Definitive Technology BP20 or BP10?

[The sound guy]

Hello all,

I have one C/L/R 2500 center, two BP 1.2x surrounds and one Velodyne DD-10 sub.

I'm look for good sounding mains now for movies. I was thinking of buying either a used pair of BP8B, BP10 or BP20 speakers because of my available funding.

I like the idea of BiPolars for the mains based on many comments I hear from others (and the sound coming from my BP 1.2x rears).

I believe the BP20 speakers are the oldest release from Definitive Technology but to me that doesn't necessarily mean they will sound the worst. Does anyone out there in movieland have listening experience of these three models they could share with me?

I'm also interested in knowing if anyone feels there is another Def Tech speaker that will blow these away. Being I already have a high quality Velodyne sub and a sub in the C/L/R 2500, I didn't know if having BP towers with subs would make much difference like the model BP7004.

I appreciate any help!!!

 

[GlocksRock]

I have the BP8s as rear surrounds, but just last night replaced my front BP8s with BP10s. I can definitely say the BP10 have better bass response due to the larger woofers, but aside from that they don't sound much different, they are just larger. In fact, I'm selling a pair of BP8s if you are interested. Since you already have a great sub, I would steer clear of the towers with built in powered subs, as that may make it very difficult to set up, you don't want to cancel out any bass waves by having too many subs.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

I have BP10 fronts and BP8 surrounds. It is a great sounding system. I am particularly pleased with the huge, immersive soundfield it produces. I don't feel the need for a sub, either, because the BP10s produce plenty of bass in my 10' sq HT room.

 

[AVRat]

Don't you already have the 8s, if so keep them? The drivers match the 2500. http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34669

 

[bigbangtheory]

*proud owner of Def Tech BP-1s* I know this won't help your decision-making process much, but I honestly don't think you can go wrong with either choice of BP-10s or 20s.

There.

I said it.