amp on surround channels.

Maybe if you listen critically to 5ch music and your surrounds are towers/the same as the LCR. But that's a big maybe.

Thank you. Confirming my poorly educated guess

That being said, with how high the sensitivty is of the Klipsch, an entire NC252MP setup would be more than enough (assuming you also use subwoofers and not playing the LCR full range).

I have two rythmik subwoofers that’ll be used for this setup

 

[FrantzM]

Hi

Welcome to ASR. The weak links in your system are not the amplifiers, they could be the speakers. Klipsch have not shown to be the greatest performers... If you already own them and like them? Fine but If you want to improve your system? Better speakers, yes, Better could be the road to improvement.
Apologize for the bluntness.
Stay here , you will learn a lot, perhaps get the best out of your system.

Peace.

 

[Antisense]

Hi

Welcome to ASR. The weak links in your system are not the amplifiers, they could be the speakers. Klipsch have not shown to be the greatest performers... If you already own them and like them? Fine but If you want to improve your system? Better speakers, yes, Better could be the road to improvement.
Apologize for the bluntness.
Stay here , you will learn a lot, perhaps get the best out of your system.

Peace.

I appreciate the advice. I don’t mind the bluntness I have been using them for about three years and maybe since I have not used any other nicer speakers, I’ve gotten used to them. I might change it later down the road.

 

[Antisense]

Stay here , you will learn a lot, perhaps get the best out of your system.

Learning as I go! What would we do without the Internet?

 

[Chrise36]

First thing is to invest in a lighting protection .If money is no problem go for purifi lcr and the rest nc252 or nc122.

 

[Antisense]

First thing is to invest in a lighting protection .If money is no problem go for purifi lcr and the rest nc252 or nc122.

Purifi lcr plus nc252 is what I’m thinking now.

The lighting surge is what may have happened although it is weird that even the circuit breakers did not trip. Only a few selected things got busted, including my TV, old receiver, Well pump. The circuit breakers were working fine. I’ll need to check with my electrician and see what may have went wrong.

 

[Chrise36]

Purifi lcr plus nc252 is what I’m thinking now.

The lighting surge is what may have happened although it is weird that even the circuit breakers did not trip. Only a few selected things got busted, including my TV, old receiver, Well pump. The circuit breakers were working fine. I’ll need to check with my electrician and see what may have went wrong.

Consider some good voltage regulators then.Are all in - outs balanced?

 

[Dj7675]

Dear comrades/fellows,

I have an Anthem AVM90, 7.2.4 atmos which includes Klipsch KL-650 as LCR (8Ω, [email protected], 150W continuous, 600W peak), KL-525-THX as rear surrounds (8Ω, [email protected], 100W continuous, 400W peak), KS-525-THX as surrounds (same specs as KL-525), Klipsch CDT-5800-CII as ceiling speakers (8Ω, [email protected], 50W continuous, 200W peak). Room is about 24ft x 15ft. I am planning to change my amps (currently emotiva gen 1 XPA5 and UPA7 combination). Based on the rudimentary knowledge I have gathered after going through the very helpful discussions in this forum about new amps, I have surmised a few options. Please correct me if I am jumping to a foolish move.

Would you advice
- Purifi 1ET400A 3 channel for LCR, 8 channel Hypex NC252MP for the rest.
- Purifi 1ET400A 7 channel for LCR and surrounds, 4 channel Hypex NC252MP for the ceiling.
- Wait for hypex NCX based amps for LCR and surrounds, 4 channel Hypex NC252MP for the ceiling. Not in a rush, so I can wait.
- Nilai kits seems to be hot in the forums, but I wonder if 3 monoblocks would be a bit of an overkill for the LCR.
- Or any other combination you would recommend?

I would really appreciate your recommendations!
Thanks

It may or may not matter, but due due to the way Klipsch rates their speakers it is likely that the sensitivity is around 6dB less (or more). Also, take their 8ohm rating with a grain of salt too as it may more may not be accurate either… for example the RP-600M that Amir reviewed… manufacturer spec is 96dB but actual sensitivity is 88 (Link)
I would think that at 8 and a 4 channel NC252 based system would be sufficient. Another way to go would be an NAD M27 which is Hypex NC400 based and a 7 channel unit. New there were $4k. I saw one in the AVSforum classifieds for $2500. I have one and it is quite good. Link to Amir’s review… link
I would go M27 and a 4 channel NC252 based amp (and did) but no wrong choices.

 

[Antisense]

Consider some good voltage regulators then.Are all in - outs balanced?

Balanced. Will look in to a regulator.

 

[Antisense]

It may or may not matter, but due due to the way Klipsch rates their speakers it is likely that the sensitivity is around 6dB less (or more). Also, take their 8ohm rating with a grain of salt too as it may more may not be accurate either… for example the RP-600M that Amir reviewed… manufacturer spec is 96dB but actual sensitivity is 88 (Link)
I would think that at 8 and a 4 channel NC252 based system would be sufficient. Another way to go would be an NAD M27 which is Hypex NC400 based and a 7 channel unit. New there were $4k. I saw one in the AVSforum classifieds for $2500. I have one and it is quite good. Link to Amir’s review… link
I would go M27 and a 4 channel NC252 based amp (and did) but no wrong choices.

Thanks for the suggestion. Just based on the volume I listen at the seating position, I believe it would be nicer to have the extra headroom with ET400A for the Klipsch KL-650 (LCR channels) and use the NC252 for the rest.

 

[Dal1as]

Hi

Welcome to ASR. The weak links in your system are not the amplifiers, they could be the speakers. Klipsch have not shown to be the greatest performers... If you already own them and like them? Fine but If you want to improve your system? Better speakers, yes, Better could be the road to improvement.
Apologize for the bluntness.
Stay here , you will learn a lot, perhaps get the best out of your system.

Peace.

Not all Klipsch are the same. The THX line is actually very good.

To the OP. Klipsch measures sensitivity different than others but the THX line is still fairly sensitive and easy to run with any decent amp.