Looking at some new speakers...anyone help?

martin logans - see through speakers are neat
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So what did you end up with? Woofers are hard to audition due to how room sensitive bass is. In the end, I just looked at the specs and $.

 

I ended up buying a Yamaha YST-SW90. I have a 20'x14' room with a standard ceiling hight and it works perfectly. The movie that was the deciding factor was the water tentacle scene in the movie The Abyss. There is a 30Hz bass vibration in that scene that fluctuates up and down a little and that little Yamaha rumbled that scene beautifully.

 

As said, Listen before buying.
Take a look at some home theater internet forum.
If you can afford, B&W + classe or Rotel. I love B&W + classe.

 

LOL!

We didn't. My dad had us hand carry Tannoy 12-inch dual-concentric Gold monitors (raw drivers) on the plane from London to USA back in 1970. Dad then engineered custom, optimized cabinets for proper enclosure size and internal dampening. Before that we had Stantorians or, perhaps, something else 'esoteric' at the time. Dad still has the now vintage Tannoys and they still sounds remarkable even by today's standards.

 

Exactly. Everyone hears differently, and what speakers I like, you might not like. With that being said, I like Bang & Olufsen and B&W.

Also, as I'm sure you know. Sweetwater is a killer company.

 

anybody have an opinion of KRK ?

http://www.krksys.com/

 

I've used them in studios (what they're built for) but am not partial to them, personally. That's not to say someone else might not like them...

 

I was thinking of the KRK 5's for my PC..

 

I'll second that.

Well, i guess my dog will second that.
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Well for your PC I think they might rock

 

Years ago I was running Apogee Divas....Those were insane in their time.

 

Dynaudio.............their tweeters are god like.

 

I would have to put my vote toward Magnepan speakers. Never had anything else that would compare. Brand new, they're going to run you anywhere from four to six grand, but if you are a savvy eBay'er, you can find some vintage Maggies for around $1,500 to $2,000 for a pair. Make sure though, that you have enough CLEAN power able to be delivered to them.

Cheers,
Aaron
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'83 400iA
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In their time? They're still considered by many to be some of the best out there & trade at pretty healthy prices. Scintillas do pretty well too.

Currently have Apogee Stages in my main system, with Gallo Nucleus Ref 3s and Soundlab Pristine IIs standing by idle.

 

I put together a very decent home theater system with some mid range "Energy" speakers for not a lot of cash. Not as "bling" as some of the others but great sound, especially the sub. I have a pair of C500 for FL & FR, the C-C100 center and pair of C100 satellites, S80-3 sub. Powered by an older Kenwood surround sound receiver (5.1, 80 watts per, THX cert. etc) and some quality Monster cables ( M series M.75, banana clips). You don't necessarily need to spend a ton to get great sound.

http://www.energy-speakers.com/v2/

 

Make sure you listen to Klipsch, Klipschorns (CornerHorns),,,,
then decide.

(Professor Paul Klipsch was a full on sound nut, , , he used to keep a Bull **** button under his lapel for silent comments at consumer sound shows.)

 

He's gonna have a hard time finding K-horns under his $1k budget. Should be able to snap up a nice pair of Cornwalls for $700 to $800 - or a pair of nice Fortes around $500.

 

You can't go wrong with either. A common comment on the Paradigm's is that they can sound "tinny"....but this can be adjusted on the input side.

 

Too Bad, , I used to have a pair of Klipschorns. Paid $1,100 for the pair.

They are the top dog of all 8 ohm home speakers, but,,,,, what a Pain in the a$$ too move from home to home.

I sold them for $ 1,150 plus a fattie ($ 50.00 dollar +)... You can't lose with Klipsch.

 

Of course, we did overlook these bad boys....

But at $6,100/each I guess we're also not exactly in budget!
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I see your $12K per pair speaks and raise you $988,000 (www.kharma.com:)
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Hmmm, and what is the time and phase accuracy of that system? Ok, realize you are joking around and yes that is expensive. Though, quite frankly, the whole 'bigger is better' loudspeaker crowd seem to forget about BASIC engineering, and this might also help those who are familiar with automobile engine design.

Loudspeakers are (generally) nothing more than a piston that moves at XX times per second. We are combining a quantity of pistons to produce vibrations from 40Hz to 20kHz (as an example) and so when each piston 'hands off' the vibration per second to the next piston you have overlap. There is timing and phase characteristics, and these are very important as the time and phase of the total loudspeaker (engine) should be uniform. There is no mechanical overall 'harmonic balancer' like we find in engines, though through digital signal alteration one could use it as a type of balancer to maintain time and phase to a certain degree.

Still, these huge multi-driver arrays, if not setup in the D'Appillito-type design (as found in Duntech, Dunlavy, KEF104/2, etc), usual fail to a certain degree at time/phase accuracy imo. What we are really seeking is a perfectly phase consistent point source. The outcome being where the sound wave produced appears in the physical realm as a single piston capable of producing all frequencies accurately.

The above is realy a basic generalization, but hopefully you get the basic idea. Technology has allowed us to use digital correction to a good degree, but i would opt for a proper loudspeaker design in the first place instead of 'fixing it in the mix.'