Hello again. I was wondering if I could get some opinions from the learned ones out there. Following my over-long explination are the vitals from the new center that I am currently able to purchase for a very reasonable price. The speaker sounded really good in the store, and they let me take my time listening to it, and it alone, in a variety of methods and at whatever volumes I wanted. The thing is I have already built one HT system (poorly) and I am starting the new one based on learned lessons. While the sound in my current system is "OK" it is not what I want. While I do plan on staying on a tight budget, I think that I have found the brand, and models for me. My one concern is that while I was allowed to sample the speaker, the components that they use at the store are of a much better caliber than mine. I will be upgrading the receiver and connections soon, but the speakers are coming first this time. I put the brand name at the bottom, but I purposely left it off the top so as not to bias anyone.
What I want to know is does the following information sound good for a speaker if it is in the $225 US range? Also with 6 ohms should I switch my receiver to the 4 ohms setting? It doesn't have a 6. Any opinions will be greatly appreciated as always.
FREQUENCY RANGE (Anechoic Chamber)
On Axis @ 0° ±3dB 55-21,000Hz
On Axis @ 0° ±1.5dB 65-20,000Hz
Off Axis @ 30° ±1.5dB 65-10,000Hz
LF Cutoff -10dB 50Hz
SENSITIVITY (1W (2.83V) @ 1m, IEC-filtered Pink Noise, C-weighted)
Anechoic Chamber 90dB
Typical Listening Room 92dB
IMPEDANCE
Nominal 6 Ohms
Minimum 4 Ohms
INPUT POWER (RMS, Clipping <10% Time)
Recommended 10-150 Watts
Program 120 Watts
Dynamic Peak 240 Watts
ACOUSTIC DESIGN
Tweeter (Nominal) 1" (25mm)
Aluminium Dome with Ferrofluid
Woofer (Nominal) 2 x 5 1/4" (133mm)
Polypropylene Cone, Rubber Surround
Crossover 2,200Hz, B3
Internal Volume 0.59 cu ft (16.5 liter)
Design Type Bass Reflex
2 x 2" Front Port
Video Shielded
SIZE (W x H x D) 22 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 11 5/8"
581 x 165 x 295mm
WEIGHT
Net 23lb (10.5kg)/each
Shipping 27lb (12.3kg)/each
FINISH Black Ash
FEATURES
5-way Gold-plated
Binding Posts
Clear Bumpers
Speaker is a PSB 8c, discontinued now but still sounding awesome. It turns out that both PSB and NAD are headquartered about 20 min from my front door. Who'd a thunk it? Both products get rave reviews, but I couldn't find anything about PSB here.
