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I'd say the KEF Reference 1 hold the crown actually and not just for KEF but pretty much any speaker I've seen in the NRC measurements. The R11 actually measures pretty close to the Reference series for a much cheaper price, which is pretty impressive. The R3 at $2k measures even better if you...

I'd say that is pretty accurate, I've listened to every bookshelf speaker I'm interested in under 2k and have concluded for me that I'd have to jump up to KEF reference ones to get a decent upgrade. I'm definitely not spending 8k on speakers anytime soon. 5k on towers gets you Revel F208 or...

I don't know where the actual line is for price vs performance but I feel my experience in speakers can maybe help some out. Let me start out by saying that I've enjoyed every speaker on this list and the best advice I can give is to enjoy the speakers you own, I started with some old Polk...

I agree with others that if you already have the BMR then there isn't much to upgrade to unless you want to spend some real money. For people who are looking at a great bookshelf in the $1500 dollar range and don't already have something, I honestly think the Polk LSIM 703 is pretty tough to...

I'm not sure if you're on AVS as well but I was talking to a few people in the Revel thread a few months back and that is where the whole IMD discussion came up. It ended up coming out that it wasn't the LS50 or even the R100 that performed poorly in their IMD test but the Q300, which by the way...

I agree, I never thought there was an issue myself, especially when used at typical listening levels with a subwoofer, as I believe all smallish monitors should be used. I was mostly getting some kind of data to show it's not a problem because for some reason there is this myth of IMD distortion...

I'm sure that test will show quite a bit of IMD distortion but I'm looking for more real world conditions that I would actually experience. The port is tuned right around 52Hz I believe so there is still considerable cone movement at 80Hz but you're right that 100-120Hz might be a better...

I went back and forth a bit with the Revel guys a few months back about the whole IMD distortion topic, I actually used REW to measure IMD in my setup, which was with the Q150 at the time. With an 80Hz crossover and an 80Hz tone, the most I could get was just under 4% IMD distortion and this was...

The 220's and Mini Phils(ported version) have very similar bass response in my room, both are good to about 50Hz before dropping off. The one big difference is that the 220 are ported to the base of the speaker and Mini Phil is rear ported so you'll have to make sure you have enough clearance...

I know this is an old thread but I'm currently auditioning the LS50 and agree they can be bright but I've found if you don't toe them in they sound more balanced with an even wider soundstage. People who get fatigued by bright speakers might find they like them better aiming straight out or just...

I find the Mini Phils to be about the same as similar size bookshelf speakers, the ones I've have recently include the ARX A1, Diamond 220, Mini Phil and LS50, all are good to about 50Hz which I think is fine For most music. I can't figure out how to edit my original post but I'm now including...

Hey Phil, the LS50 and the Mini Monitors are similar on the low end, in my room they both have good bass response till about 50Hz. I know the Mini Phils are billed as "surround speakers" but they do just as good as mains as any bookshelf size speakers I've had. The main differences are due to...

I bought a pair of the ported versions around Thanksgiving and tried them out as mains and honestly they had just as good of bass as any similar size bookshelf I've tried recently.(Wharfedale Diamond 220, Kef LS50, ARX A1). I'd say with the caveat that you have a sub and don't listen at insane...

Bought these around Thanksgiving to see what all the RAAL fuss is about and while they are very nice speakers, I'm happy enough with my cheaper ones so I'm selling these. Mine are the ported versions. http://www.philharmonicaudio.com/Mini-Monitor.html Local pickup in Cincinnati welcome...

This is a great article the only thing I would add is the importance of your speaker having a 4th order high pass to blend with the subwoofer. 99% of receivers/processors use a 2nd order high pass filter and most speakers these days are ported so they don't work correctly. So you really have 2...

Not sure if OP is still around but what is happening is your mains are ported and extend down to 42hz per their specs so when you cross them over with a 2nd order high pass combined with a 4th order low pass like your Denon and most receivers use, you get different slopes which gives you a large...

I know this is an old thread but I was wondering the same thing. Taking it 1 step further I would say with most people using bass management these days there isn't much need for a ton of power anymore, I bet most of us are very rarely even using 1 Watt of power when watching movies or listening...

For sale is a UMC 1 Home theater processor: Emotiva UMC-1 Pre-Processor Review | Audioholics Less than a year old so 4+ years on the warranty. Have original boxes/packing materials, remotes, cables, etc. Unit perfect working order. Asking 315 which includes shipping/paypal fees. Located in...

Background/Setup: I was one of the lucky ones chosen to review one of the new SB-1000 subwoofers and have spent most nights listening to music, watching movies and playing some video games with the sub. Normally I listen to music about 90% of the time but for this review I definitely broke out...