I think I am going to kick it Old School and forgo the subwoofer. I plan on purchasing a 2.0 stereo system with large floorstanders, CD/SACD player, integrated amplifier, and yes - gasp - a record player. Going to get back into vinyl and teach my kids how it was done back in the day. The HT...
Robert J: I re-read your post several times and am beginning to understand (slowly) the points contained within. The floor standing speakers I am interested in are Acoustic Zen Adagios and the designer also uses and underhung voice coil/driver. This is a Transmission Line Speaker that got...
Thank You Martino tor the detailed and thorough reporting you did for my family. The Velodyne DD series looks very good. Is one type of Amplification better than the other? H - D - A- AB or anything else I may have missed? Thanks again, Eddie
Thanks Dennis Nicholls - However, I listen to Classical Music and there are many SACD Surround Discs being issued for that musical genre. I will look up the Outlaw "ICBM" Box as suggested. Eddie
Anthony, Found a Magnolia store with M-L's in stock and hooked up for demo with M-A sub. I am going to stop there this week after picking kids up from piano lessons. It's literally 10 minutes from their Music Conservatory. I called and tried to make appointment but was told it is first come...
Sorry for not responding sooner - busy weekend with relatives visiting. Very little free time for myself. You know how it goes. Thank you for all the helpful ideas and experiences. I don't know. Prhaps a bigger nicely finished sub will blend - eventually. However, I must insist for my own sake...
mylan, Thank you for the Velodyne DD suggestion. Need to visit their website. Space is a factor as this is going in a Living Room and not a dedicated HT room. Eddie
Martino, Thanks for the excellent detailed explanations and suggestions. Very much appreciated. My wife is kicking in half of the cash for the new HT system so her opinion counts! Eddie
Greetings, Other than SVS what else is out there in terms of a small / medium sized sub that does MUSIC spectacular? My wife freaked out when she realized how huge of a beast the SVS PB ULTRA 13 sub would be sitting in our Living Room. Thanks!!!
I backed out of Acoustic Zen Adagio deal and am looking for speakers again. The cables that went with the package deal were way too expensive for me. So, speaker suggestions please. I have twin 7 year old boys that are always fighting , running, crashing into things, and I do not...
Overall budget is $12K: Acoustic Zen Adagio Floorstanding Loudspeakers $3150 New Panasonic Z800 Plasma 46" TV in May $2800 MSRP or 42" $2300 MSRP BDI Meriden Furniture or equal $1300 Multichannel SACD CD/CD-R Player Marantz SA8001 $900 Next Generation of BluRay Players Profile 2 in Summer...
Overall budget is $12K: Acoustic Zen Adagio Floorstanding Loudspeakers $3150 New Panasonic Z800 Plasma 46" TV in May $2800 MSRP or 42" $2300 MSRP BDI Meriden Furniture or equal $1300 Multichannel SACD CD/CD-R Player Marantz SA8001 $900 Next Generation of BluRay Players Profile 2 in Summer...
Greetings, Roughly 6 years ago we had five CAT5 outlets installed in our apartment. One in the bedroom and four in the family room. What is CAT5 and how can I use it for audio purposes? Can I somehow hook up rear surround speakers via CAT5? Should I go wireless instead for the rear surrounds...
I have an opportunity to purchase a new/used pair of Acoustic Zen Adagio floor standers from a gentleman that has a wife who hates the red color. He already purchased another pair of the same speaker in honey/golden Amber and his wife loves that color. I have to move quick because he is going to...
Greetings All, This is what I am trying to say I want in a loudspeaker: DISPERSION!!! The following excerpt is from Home Electronic Ideas Winter 2008 magazine article: "SOUNDSTAGE and IMAGING are important concepts in Hi-Fi. DISPERSION refers to how well a loudspeaker can maintain a...
Greetings All, This is what I am trying to say I want in a loudspeaker: DISPERSION!!! The following excerpt is from Home Electronic Ideas Winter 2008 magazine article: "SOUNDSTAGE and IMAGING are important concepts in Hi-Fi. DISPERSION refers to how well a loudspeaker can maintain a...
Greetings, Today is a good day. My wife is driving. I took my pain meds and we are on are way to see the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in an All Dvorak Program: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World I'm a happy...
Greetings, I called Best Buy and asked if they had a Magnolia Home theater Center in their store and was told "yes." When we arrived there was no Magnolia HTC in the store. They either lied or were completely clueless. As a result I did not get to audition the Vienna Acoustics speakers or...
Thank you Robert J for the Rocket Speaker Homework assignment. I'll delve into it tonight when the rest of the family is asleep. Someone suggested getting 7 Dynaudio Bookshelf speakers on matching Dynaudio stands and using the svs Ultra 13 sub to handle the low end. The suggestion was...
Hello, Here is what I have planned so far: Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-110FD 50" Plasma TV SVS PB Ultra 13 Subwoofer Integra DTC 9.8 Pre/Pro Panasonic DMP-BD300 Blu-Ray Player or wait for spec 2 to come out in summer by Sony Cables by BlueJeanCables APC or Belkin Power...
My wife read all the negative reviews about BOSE 123 and Lifestyle system and decided against purchasing BOSE. Saturday my wife and twin sons went to a dealer to show her for the 1st time the Pioneer 50" KURO Plasma HDTV and to audition speakers. She loves the TV - so case closed that is our...
That was the exact post I am looking for - Thanks mayhem13!!! Super specific with dealer links and personal advice. Excellent. My time frame is 2-3 weeks and if I select your system I'll send you a top rated knife. One that has made the cover of Blade, Tactical Knives or Knives Illustrated...
Spoke with three dealers on phone today and have appointments set up for Saturday. My wife is insisting that we visit the BOSE store in the local mall. Her co-worker has a 1-2-3 system and swears that it is outstanding. I doubt it very much. However, she is very supportive about the whole HT...
Check this out: Hi everyone, I spoke with a local dealer several times over the last few days via phone and told him my budget was no more than $17K for everything. When I got to his store today - the high end listening room was piled high with boxes. The system he tried to sell me with...