Looking for Good Surround in Budget 10/14 room size country India

[Niranjan]

I am looking for good Surround speakers for 10/14 room kindly suggest make and model.my choice is Polk ES15 & Klipsch 40 any better once kindly suggest.

 

[Eppie]

I am looking for good Surround speakers for 10/14 room kindly suggest make and model.my choice is Polk ES15 & Klipsch 40 any better once kindly suggest.

We seem to get more inquiries from India lately. The challenge is that we do not know what other brands you have available. In that price range (around $400 US) there are limited options. The Klipsch (I assume you mean the R40M) will have a higher efficiency due to the horn tweeter, so they will require less power to achieve the same volume. They will sound quite different from the Polks. I can't find measurements for the R40M, but the R41M is on the ASR web site and the response looks pretty ragged. If the R40M is similar to the R41M then I would not recommend it.

No measurements for the Polk ES15 but ASR reviewed the S15. It has a much deeper bass response than the Klipsch and looks smoother overall. Of the two speakers, I would prefer the Polk.

 

[Niranjan]

Thanks a lot for you quick responce good recommendation,
in india Elac,Monitor Audio,Focal.jbl,Jamo,Qacoutics,Mission,Fyne Audio,heco, this brands are available. do you have any recommendation this brands

 

[Eppie]

Thanks a lot for you quick responce good recommendation,
in india Elac,Monitor Audio,Focal.jbl,Jamo,Qacoutics,Mission,Fyne Audio,heco, this brands are available. do you have any recommendation this brands

ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2 fairly flat response, maybe a little bright but decent bass.
JBL Stage 240B but I don't have measurements.
The JBL HDI-1600 is currently half price in the U.S. A little above your budget but if there is a similar sale in India that would be a real bargain.
Heco Aurora 300 - they only sell the Heco towers in the U.S. but they rated well so the bookshelves should be deent. They may be one of the cheaper options.
Mission LX-2 MkII but this is purely a subjective review with no measurements.
The Focal, Qacoustic and Fyne offerings will be above your budget.

Of those options, the HDI-1600 on sale at $500 US is the best option but above your budget somewhat. If you want to stick to around $400 US, I think the Polk and Elac are probably the better choice. Then the Mission or Heco if the price is significantly better.

 

[Niranjan]

FYNE Audio F300 is available for $353 in india

 

[Niranjan]

i need your suggestion i have Yamaha HS5 Active once in hand good working condition is ti good for surround i have a pair for M-Audio BX5 also what do you think

 

[Eppie]

i need your suggestion i have Yamaha HS5 Active once in hand good working condition is ti good for surround i have a pair for M-Audio BX5 also what do you think

You have not mentioned what receiver you have. To use an active monitor you need a receiver with pre-amp outputs. The receiver would likely have RCA connections for pre-amp out, but the HS5 and BX5 use XLR and TRS inputs, so you would need an RCA to XLR or RCA to TRS adapter. The other issue is that the HS5 is a "nearfield" monitor designed to be listened to up close. The BX5 may be the better choice as a surround speaker.

If the receiver does not have pre-amp outputs, then you will need a passive (unpowered) speaker.

That looks like a good price for the Fyne F300. I could only find measurements for the F301 but suspect that the F300 would measure similarly. A little forward in the 700Hz to 2kHz range and a pronounced dip at 8500Hz but not that bad for the price. If the surrounds are for movie viewing, I would not be too worried about your choice. If they will be for multi-channel music, you want a speaker that is fairly neutral or close to how your front speakers perform.

 

[Niranjan]

I have Marantz 7010 having Pre-outputs.at same time Polk ES15 is costing $331. Polk ES20 $382. is their major variation i can feel between Active and Passive speakers.

 

[Teetertotter?]

@Niranjan My side surrounds are Polk's S15 and the newer model is the ES15, as you have mentioned. My HT room size is 8 feet X 12 feet. I like the Polk's with my set-up.

 

[Eppie]

I have Marantz 7010 having Pre-outputs.at same time Polk ES15 is costing $331. Polk ES20 $382. is their major variation i can feel between Active and Passive speakers.

I would not make a blanket statement concerning active versus passive speakers. There are good and bad speakers in both categories. Active speakers can have digital processing built into their electronics and using active crossovers with separate amps for the woofer and tweeter can have its advantages. If mixing passive and active speakers in the same system, you want the active speakers to be capable of as much output as the passive speakers connected to the receiver but bear in mind the surrounds do not receive as much content as the front speakers.

If you already have a pair of active speakers to try out, there is no harm in trying the M-Audio BX5 with your system. The wiring can be more challenging however. You need a long, well shielded audio cable to connect the pre-amp out from your Marantz to the BX5. Does the BX5 have an interconnect to connect the two speakers together, or do you need separate audio cables from the receiver to each speaker? And you also need power outlets close to each surround speaker. A passive speaker, on the other hand, only requires inexpensive speaker cable and no power connections. You have to decide what works best in your room.