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11-08-2003, 09:55 AM
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How will floor speakers evolve when plasma tv is the norm?
I really like floor standing speakers, and they match up well asthetically with a rptv. So I'm wondering when plasma screens mounted on the wall are the norm, will it look dorky to have floor speakers along the wall? Will everything be mounted next to the tv,(center and mains+shelving for components?
I crack up when I see pictures of a/v products looking all clean and organized on a rack or a plasma just hanging on the wall. Where's all the wires, that's not like at my house. I guess it wouldn't look as good with cabling all over...
John
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11-08-2003, 10:46 AM
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So I'm wondering when plasma screens mounted on the wall are the norm, will it look dorky to have floor speakers along the wall?
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No I don't think so. What I think will happen is a revelation in that their big box is not in the middle of their speakers which is messing up the imaging. The only issue we'll run across is folks whom have mains near the wall. It's recommended that you pull your mains out from the wall about 18" or so depending on the speaker.
Then again I don't think many folks whom are buying plasmas want "ugly" floorstanders anyway, they will want in wall speakers which to me don't sound that great. |
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11-08-2003, 10:49 AM
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Some companies have already started making floorstanders that match well with wall hanging plasmas, like Vienna Acoustics and their Schonberg series of speakers. The SCHONBERG itself is a long and thin aluminum tower. I couldnt believe it when Vienna Acoustics came out with an aluminum speaker, I want to see them in person. |
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11-08-2003, 11:17 AM
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The Schonbergs are pretty sweet. I checked them out recently. One of the most unusual and attractive speakers I've seen, and they actually sound good too. My local dealer does not have the Schonberg, only the Webern and Berg. I HAD to go see them to see how the tweeter is mounted. They have them set up with a nice big plasma, everything on the wall. Very nice.
"The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain
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11-08-2003, 11:24 AM
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Looks to me like a big problem will be the center channel speaker. I guess people will have start hanging them on the wall if they want it in the traditional location above the display.
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Wayne A. Pflughaupt
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11-08-2003, 02:33 PM
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And why would an overpriced, inferior display ever become the norm? 
I hope it doesn't get that way. Maybe FP will become the norm instead  . |
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11-08-2003, 07:38 PM
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I guess people will have start hanging them on the wall if they want it in the traditional location above the display.
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If you mount the display a little higher and/or have no rack below, you can have the center beneath the display. |
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11-08-2003, 07:58 PM
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And why would an overpriced, inferior display ever become the norm?
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EXACTLY! Who in the world said Plasma was going to become the norm? I'm NEVER going to get one. I hate them! I'm perfectly happy with my RP HDTV, and when I upgrade, I'm going to get FP, NOT plasma! And no, I don't think that having floor-standers wiil look "dorky" with FP or anything else. And Yes, I do own floor-standers right now.
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I hope it doesn't get that way. Maybe FP will become the norm instead .
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I'm sure that Plasmas will NEVER become the norm. They are SOOOOOOOOOO expensive, and you can get just as beautiful picture from an RPTV or a FP. Personally, I think that RPTVs will become the norm is they are EXTREMELY cheap and almost every person in the world could afford one, but hardly anyone can afford to pay $10,000+ for a tiny 50" Plasma. |
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11-08-2003, 09:28 PM
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We cant stop the Plasma movement. Thin is in, And I think it's great. Get the huge box out of the living room and hang it on the wall. That will make room for 3 identical speakers with correct positioning. FP is the way to go for HT, but I don't want one in my Great room (full of windows) and I like to watch the news...
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