Recent content by trailblazer295

I returned a pair of book shelves for the towers just 2 days ago. Using a sub as well, I found the sound from the bookshelves didn't sound full, worse at lower volumes. The sound was much improved mid and high range with the towers alone and then better again with the sub at the same power...

That is exactly why I didn't worry about blowing the budget out of the water. I have the money so not like it's debt. I'll be buying a new power bar to protect all my equipment in the near future. Have a surge bar now but want a better one now that I have more valuable equipment hooked up to it.

I went back and auditioned the T1 towers with a variety of songs, I had the EQ of the AVR set to stereo and the sub on that particular set up was broken so it gave a true idea what those two towers alone can do. Tested songs with guitars, high vocals, etc. Was certain that the sound was much...

That's good to know, I'm not pushing the receiver hard as I only turn it up half of max and that is more then plenty loud enough to fill the room. Going more for better sound and lower volume levels but a fuller sound at the same time. I'll check out the tower performance with rock and metal...

Sorry I should have been more specific. These are the 2 speakers in question What I have now. http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/alpha/Alpha-B1-Bookshelf What I'm considering http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/alpha/Alpha-T1-Tower From the reading I've done on the T1s they are quite good...

How much difference is there for music between bookshelf and towers for music? I'm strongly considering returning my psb bookshelfs for the towers. For movies I'm very happy with my set up, for me it's great. When it comes to listening to music though even with my eyes closed I can tell the...

Yes the units in the open show room sounded very poor. A few sets were in their theater showing room with the high end tvs which is more realistic environment. I went back 2 days later with a blu ray and a cd. I chose movie scenes with action, nature, background music and explosions to see how...

Okay I made a trip to a local audio video store. I knew they had a showing theater room set up so seemed like a good place to get an idea what different sets sound like. It was a few minutes of the movie hunger games followed by a live band performance. The first set I listened to was KEF...

Current size 13'x14' but that will change in 4-5months. Budget is about $400cdn I would say bookshelf or towers as I don't intend to mount the speakers on a wall. I would want free standing speakers. I don't know what the sound difference would be between them though. Okay that makes more...

Interesting read for sure, doesn't quite answer the difference between american and british sound to me though. I understand now what you meant by "nobody would ever kick a KEF out of their living room" When you have heritage like that with the ability to tweak and test your product to a degree...

Hi guys and girls. I'm looking to building my first decent quality home theater setup. At this point I'm looking to build a 2.1 or 3.1 if I can find the right center. I'm still trying to learn, what to look for and what to avoid. The concept of 'british sound' is still very confusing. I'll be...

I've reviewed those 3 you listen and the Onkyo seems to be best fit for me. Huge difference of analog inputs over the Denon. I still have a number of analog sources so having component and multiple composite inputs is a useful feature for me. EDIT In reading one of the reviews it states the...

I'll take a look at those 3, thanks for the help. I'll end up buying the AVR new and first and look for used speakers/sub.

Came across this while searching the used options. http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-electronics-Energy-Connoisseur-Tower-Speaker-CF-50-W0QQAdIdZ550339707

This is the retailer I purchased my TV from a year ago. The in store customer service was excellent. The manager told me to call prior to buying the TV if I had any other questions. He opened a box i nthe back just to see if the remote had glow in the dark buttons. Which Onkyo or Denon would you...