Since then I have been thru several more speakers and other HT gear and now I am once again looking to build something from Pi.

Honestly I just cannot afford to do the 4 Pi Pros , right now my current system consists of Klispch RF-3IIs for mains and an RC-3II for a center. These are nice speakers until you crank them up , at which point (to put it bluntly) they begin to sound like crap.

The mains are being pushed with a Parasound HCA-1500A and my Pre-amp is an Aragon Soundstage , source components are a Denon DVD-2200 and a Sony ES 5 disc changer.

Anyways I believe I have a buyer for my front three speakers which will bring me about $700 to play with.
I need speakers that sound good when played loud , not harsh , not strained sounding etc. They don't have to go too low because I have a dual 18" IB sub that fills in the low end nicely.
The Theater 4 Pis are just too big so that does not leave alot..I wish I could afford the 4 Pi pros...anyhow I am not too sure there is a Pi speaker that fits my needs but I thought I'd check in and see what if you guys have any recommendations.

gar.

Which Magnum are you working with?
Have you had a chance to hear what the 12 sounds like? Doesn't look like it can go too deep, but seems very flat from 100 to 2000.

Gar.

The Magnum 12 is exactly as you've described. It's a very nice midrange driver.

The Kappa 15 LF from the same series offers 42Hz in a box of 130 liters (~4.64 cu.ft.), tuning also 42Hz. In a smaller box of 100 liters (~3.57 cu.ft.), tuning 40Hz, it reaches ~47Hz.

The Kappa 15 has a 3" long throw VC and can take a lot of power, too. So I bet that one can play more than loud enough without distortion.

Just some suggestions - maybe the above units could be made to work well with some already existing Pi X-overs, perhaps with some small modifications? But Wayne knows about that :-) Good luck with your project.

When about's are you going to have something ready with the Magnum drivers? I am ready to build pretty soon.