Love you guys... LOL...Always trying to help get the best sound... I was off center in the pic, and the center is smack dab in the middle of the TV/entertainment center. It being set back a little bit was a choice for aesthetics and WAF. But these are the concessions we sometimes make. I make no such concessions in my dedicated HT space...
But anyway, a bit about these speakers. Honestly guys the fit and finish on these, as you can tell by these limited pics, is excellent. The white, as Wayde mentioned is stunning and really goes well in our small family room. I'd say that at this price point these are punching well above their weight.
I was able to pick up a a Denon X2400H from a buddy for a couple hundred bucks to pair with these, and it more than does the trick. In fact I will say that I was hugely impressed with these babies and they are very easy to drive. I have a less than ideal ability to place the surrounds in this room (ends up more like a rear surround than a standard by the book Dolby setup), but regardless of where I planted myself these created a nice cocoon of sound. I love movies and have cobbled together over many years (and some coin of the realm) big transformative sound in my dedicated theater room....Am I going to tell you these stack up against my dedicated space with all the work I have done to room and hardware? No , of course not. But for where they are (primary living room, with some movie watching and a lot of family TV, limited 2 channel.... Again, fantastic!
The opening few minutes of the new Dune movie, with the subtlety of Fremen robes fluttering in the breeze and the impact of explosions does a nice job of walking a system and listener through different elements of a sonic experience. What comes to mind from these, even with a subpar ability to place my surrounds, is....detail. You hear details and subtle nuances in the score and sound design that I have heard other systems miss.
One item of note I found odd, the subwoofer was the black model. Now, I am eternally grateful for these don't get me wrong, they are super and beggars cannot be choosers...but apparently HECO does not sell the White Sub in the US and hence Audio Advice can't carry it. The HECO 30A sub in performance is well paired with this configuration, but I'd say if I were purchasing the white set, I'd want that white sub to complete the look. Just my 2 cents on that aspect. In any event If I were in the market for a new setup, these would definitely be high on my list.
