Athena WS-100 & WS-60 Good system? - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

DJDiggler · 2006-12-30, 11:10 PM

Please help me decide on some speakers! I've been looking around and these have caught my eye, the Athena WS-100 & WS-60

The system would be:
Fronts: Athena WS-100
Rears: WS-60
Sub: Polk PSW10 (have already)
Amp: Old Technics SA-DX940 (100wx5)
Room: small square shaped living room area

Anyone have these/know about them? I have found some reviews that look good:

www.hometheatersound.com
www.soundstageav.com

They are advertised at FS for $180 WS-60 and $350 for WS-100. Could hopefully deal down to $500 or less... does that sound like a good deal?

I was also looking at the athena AS-F2.2 at FS for $250, or the F1.2 for $200... couldn't find any yet though, are those better?

Thanks for any help, I haven't looked at speakers in 10 years after buying the Nuance I have now.

supervij · 2006-12-31, 12:36 PM

I love my Athena F2s. They're the first speakers I have ever owned, and they sound great. They have phenomenal bass extension, but their upper range can be just a tad on the harsh side. But I still love 'em, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone. Not to mention they're pretty inexpensive compared to a lot of other speakers.

Haven't heard the WS line, so can't comment on those, sorry. Have fun auditioning, though!

cheers,
supervij

2006-12-30, 11:10 PM	#1
DJDiggler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leduc, AB Posts: 1,105	Athena WS-100 & WS-60 Good system? Please help me decide on some speakers! I've been looking around and these have caught my eye, the Athena WS-100 & WS-60 The system would be: Fronts: Athena WS-100 Rears: WS-60 Sub: Polk PSW10 (have already) Amp: Old Technics SA-DX940 (100wx5) Room: small square shaped living room area Anyone have these/know about them? I have found some reviews that look good: www.hometheatersound.com www.soundstageav.com They are advertised at FS for $180 WS-60 and $350 for WS-100. Could hopefully deal down to $500 or less... does that sound like a good deal? I was also looking at the athena AS-F2.2 at FS for $250, or the F1.2 for $200... couldn't find any yet though, are those better? Thanks for any help, I haven't looked at speakers in 10 years after buying the Nuance I have now. __________________ Epson EX71, Tosh HD-A2, Denon AVR590, Athena P4100, Infinity P362,C250,P162. RCA L42WD22, Pio VSX1016, Athena LS50

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2006-12-31, 12:36 PM	#2
supervij Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,329	I love my Athena F2s. They're the first speakers I have ever owned, and they sound great. They have phenomenal bass extension, but their upper range can be just a tad on the harsh side. But I still love 'em, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone. Not to mention they're pretty inexpensive compared to a lot of other speakers. Haven't heard the WS line, so can't comment on those, sorry. Have fun auditioning, though! cheers, supervij