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Hi, hope everyone is well! I would appreciate some advice regarding audio as it is an area I am not that well versed in. I currently have the below setup:
Current Setup:
Centre: Wharfedale Diamond 9cs
Fronts: Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Surrounds: Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Rears: Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Subwoofers: Wharfedale SW150 x2
AVR: Denon X2500H
Existing Room:
I only use this setup for movie watching. I appreciate the Diamond 9.1s are quite old now, they have served me well, and overall I am happy with them. My only complaint (perhaps this is a limitation of my AVR), when listening to some films with heavy use of surround, if I crank the volume loud to -10 from reference level I can hear some clipping. I was thinking of upgrading my fronts to towers, with higher sensitivity, for more volume and possibly upgraded sound?
I was thinking of swapping my fronts to a pair of Wharfedale 12.3s, but will I notice the difference or is this a pointless upgrade? It would be nice to get a sound quality upgrade rather than a increase in volume. I know some people recommend the EVO 4.2s but I prefer the look of the towers.
Thanks
Current Setup:
Centre: Wharfedale Diamond 9cs
Fronts: Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Surrounds: Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Rears: Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Subwoofers: Wharfedale SW150 x2
AVR: Denon X2500H
Existing Room:
![HT1.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/pwkKvDq/HT1.jpg)
I only use this setup for movie watching. I appreciate the Diamond 9.1s are quite old now, they have served me well, and overall I am happy with them. My only complaint (perhaps this is a limitation of my AVR), when listening to some films with heavy use of surround, if I crank the volume loud to -10 from reference level I can hear some clipping. I was thinking of upgrading my fronts to towers, with higher sensitivity, for more volume and possibly upgraded sound?
I was thinking of swapping my fronts to a pair of Wharfedale 12.3s, but will I notice the difference or is this a pointless upgrade? It would be nice to get a sound quality upgrade rather than a increase in volume. I know some people recommend the EVO 4.2s but I prefer the look of the towers.
Thanks