Dead room + Warm receiver = Bright speakers?

[BJP]

My room is "dead" and my Denon 3805 is "warm". I was planning on going with Polk Audio for my speakers. I currently have the CSi5 centre and it's a bit too warm. The past month has been spent looking at different speakers, from Polk, Axiom, Paradigm and Klipsch. I just received the Axiom VP150 centre today and am currently breaking it in. It's hard to tell if it's bright or warm. I'll need to test it out after breaking it in. Given my dead room and warm receiver, would it be best to go with "bright" speakers? Any other brands I should look at?

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

3805 has plenty of adjustments

My room is "dead" and my Denon 3805 is "warm". I was planning on going with Polk Audio for my speakers. I currently have the CSi5 centre and it's a bit too warm. The past month has been spent looking at different speakers, from Polk, Axiom, Paradigm and Klipsch. I just received the Axiom VP150 centre today and am currently breaking it in. It's hard to tell if it's bright or warm. I'll need to test it out after breaking it in. Given my dead room and warm receiver, would it be best to go with "bright" speakers? Any other brands I should look at?

BJP,
I have the exact receiver and center in a "dead room." No one has more of a flat room than myself. Have you experimented with the internal eq? You should be able to bring your CSi5 to life with the proper eq setting, dB, and treble adjustment. You can also agle your center up or down towards your listening position, so the tweeter is focused directly at you.

 

[j_garcia]

3805 Warm?

 

[snickelfritz]

Thiel 1.6 (about $2300US) has received some very positive reviews and tends to have a strong treble response.
B&W speakers also tend to have a smooth and strong treble response.
The 603 S3 is an extremely accurate and well designed speaker for about $1000US.

Careful auditioning "bright" speakers though. There's a big difference between a peaky, bright sounding speaker, and one that simply has a strong, but smooth treble response.
It's a good idea to bring music that features female vocals and strong sibilants. (Sarah McLachlan:Afterglow is a good CD for discovering bass and treble problems)

GL

 

[mtrycrafts]

My room is "dead" and my Denon 3805 is "warm". I was planning on going with Polk Audio for my speakers. I currently have the CSi5 centre and it's a bit too warm. The past month has been spent looking at different speakers, from Polk, Axiom, Paradigm and Klipsch. I just received the Axiom VP150 centre today and am currently breaking it in. It's hard to tell if it's bright or warm. I'll need to test it out after breaking it in. Given my dead room and warm receiver, would it be best to go with "bright" speakers? Any other brands I should look at?

Do as bucke suggests, and your 3805 is not warm, unless you are talking about heating up?

 

[Xsound]

I know that sound is subjective, but my experiences with the 3805 never gave me the impression of warmth. great receiver though

 

[BJP]

BJP,
I have the exact receiver and center in a "dead room." No one has more of a flat room than myself. Have you experimented with the internal eq? You should be able to bring your CSi5 to life with the proper eq setting, dB, and treble adjustment. You can also agle your center up or down towards your listening position, so the tweeter is focused directly at you.

I am using the auto eq right now. I'll try doing some manual adustments and compare it with the VP150. Thanks, Buckeye.

 

[BJP]

3805 Warm?

Looks like I'm the only one who thinks it's warm .

 

[MacManNM]

Looks like I'm the only one who thinks it's warm .

That is really so subjective, I doubt anyone is going to go out on a limb around here and agree with you. I personally don't think any of the new receivers are warm. I'd say that maybe you just need to perk things up due to your room. If you brought in a yammie 2500 and played them both flat, side-by-side, I doubt you could tell a difference. I think some of the older equipment had some character, but I believe that was designed into the circuitry (i.e. response curves built into units). Play with the EQ, I bet you can get it to sound great, that is a really good unit.

 

[BJP]

O.K., I'm getting a feeling that people think that I'm attacking the Denon 3805, I'm not . My previous receiver was the Yamaha 5760 and when compared to the Denon my speakers sounded "brighter". I went with the 3805 over the 2500 because it was recommended with the Polks and Axioms(haven't decided which one yet). People are suggesting that I play around with the EQ, and I'll do that.