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| Topic: | Speaker recommendations? This thread has 34 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Tuesday January 25, 2005 at 03:40 |
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thanx guys,
this is truly a great site! so where (in the frequency range are bose limited) high or low frequency?
by the way i dont have a bose life style system, i have an old but powerful amp and a pair of Linn Kan speakers.
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| Post 17 made on Tuesday January 25, 2005 at 07:40 |
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On 01/25/05 03:40 ET, Vector said...
thanx guys,
this is truly a great site! so where (in the frequency
range are bose limited) high or low frequency?
by the way i dont have a bose life style system,
i have an old but powerful amp and a pair of Linn
Kan speakers. Vector regardless of age, a rig, like the one you currently have is far better, even now that any blose system. If you are looking to downgrade for whatever reason, go see a high end 2 channel specialist, and let them know what your goals are and they will match your needs to the right product. I promise you will be much happier. my 02
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| Post 18 made on Wednesday January 26, 2005 at 00:14 |
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yeah untill i get the money to buy a 2805 denon amp i am more than happy with my old harmon kardon amp its a total beast and i basically got it for nothing i actually need bigger speakers to run the thing since its 200 watt per chanel
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| Post 19 made on Wednesday January 26, 2005 at 07:33 |
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Vector, you can never have too much power, and I am not pulling a Tim Taylor (tool time tv show). speakers place the demand on the amp not the other way around, and the more power you have the less distrortion the amp will produce, because it is under less stress. So if you are happy with your amp and it has that much power, it is probably a more powerful amp than the Denon you covet, even though it is older. If you cannot make up your mind on what to buy, work with a dealer that will let you take speakers home for an in house demo, or at least bring your rig into their showroom so you can hear for your self how the combo will sound. If you are close to Richmond, VA you are more than welcome to come by and see what we have, and take a pair home to demo if you would like.
Trey
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| OP | Post 20 made on Wednesday January 26, 2005 at 19:55 |
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My thanks to all of you. These were brands I hadn't known of. On Saturday, I'm auditioning a DF Pro 100 center and sides, and 2 Pro 80 for the surround. I look forward to it. Thanks again.
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| Post 21 made on Wednesday January 26, 2005 at 20:34 |
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ryes
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| Post 22 made on Wednesday January 26, 2005 at 21:39 |
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rye
keep us posted on your demo.
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| Post 23 made on Thursday January 27, 2005 at 07:25 |
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Ryes,
Just a few tips...
Fo the price of the Pro 80's in the rear you can get the BP1.2 bipolar surrounds.
Also, all Pro Cinema has been updated to Pro Cinema MKII. They now are avaiolable in a piano gloss finish or a brushed aluminum finish. A big asthetic improvement. Or you could probably get a discount on the older matte black Pro Cinema.
Good Luck!
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| Post 24 made on Friday January 28, 2005 at 20:03 |
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Hi mr two channel
thanks for the offer but alas i live in far off aus :) i do work inthe industry however so i can borrow speakers and the like currently i have a pair of left and right Linn KAn speakers 50watt. i cant turn the volume up all the way for fear of damaging them but they sound pretty good.
by the way do you or anyone know about spectrum analysers? i have access to one and thought it would be interesting to play around with
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| Post 25 made on Saturday January 29, 2005 at 09:37 |
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Vector we use various spectrum analyzers, the one I prefer is made by sencore. Using the RTA feature is very helpful in identifying room acoustics.
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| Post 26 made on Saturday January 29, 2005 at 10:06 |
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I've logged hundreds of hours with an audio control 1/3 octive RTA in my previous life as a competition car audio guru.
While it is a very usefull 'tool' , DO NOT 'eq' your room to have a 'perfect' flat line! It will sound like a cheap pile of crap!!!
The idea is to keep the transition between octive segments as smooth as possible. Idealy + or - 3db.
For the best percieved sound, you will likely end up with a "boost in the bass frequency's, tapering down in the midrange(800 - 1.3k) and then slopeing gradually up in the higher frequencies as per taste.
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| Post 27 made on Saturday January 29, 2005 at 13:00 |
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Don't buy BOSE. There is no highs and lows. If you wish to hear the bass (low frequescy) or the tweeters (high frequency) from the music, you have to turn it up. Meaning that you have to raise the volume. I do not recommend BOSE for home theater because of the range that the Dolbys and DTSs requirements. They both recommend full range speakers. There a lot great sounding speakers out there. I would recommend the following speakers if you are interested.
1. NHT
2. B&W
3. Vandersteen
4. Mirage
5. Paradigm
6. Legacy Audio
7. Totem Acoustics
8. Snell
This is just to name a few but go ahead and audition them. You will not be disappointed. Give us holler and let us know.
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| Post 28 made on Saturday January 29, 2005 at 13:14 |
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If you could budget about $1500 the Velodyne Deco system is awesome. The Def. Tech. system isn't bad either.
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| Post 29 made on Sunday January 30, 2005 at 03:35 |
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I still think Paradigm has the best sound for the money.
But thats a subjective call. Anything but Blose!!!
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| Post 30 made on Sunday January 30, 2005 at 07:02 |
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