DonaldZ
Grip
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2002
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- 15
I'm shopping for a first system, and I've had a chance to audition B&W 600 series, Klipsch RF3, a Mirage pair that I've forgotten...
I am an ex-two-channel audiophile type, who finds himself watching more movies than any other form of media of late. I do love detail in the music, however. Budget is not unlimited, but may evolve with time if the next few years are good to me. I'm mischievous enough to suspect that this system will eventually end up in the master bedroom, or at least certain parts of it.
The room is 23 by 27, with a nine foot ceiling, and rectangular in shape. The back wall is awkward for mounting rears due to brick, a door, and a stairwell in the most likely mount spots. Ceiling mounts are an option, but I'd need professional help or careful coaching.
What might folks think of Ascend with 5 of the CBM-170s and the VTF-2 sub in this setting? Roughly $1500 after stands and wires, I'd guess. I would use stands from Sanus.
Or, an Axiom system consisting of M60ti fronts, VP150 center, and QS4s on stands. No sub here would put me around $1600.
Electronics are undecided as there are frankly too many choices. H-K 520, Outlaw 1050, and maybe a Denon offering are on my short list. I'm trying to keep the whole rig below $2200, if possible.
Thanks for any advice.
I am an ex-two-channel audiophile type, who finds himself watching more movies than any other form of media of late. I do love detail in the music, however. Budget is not unlimited, but may evolve with time if the next few years are good to me. I'm mischievous enough to suspect that this system will eventually end up in the master bedroom, or at least certain parts of it.
The room is 23 by 27, with a nine foot ceiling, and rectangular in shape. The back wall is awkward for mounting rears due to brick, a door, and a stairwell in the most likely mount spots. Ceiling mounts are an option, but I'd need professional help or careful coaching.
What might folks think of Ascend with 5 of the CBM-170s and the VTF-2 sub in this setting? Roughly $1500 after stands and wires, I'd guess. I would use stands from Sanus.
Or, an Axiom system consisting of M60ti fronts, VP150 center, and QS4s on stands. No sub here would put me around $1600.
Electronics are undecided as there are frankly too many choices. H-K 520, Outlaw 1050, and maybe a Denon offering are on my short list. I'm trying to keep the whole rig below $2200, if possible.
Thanks for any advice.