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At the sale price, you wont find a better speaker than the JBL Studio 630.

@@generationbehindhifi Thanks

Nah... I'm not here to sell anybody on anything. This channel exists to show people what they are getting for their money. It's up to them to decide if it's worth it or not.

Thanks. For me it would be the Heco Aurora 300.

Good to hear. They really are impressive for the money. I bought a some terminal cups from the below link and then used the binding posts from them as well brass nuts to install on my LA365. I like these binding posts are much better than the factory ones. www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/terminal-cups/input-cups-nb-cup/

@@generationbehindhifi Thank you. Yeh while these posts aren't terrible, there's definitely better. I think I'll upgrade mine too.

@@MuffDiver71 No problem! My main beef with original binding posts is I couldn't get a good grip on them to tighten them down so I swapped them out.

@@generationbehindhifi Yes! I was wondering if there was a special tool for that. I ended up just using the end of my wire strippers to get them snug. I was nervous about overtightening them though.

No problem! :)

Someone has been watching GR research. He did the Aurora 1000. I have the 700 so they are a different model.

Yes. These will be fine if you're already using the bigger XT series as front mains.

@@generationbehindhifi I actually have the 2xJamo S 809 Tower front-facing speakers with Klipsch R-120SW Sub, are those bigger XT the XT60? Are they better then my jamo s809? Going to buy the ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UC52 Central speaker soon and i was looking to some side surround speakers to complete a 5.1 setup and these Polk might be the ones if you are saying so, if they drop the price a bit more.

@@xCyAx I would highly recommend that you keep your front soundstage (L, C, R) all that same brand. If you really like the center from Elac, then pair it with Elac left and right speakers. Why not get the matching Jamo center to compliment your S809 speakers?

​@@generationbehindhifii read that jamo s 81 central and jamo s801 side speaker are really bad. Jamo s803 bookshelf side speaker was in consideration but i dont know. I also heard ppl saying elac central is really good and its a 3-way central speaker, no video reviews on the central speaker though.

@@xCyAx For rear surrounds matching isn't as important but for the front soundstage it is. Its up to you, but you might notice the Elac might sound a bit different then the rest of your front soundstage. You could always order from a place that has a great return policy and do your own testing?

Sure, no problem. You must have skipped through the review? Because I talk about that very thing in this video.

@@generationbehindhifi I went back and watched the video again, but I didn't catch a reference to how they compare sound wise to the ultra's.

Did you see the "MET" stamped on the capacitor in the video? That stands for metallized polyester film.

@@generationbehindhifi That is what I'm saying... a speaker in their Ultra Evolution line should have a polypropylene cap in the tweeter circuit not a MET.

@@Chuck-- IMO I think the cabinet and diamond tweeter more than make up for it. The cabinet construction and tweeter are the best I have seen and heard in this price range so far. Changing a cap on a crossover board is easy, but redesigning a cabinet that sings or replacing a tweeter that is subpar isn't. IMO I think SVS hit a homerun with these.

@@generationbehindhifi I have the SVS Utra Center (original) and am not satisfied with the sound quality. I've considered the GR Reseach crossover redesign with high quality parts, but do not trust that it will perform like I want. I question how someone in 2-3 days can design a x-over network by computer models and not listen to the results b4 selling it.

Who told you the surrounds are made from foam? The surrounds in the new LA series are made from butyl rubber.

They don't. They only have a 5.25" driver.

@@DIYDanCars I get plenty of bass out of them

You must be new to this channel. I tinker with all my stuff. If that's called "butchering and jerry rigging", then so be it. I guess we all enjoy this hobby in a different way.

It has everything to do with bass management. This setting tells the AVR whether it should divert low frequencies (bass) away from the speaker and reroute them to the subwoofer or if it can send low frequencies to that speaker as well as the subwoofer. If your speakers are set to small, then the low frequencies will be diverted to the subwoofer. Hope this helps.

Whether I set my speakers to small or large on my AVR, I still have independent crossover settings I can ascribe to each speaker, so in this circumstance would this setting actually matter? Just curious. Thanks for everything you do brother!

