Quote Originally Posted by steltz02
It looks like your old receiver and my new receiver are about the same.
Is the sound that the titans can put out pretty incredible with the yammy?
Have you heard any other speakers on your yamm that you can recommend?
THAnKS
My mom and dad are running 4 Titans, a PDR-10 and a CC-170 I use to have about 5 years ago off an RX-V795a Yamaha receiver...the Titans sound fine to me on the Yammie. There's no chest pounding bass, but I haven't heard a bookshelf speaker that accurately delivers that for under $800. Bass is adequate.
My only complaint will probably raise some eyebrows: I don't find there's quite enough treble, I'm not sure what range of frequencies, but it's clear that this set up isn't quite bright enough. This despite the older yammies and Paradigm speakers being known to be relatively brighter than other setups. I attribute this to my listening preferences. I generally enjoy treble relative to most people I know. As a result I adjust the treble control knob some when I visit them. They have a soft wallpaper and carpeted room though, and it's also possible room acoustics are responsible.

I'm really impressed with how solid the Titans perform, even after all this time. I bought a set of Axiom M3Ti's to replace a pair of Titans I had in my dining room...the M3Ti's are pretty decent, but don't sound as good all things equal. A bit better bass, but very lacking in the midrange. I noticed this immediately and was rather disappointed, I gave the Axiom a few months for "break-in" and I haven't noticed a difference. I think Axiom has concentrated more on finish and colors than sound.
To be fair though, some friends of mine swear they get better when you buy larger Axioms.

As for Athena...sold at Best Buy or not, I like them. There's an aweful lot of more expensive speakers out there that don't sound as good. There not the prettiest things, but oh well. I'm told Athena replaced Sound Dynamics...one of my favorite entry level brands a few years back.
Either way you go, you'll enjoy your setup, and both speakers are rather versatile and should serve you well for years to come.
You also shouldn't have a problem selling either used when you're ready to upgrade, as both have substantial followings.
Good luck!