Why?89db sensitivity speakers for $3k in a HT setup? No, please no.
89db sensitivity speakers for $3k in a HT setup? No, please no.
89db sensitivity speakers for $3k in a HT setup? No, please no.
Audyssey will correct out a lot of inaccuracies, but it won't fix a speaker's inability to push enough sound -- even with your beastly AVR. Seaton Catalyst!
while cats are great at 2500/3600 per speaker they are out of the budget for most people and a 89db speaker will have no issues hitting reference. and more power is actually quite cheap is desired later on
Why?
I thought the B&W ones he were looking at were the same price.while cats are great at 2500/3600 per speaker they are out of the budget for most people
I thought the B&W ones he were looking at were the same price.
Most of the stereo shop stuff seems optimized for two-channel listening without digital correction etc. I don't think the value really carries over to HT.
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Because at that price point 89db is terrible. You can get 91db easily.
Perhaps, but efficiency gives you a double dip here: you're going to run up against distortion from compression effects much less often when your speakers are running well under their maximum power/output. 89db vs 91db isn't huge, but 89 vs 98 or 101 (e.g. the JTR Triple 8/12 HT) is a serious difference when you're running at reference levels.Efficiency is not the only rating that is important, Id rather have 89db and low distortion and wide dispersion rather than 91db with more distortion and a narrow dispersion.
Perhaps, but efficiency gives you a double dip here: you're going to run up against distortion from compression effects much less often when your speakers are running well under their maximum power/output. 89db vs 91db isn't huge, but 89 vs 98 or 101 (e.g. the JTR Triple 8/12 HT) is a serious difference when you're running at reference levels.
Sorry for getting confused on the speaker price. I'd still suggest something more efficient than the two-channel stuff, even if the cool active crossover of the Seaton is too pricey...
the b&w ones i'm looking at retail for $3k/pair.
And what many of us don't realize until we hear it, is that clean undistorted loud sound often does not sound that "loud." The key here is that in most or our home listening, there are small amounts of distortion caused by a lack of dynamic headroom (but more on that next month). It's the distortion that makes it sound "loud" in a domestic setting. To remove those distortions and increase dynamic headroom relates to even more power. We've become accustomed to accepting some distortion with our reproduced music, because all amplifier's distortion ratings gradually increase as they approach their output limits or slightly clip the audio signals. When that happens, we turn down the volume, because distortion starts to intrude on our listening pleasure, and it sounds "too loud."
I would say that for most people it isn't an issue. A well-designed speaker (assumption) should not experience significant power compression unless the volume is ear-splittingly loud. Put a 500W transient into an 89 dB/W speaker and you get 116 dB before power compression - most people do not understand how loud this is. For a mid-fi speaker you might lose 2-3 dB in compression there, but you gain that back from the speaker being inside a room as well as having some reinforcement from the other stereo speaker.Perhaps, but efficiency gives you a double dip here: you're going to run up against distortion from compression effects much less often when your speakers are running well under their maximum power/output. 89db vs 91db isn't huge, but 89 vs 98 or 101 (e.g. the JTR Triple 8/12 HT) is a serious difference when you're running at reference levels.
well i was doing some measurements and looking at different picture sizes a little while ago, and I'm 99% going to get a 120" screen. i put some ssf4 up on there (with no sound now though) and was seeing how it looked and i got quite giddy lol. i'm going to check out an FPS on it though before I decide on a screen that large because it would suck to get motion sickness or something on it hah.
How ***e you're only painting that one wall?
Wanted the look of the screen floating in space** After more research though I'll probably have to paint others for reflection purposes but I'm not doing that until I get the screen and see how reflections are**
Or hang some fabric against those walls@#@#
at 3k for a sub but buy a JTR Captivator S2 or a Seaton Submersive and be done with it
or DIY
would you recommend getting 2 separate subs or one like the S2 that has 2 built into 1 box or 2 separate S's so they could be spaced apart?
well i ordered my screen, projector mount, and ceiling plate. went with an elite screen sable 120" screen for my screen.
i also decided that i'm going to do more painting in my basement. here is a mockup that Aharami did for me.
http://i.imgur.com/gdUcu.jpg
going to start on that this weekend most likely but not sure if i will start that soon.