@@Audiomainia2310 Every processor is a little different with crossover settings and customization. My Rotel has a ton of crossover settings that I can play with, but when if its set to small, then crossover will only go down to 50Hz. If I set it to large, then it will go much lower or receive the full audio band (1Hz-20KHz). I would assume yours is probably similar? Hope this helps.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm trying to do at least one video per month until things cool down at work. Bare with me as a navigate this crazy work/youtube life. I already posted a sneak peak of my video on instagram. :)

I had a similar experience when my buddy from high school received his pair. The huge size and bass output had me drooling, but back then that's all I cared about (bass)! Good times!

I'm not surprised by your assessment at all. The Ultra Evolutions are a phenomenal speaker for the money. IMO SVS hit a home run with them.

@@generationbehindhifi I agree I have had my black oak veneer pair for a week now and I love them. I listened to alot of bookshelfs up to my price point of $3000 over about 3months and I put about 4 hours of listening to them over a couple of days before I pulled the trigger and bought them. I could not be more happy. For the money I heard nothing like them at least sub 3000 grand. Note: of what I have heard so far.......... but for the price. The hit a grandslam.

I did talk about this at the 9:06 mark, but no sound demo with my 20 year old Harman (rated for 55watts per channel). The LA365 has a sensitivity of 91dB so they are very easy to drive. Any halfway decent AVR should have no problems driving these.

@@generationbehindhifi My apologies I may have not heard that. It’s 3am where I’m from and I have the tv turned down so I don’t wake my wife. Lol

@@ofcourseimfullofit No worries, John. :)

Thanks, Jim!

That's Speaker Bun. Sometimes Speaker Kitty makes an appearance too. :)

Sell them on US Audio Mart 😮

​@@CarlVanDoren61 They are sold.

They won't appeal to everyone, but the true Cerwin Vega enthusiast seems to love their looks. I did a pole on this very subject back in December and an overwhelming majority were in favor of their looks. I especially like their curved cabinets, which I don't think any other speaker manufacturer offers at this low price point.

Straight to the garage

I love the look of them. Classic CV. You dont see the speakers when the cover is on.

Thanks! The XLS-215 model appear to be beasts from the specs. When I was a kid I would have killed for a pair of those monsters. I bet if enough people reached out to Cerwin-Vega that they might actually send me a pair to review. :)

@@generationbehindhifi I will send them a E Mail.👍🏻 The older version of that speaker the CLS actually measured quite well it was designed by a pretty famous speaker engineer. I forget his name. Not sure how much changes were made when it went from the CLS to the XLS. But I bet it’s still pretty good definitely due for a refresh though

@@JR-ho5qm Thanks! That's interesting about the CLS series. I will have to do some research about them and see who designed them. I can't remember what version my friend had in high school (E series perhaps?), but I do remember they were very bass heavy even with the tone controls set to their neutral positions.

Yes, the LA365 is based off the Heco Victa Prime 702, but they don't appear to share the same woofers. Now I'm speculating on Cerwin Vega's financial position since they are not a publicly traded company, but my guess is they spent a significant portion of their cash position to purchase back the Mobile and Home Audio division from Gibson. Because of this Cerwin-Vega will probably be sharing some designs with other manufactures while using their own drivers until they can be in a position to design their own products. Heco makes some great products and I wouldn't let that discourage you. If you want to support them, then I would recommend giving the LA365 a try because they are very nice speakers for the money!

@@generationbehindhifi I get that.. they need cash flow to hopefully be able to put out some old school power models. I’m a European and Heco has been around some 40 years. So nothing bad about them. They deserve more attention than they get. I’m happy GR research Danny had a go with them recently and liked them. It’s just that I’m a cv fan and have been hoping for years.. I like cv not for their accuracy but for the fun, the punch, the power, the loudness and so on. So… I’m still waiting for something cool from them. That’s why this colab kinda bummed me

Why not send your pair over there?

Hello! The KEF Q350s are one of my favorite affordable bookshelf speakers on the market. I really love the uni-q driver and think it sounds great. I think you will be very happy with these speakers as long as your not trying to fill a large room. If you're placing these speakers in a large room, then I would highly recommend that you pair them with a quality subwoofer. Work as been crazy busy so the videos have been few and far between. I have the upgrade video all filmed, I just need to find the time to edit it. Hope this helps!

Hi, Thank you for your reply. I'll be waiting for the upgrade video when it's available!. Hopefully, I'll get a notice when it's ready. Thanks again, Howard.