re: The Home Theater thread Quote:
Originally Posted by diyguy Guys, need some help deciding. I checked out within my budget
1.) Wharfedale 9.x and 10.x series for a 5.1 Setup
2.) Crystal Acoustix
3.) Jamo S426 and S606 (I think)
I am getting the Wharfedale at a very attractive price for a demo unit. Am getting a pair of 9.2 Bookshelf, a pair of 9.1 Bookshelf and a Center 9.CS for ~ 33K. Floor standers are about 45K. Please advise, if I can use the bookshelves as surrounds. Is this a g
Anyone have any experience with Crystal Acoustics? On the Crystal Acoustics, I am getting a deal for a pair of Floor Standers for 32K as these are the vendor's last pair. Good deal? These are not the THX certified ones, but the previous model, but stil are T2s.
I also had a look at Phase Velocity towers at 83K...tempted, but trying to remain in control...
thanks for any advice/input!
Congrats Behemoth on your new purchase! |
Thanks DIYGuy!
From your list, I had got the chance to Audition the Wharfedale and the Jamos.
The combinations which I auditioned were Wharfedale 10.x with Denon 1912 and Jamo C605 with Marantz 5005.
The Wharfedales were good for music, but sounded a little distant and less clear on the vocals. I suspect that it had more to do with the Amp than the speakers.
The Jamos sounded very good to me and had clear natural sound with the Marantz and it seemed like a well paired combination.
Out of these two options, my choice would have been the Jamos. I had heard the S400 series also and they were also good, but the concert series C605 were quite better (though also more expensive, at around 58K per pair).
After going through maybe 20 hours of auditions on 10 different days and in more than 6 different showrooms, I realized that the combination of the amp and speakers is vital and you should try to hear them paired together as you intend to buy them. So first buy a good Amp, and then select good speakers which match with your Amp (you will need to lug your Amp around and test with different speakers ). This is probably the best way to get sound which matches your liking.
In my experience, when I was auditioning my speakers, the sound from the same Energy speakers was very different from the Denon 1912 and the Onkyo 609. The Denon being a more musical amp and the Onkyo being a Movie focued amp. Since my requirement was 95% for Movies, I went with the Onkyo.
On using bookshelves as surrounds, it can be done, but they have a very narrow dispersion (angle of sound) hence your sweet spot in the room will be smaller and you will need very direct placement of the speakers. Bipoles / Dipoles are better for surround sound dispersion.
Happy hunting for your setup!
Regards,
Behemoth |