Pus Suchre

I bought a pair of N24IIs off of e-bay for $68- in truth I wasn't expecting to win them. I decided to use them as my rear surrounds- they are easy to mount and don't take up much room- which are both pluses.

I still need to get my regular side surrounds (for 5.1)- and I was leaning towards the better E20s. The E20s will be more difficult to mount on the wall- and will take up more space in a somewhat tight room- 9'10" wide.

The real issue is space. If I had my choice I would use the E50s for all 4 surrounds- but no way would they fit.

So the question is:
Am I better off matching the side with the rear surrounds and buy another pair of N24IIs?
+ easy to mount
+ sounds decent
+ takes up little space
+ pretty freaking cheap
+ would be an exact match with what I already have

Or should I go with the E20s
- more difficult to mount
- takes up more space
- not as cheap
- doesn't match my rear surrounds
++ should sound better

Hmmmm, the real question may be does the E20 sound that much better than the N24IIs? I have nowhere to demo the difference- so your thoughts are appreciated.

If it matters, my fronts are E100s, with an EC35 center and an SV20-39PCi sub.

Thanks for any thoughts!!

-Pus

Scott*B

I'd go with the E10's myself. I've got E90's, EC35 and 4 E10's paired w/ a E250P sub and couldn't be happier. The E10's are great little speakers and are made to be wall mounted.

Fred_Krampits

I second the E10 recommendation. The E20s are rear ported so you can't put them with their back to a wall either.

I have 4 E50s as surrounds and they are awesome. However I had the room and they are dual front ported.

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Pus Suchre

I'll just bet those e50s rock

Thanks guys for the E10 recommendation. I didn't know that the E20s are rear ported. That sure would have been a mistake

The E10s it is!

-Pus

Fred_Krampits

Pus:

Check out this online store: www.jr.com

They are having a sale on JBLs and they have free shipping. I bought my 2 E100 fronts there. They are also a authorized online dealer for JBL. E10's are $99.88 there vs $198.00 list, 1/2 off is pretty decent!

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Pus Suchre

Thanks Fred- that is the cheapest I've seen. I think I'll put my order in tomorrow!

Thanks again!

-Pus

Fred_Krampits

I had a corporate discount from my company with Harman Kardon and I bought most of my 7.1 setup using it. However a guy at another forum turned me on to jr.com and they had the same price, however when you put free shipping into it with no sales tax. I saved over $100 on my E100s buying them there. $299.00 Delivered per speaker!

How do you like you E100s? Mine have made me fall back in love with 2 channel stereo again!

I also have the EC35 center and I have the E250P sub and the 4 E50s to complete my 7.1 setup. These E series have got to be the best deal, $ for $ in the business!

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Pus Suchre

I pretty much love my 100s. When I first decided to buy a home theater- I was looking at the Home Theater in a Box stuff. Then I started reading this forum- and I decided I would piece one together. I started off wanting E60s for the mains- but I gradually decided to go for the gusto and get the 100s. I'm very happy with them. I'm looking forward to finishing out the speakers with the surrounds. I have this awesome front end- but I need to finish it up. Unfortunately my receiver is in the shop. Pretty soon I hope it will all fall in to place.

I can just imagine what you have cooking with the E50s How big is your room? Do you have your E50s on stands, or did you mount them?

Fred_Krampits

I have a Pioneer Elite VSX-55TXi powering the setup. My room is around 40ft wide X 16ft deep, on the right side it opens into a dining room on the last 12ft of the width.

I have 2 E50s on each side of the couch against the wall and the 2 E50 side surround one on a side on the loveseat, the other on the side of recliner. It's not the perfect setup, they are just on the floor next to the furniture. However when I ran the MCACC calibration I had the mic setup at ear level so the volume was set so we can hear all of the surrounds.

I may eventually re-arrange my furniture so that I can put the rear surrounds behind the viewing area. For now this does work though.

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Pus Suchre

Wow, you have a pretty open space that you are filling. Sounds like the E50s fit the bill nicely.

My room is 9 1/2" wide by 23" long. I have just enough width to put two 3-person sofas facing front- one sofa behind the other.

The E100s are probably overkill for the room- but that's okay.

Hmmmm.....now you have me seriously lusting for some E50s. I wonder how difficult they would be to mount on the walls......

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