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Post by htenthusiast on May 12, 2015 14:19:26 GMT -5
Based off of the equipment in my signature, it's obvious that my speakers are the limiting factor in my home theater setup. I know this is a highly subjective question but as I save up to upgrade my speakers, are there any recommendations based off your previous experiences and is there a speaker setup that I should be striving for with the XMC-1/XPA-5 combination?
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Post by pedrocols on May 12, 2015 16:12:17 GMT -5
What will potentially be your budget for speakers? What is the size of your room? Does your room has any acoustic treatment?
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2015 16:17:24 GMT -5
What are your listening preferences? Are you theater or music driven?
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Post by htenthusiast on May 12, 2015 18:19:20 GMT -5
Listening will be almost exclusively movies/home theater. Budget will be around 4k for the front channels in a basement roughly 10x16. No acoustic treatments as of yet.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2015 18:39:41 GMT -5
Do you listen at reference? Are the speakers out in the open or hidden behind a screen?
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Post by teaman on May 12, 2015 18:47:26 GMT -5
Hmm.....4k for front speakers would afford me a new pair of Klipsch Cornwall III's. Beautiful speakers with lots of range, nicely afforded bass and horn accuracy.
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Post by htenthusiast on May 12, 2015 20:14:12 GMT -5
I wouldn't be listening at reference all that often. The speakers would be out in the open.
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Post by novisnick on May 12, 2015 21:11:04 GMT -5
Bose! You gotta get cha some Bose!!! Just poking a little fun!!,,,,,  |
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Post by htenthusiast on May 13, 2015 0:00:58 GMT -5
I get it...isn't there a guy on here that swears by Bose? In certain applications, I think Bose is okay but I was seriously trying to figure out what direction I should be leaning. Looking at your signature, I was thinking about going Paradigm all the way around since I have a bit of experience with that brand. Others I am contemplating are B&W and Revel. What say you?
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Post by novisnick on May 13, 2015 0:30:52 GMT -5
I get it...isn't there a guy on here that swears by Bose? In certain applications, I think Bose is okay but I was seriously trying to figure out what direction I should be leaning. Looking at your signature, I was thinking about going Paradigm all the way around since I have a bit of experience with that brand. Others I am contemplating are B&W and Revel. What say you? Love my 'sigma!!!! I had a Monitoe CC-390 &hit was a beast, finally went all out with Studio 7.2 Not looking back. i was using Bose 901s for my front heights in a 11.6 system, may do something like that in a dedicated HT room. |
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Post by vneal on May 13, 2015 16:11:22 GMT -5
I would go for the B&W CM10 GB IIs
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Post by meldhache on May 13, 2015 16:30:50 GMT -5
Which type monitors you have, as you can see in my signature , i have paradigm monitors 7 all around and matching timbre ceiling speakers.
Based on many dirac readings,there wasn't much curve correction in my accoustically uncorrected room.
In my own opinion the monitor paradigm speakers have great value for the money!
Mel
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Post by htenthusiast on May 14, 2015 21:38:32 GMT -5
They're roughly 10 year old Paradigm speakers (I think in the cinema series). I might pull the trigger on some Revel F208s at a pretty good deal. I've heard nothing but good things about them.
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Post by Canuck_fr on May 14, 2015 22:05:46 GMT -5
Bose! You gotta get cha some Bose!!! Just poking a little fun!!,,,,, Novisnick, you are too much.... Love it!! |
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Post by novisnick on May 14, 2015 22:08:20 GMT -5
Which type monitors you have, as you can see in my signature , i have paradigm monitors 7 all around and matching timbre ceiling speakers. Based on many dirac readings,there wasn't much curve correction in my accoustically uncorrected room. In my own opinion the monitor paradigm speakers have great value for the money! Mel I concur wholeheartedly!!  |
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Post by htenthusiast on May 17, 2015 13:43:48 GMT -5
Would 3k be a good deal for some mint Revel F208s? Or should I take my chances bidding on some mint rosenut Paradigm Studio v.5s? Are these speakers comparable?
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Post by garbulky on May 17, 2015 18:05:28 GMT -5
I think the 'mint" speaker isn't necessarily a good deal but the correct price. Go Tekton Pendragons.  |
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Post by yves on May 17, 2015 20:38:16 GMT -5
Emotiva Pro Stealth 8. Spend the rest on a very decent pair of subs (not "stereo subs", but dual subs individually EQ'd in Dirac, i.e. following a strategy that is recommended by Todd Welti / Earl Geddes) and a very decent room acoustic treatment strategy, so that you will be able to actually hear very clearly just how very decent the Stealth 8 really is.
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