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To be honest, I have never auditioned PSB Alpha B1s so I can't comment on how good they sound. But looking at the specs and the design, they are probably worth a try. But if you can audition them first that would be best see if you like them. Or if you can't audition them then make sure the...

The weight of each composite on a 6.5" speaker will be lesser compared to 12" counterpart. It is very well known that a smaller speaker with identical composite will retract faster than a bigger one due to savings in weight. That's the physics behind it. If you put three 6.5" speakers, each one...

Huh? who is this kid? I have auditioned all the AudioEngine speakers myself and have also owned their A2s A5s as well as the P4s. Sure Audioengine stands behind their speakers but that matters very little when for the money you can do much better. PERIOD.

I can see your point but you haven't done a good job in reading what I said either and have twisted my argument and taken it to every bit of extremism and that is very clear to see given the two speakers you are showing - one is very glamorous and the other is the exact opposite. There is some...

Alright no problem. Alright sure point taken. Thank you. So it seems you do agree with me Pyrrho. My personal take on those specific speakers is that even if they give it to me for free, I would only take the delivery till my garage. I couldn't and wouldn't bring it inside my house. Besides...

You are welcome. Oh no audiophiles are stupid old people with money to burn. We don't want that :D We just want another audio enthusiast who knows a bit of science. Having an amp underneath your monitor would be a great idea too! If you can find an amp like that within budget - by all means...

What do you mean by match? That is over-simplified view unfortunately. Three 6.5" with same composite construction will any day and time respond much faster than their single 12" counterparts. The area of a circle is given by 2 * pie * r. 2*3.1415*12 = 75" vs 2*3.1415*6.5=40.83*2=81.66 so FYI...

Yes my suggestion to avoid floor-standing speakers was only for those floorstanders with built-in subwoofer or a very large driver (above 8 inch). I didn't mean to say to avoid all floorstanding speakers. On top of what GranteedEV said. Another issue with them is that the subwoofer isn't tuned...

45 Hz 20 kHz +/- 3 dB. A 6.5 inch woofer. To save space. But let me clarify that a bit. I am not saying that having a separate amp is necessarily a bad idea. But since you said size is an issue, the extra amp takes up space and a lot of studio monitors do come with a very robust amp built in...

I am not sure if that is necessarily true. There are a lot of rich but very caring people in the world who donate their money for good cause. Do we have a communist here?:D Not sure if this is necessarily true either. Did I mention those speakers have been on sale for 4 years now and no one...

Which is better IMO if you can avoid it. I would not recommend AudioEngines. I had their A2s, very hyped across the board IMHO. They sound tiny and canned even for near field. Small speakers with good sound is what I am struggling with as well. It seems to me that 5" to 7" woofer is going to...

I do agree with agarwalro and zieglj01. The size of that room is identical to mine but it also depends on exactly how far the op is going to sit from the speakers - which will help us know the point of convergence for proper speaker placement. How about Adam's Compact Mk3 Active Version for the...

Thank you yes they are .. Oh neither would I if they do a free delivery to my garage . Where I would keep them until they are sold again.:D Oh and they are 975 lbs each lol not 900. Maybe good for basement or floor made out of concrete. From the ad: "Retail price $250,000 (without...

The only criteria you have given is 4k. That is a helpful starting point but what about other parameters? Like do you have any speaker size preference? And how big is the room that you plan to put these in? You said 50% movies? Then a sub woofer might be what you need. There is the Velodyne...

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/WESTLAKE-AUDIO-SM-1VF-Home-Speakers-Retail-260-000-/300535458491?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers&hash=item45f94f2abb Apart from the price which is right out outrageous - each speaker weighs .... I am sorry ? 900 lbs? So for all rich people out there, how do you exactly get this...

Thank you so much for agreeing Sys. Someone like the people behind the Vinyl logo on some VIA Chips should do this or atleast make an attempt. But it might cause some business shutdown for other smaller players in this industry especially those companies that do only AVRs. :DVIA's chip already...

healthy discussion going on that's good to see usually this sort of healthiness is lost in forum discussions. Dear Warp, please do keep in mind that your AVR is nothing but a micro-controller which is running its firmware (software). If it can be done in AVR, it can also be done in a computer...

Wow good professional discussion guys. I'm going to clarify a few things here. The point is to remove computer's DAC i.e. Don't convert the digital to analog on the computer but rather do all the "Processing" on the computer and send the data over in packets via HDMI for delagation purpose...

Not sure if there is a "specific" site where you can learn all about high end audio equipments. But if you want to learn how audio gear works, then there are plenty of resources (such as your local library, howstuffworks.com). But I am not sure what approach you want to/have time to take. If you...

That's better. The only difference between active and passive subwoofer is that active sub has it's own AMP and Crossover built in whereas passive sub relies on your AMP and Crossover. Theoretically, it isn't the question about whether active subs are better than passive sub but instead the...