Anybody hear or see a pair, in person?

[JoeE SP9]

I cant beleive that people buy these speakers for their looks. They are super ugly, weight so much that people have to customize their houses to support them, and are extremely expensive. They also require to be put in positions of the room, that are not exactly friendly to ones room structure, and are not made for home theater.

What speakers are you talking about and what does not being made for HT have to do with anything? A good speaker is a good speaker. Most speakers designed for HT don't sound as good (to my ears) as those designed to just sound good.

 

[GreenJelly]

Generally I have to agree with you. But Ive owned a pair of Thiel CS.5's which really lack lowend base needed for a HT theater. However they were some of the best speakers Ive personally owned.

Speakers like the Alaxandria by Wilson ( http://www.wilsonaudio.com/product/alexandria/ ), are simply not home theater gear... They are overkills, and are also at that price range do not fit near home theater gear, need to be placed away from walls, and need to be specifically AIMED at the listener. If you look at the top sections of the speakers, they are all on individual axis, that allow for the speakers to point to the listener. Making them absolutely perfect for music and sound.

If you look closer, you will find the specs

Height: 72 inches
Width: 17.5 inches
Depth: 26.75 inches
System Product Weight: (each) 750 lbs (system) 1500 lbs

at 72 inches thats 7 feet tall, though they are only slightly over a foor wide and 2 feet deep. The real issue is the weight. You cant put these in your average home. You need additional support structures on the floor to protect these speakers from either warping the floor, or going right through it.

Sure you can use these for movies, they dont even need surrounds... but the question would come up with is, what WOULD you use for surrounds on these speakers...

I can think of only one thing... another pair

However then you need a center, and I have no understanding how to do that one... Anyway you cut it, I dont beleive people buy these speakers for HT perposes... then again their are some really rich really good setups around.

Mike

 

[emorphien]

The Alexandrias are also really ugly, which might detract from enjoying your movies

 

[no. 5]

I'll second that.

 

[JoeE SP9]

72 inches is 6ft not 7. In my system there is no center channel speaker and I don't miss it at all. You could always use WATT Puppy's for the surround speakers. Timbre matching is what's important.
The better a speaker is the better it is. As far as the low end goes most HT systems have a rather loose and wooly low end. It's probably because of the ported sub woofers favored by the HT crowd.