in need of some help for man cave

[BoredSysAdmin]

... If you like your Polks thats all good. My subjective opinion on Polks line below their LSi series is that the midrange was bloated, something I dont prefer but some do.

Wholeheartedly agree, Only with LSi model range Polk starts to actually sound really good. Below series (like RTi) were SUBJECTIVELY IMHO not nearly as good.

 

[songee623]

so for movies and games will be most of what im using this for music ever now and then what would be better a sealed or ported sub (svs is what im going with)?

a) Elac
b) Ascend Acoustics
c) Philharmonic AA's
d) WaveCrest Audio
e)EmpTek
f) Infinity/JBL
g) Pioneer

so looking into these most are rear ported with me having them right on the wall ive read that can cause sound issues? out of the brands listed the three that kinda work for me ( i want a little eye candy with what im buying).
1) emptek ( but they are rear ported, have a little look at me to them that i like)
2) infinity ( the lowered end are front ported that works the next step up are rear and nothing to look at kinda bland looking)
3) pioneer ( just seems like a tiny up grade over what im running now kenwood)

most of the rest are book shelf and im wanting a pair of towers ( can be twin post since ill have the hook ups ) a good center then rears. the room is small enough that i will start with 5.1 but can upgrade to 7.2 or 7.1 later if i wanted.

 

[Seth=L]

As much as I hate to throw a wrench into the whole thing here, but to clarify I did say don't buy a subwoofer from Klipsch.

HOWEVER, and I know I'm probably in the minority here, their speakers are fine in my book.

Songee, have you had a chance to listen to any of the speakers you're looking at?

If I had to choose between Klipsch and the Polks I'd go with Klipsch, just my preference.

 

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so for movies and games will be most of what im using this for music ever now and then what would be better a sealed or ported sub (svs is what im going with)?

a) Elac
b) Ascend Acoustics
c) Philharmonic AA's
d) WaveCrest Audio
e)EmpTek
f) Infinity/JBL
g) Pioneer

so looking into these most are rear ported with me having them right on the wall ive read that can cause sound issues? out of the brands listed the three that kinda work for me ( i want a little eye candy with what im buying).
1) emptek ( but they are rear ported, have a little look at me to them that i like)
2) infinity ( the lowered end are front ported that works the next step up are rear and nothing to look at kinda bland looking)
3) pioneer ( just seems like a tiny up grade over what im running now kenwood)

most of the rest are book shelf and im wanting a pair of towers ( can be twin post since ill have the hook ups ) a good center then rears. the room is small enough that i will start with 5.1 but can upgrade to 7.2 or 7.1 later if i wanted.

2 Of these 680
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MRBS5&variation=EWAL

1 of these 150
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MRBBXCE

2 of these 200
http://philharmonicaudio.com/aa.html

1 of these 800
http://www.svsound.com/collections/ported-subwoofers/products/pb-2000

1830 + shipping from Audio Advisor

Front ported towers, big sub for slam in movies and gamaing

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

2 of these 200
http://philharmonicaudio.com/aa.html
1 of these 800
http://www.svsound.com/collections/ported-subwoofers/products/pb-2000

Nice deal on MA speakers.

AA's are rear ported and not much of what OP desires for "eye candy"

For $800 OP could a bit more sub imho:
http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-3mk5HP.html (and yes - shipping is extra with HSU, but it's worth the extra)

 

[songee623]

i like the MA speakers they look classy and high end minus the high end price has any one had some of there speakers? so i should go ported for the sub for what im looking to use it for vs sealed? and the 15 inch is to big it was brought up before its a 12 w by 22 d and 7 h like a long shoe box?

no i only have best buy, hhgreg to go listen to speakers this is the high end store http://www.overtureaudiohometheater.com/ im going to after the holidays take a trip out to https://www.worldwidestereo.com/ so i can listen to what they have. that's the reason i keep asking for feed back from people that own these brands or have at one time. i was looking at crutchfeild and the links that are getting posted thats how i nailed down my receiver http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/marsr7008/marantz-sr7008-9.2-network-home-theater-receiver-airplay-sale-reduced-50/1.html so that's why im so open to feed back and suggestions.

 

[songee623]

im have trouble finding reviews for MA speakers, the few ive found say great for music, but not as good for movie. im liking the set up ive put together just want to read more reviews. i think that receiver will be great for these speakers and it would be a killer 5.1 setup.
Monitor Bronze BX Center 2 Way Speaker
Monitor Audio Bronze 6 Floor standing Speaker
Monitor Audio Bronze 2 Bookshelf Speakers
Pangea Audio LS200 Speaker Stand 36inch
SVS SB12-NSD - 12", 400-watt
MARANTZSR7008 9.2

 

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im have trouble finding reviews for MA speakers, the few ive found say great for music, but not as good for movie. im liking the set up ive put together just want to read more reviews. i think that receiver will be great for these speakers and it would be a killer 5.1 setup.
Monitor Bronze BX Center 2 Way Speaker
Monitor Audio Bronze 6 Floor standing Speaker
Monitor Audio Bronze 2 Bookshelf Speakers
Pangea Audio LS200 Speaker Stand 36inch
SVS SB12-NSD - 12", 400-watt
MARANTZSR7008 9.2

change the sub to ported. MA speakers have strong history, order the mains in and if your dissatisfied, return them. Their upper bass and twitter are strong

 

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[Seth=L]

im have trouble finding reviews for MA speakers, the few ive found say great for music, but not as good for movie. im liking the set up ive put together just want to read more reviews. i think that receiver will be great for these speakers and it would be a killer 5.1 setup.

Good for music and not good for movies.... that is nonsense. Some "reviewers" are snake oil charmers too, we don't listen to that crap either. Just get the speakers and the receiver and believe me, you'll be grinning ear to ear when you get it setup and running.

 

[Shrader]

OP, I have a Klipsch set up in my theater, and I like it, what some others say, is they are very "bright", I call it clear, and that is how my ears "like" it, but everyone is different, like has been said go and listen to every speaker you can regardless of price, when I was looking I also liked the way polk sounded, but the klipsch edged them out, also liked a few others, but the small gain in sound was not close to worth the huge price tag. definitely buy the biggest baddest sub you can afford. Where are you located? i have just upgraded my sub, and have one I would sell for super cheap, but can't ship it.

 

[songee623]

So I went with the monitor set up I listed but went with the svs pb-1000 instead and the marantz receiver I listed. Overall i'm very happy with this setup I got the clean look at me speaker ( nice eye candy) they sound just as good as they look. When i got a chance to listen to monitor's it was the silver wow did they sound nice but the price was out of my range the bronze worked for my price and sound great. The svs sub omg this 10 rattles the walls in my room the 12 would have been overkill plus the 10 fits just right with the space i was working with. The receiver was a new learning curve first high tech style i've owned but love some of the features of it and dealing with a few small issues from it but overall happy with it. I did my own braided speaker wires and went with banana plugs for all wires i'm running 14g wire all other wires I went with monoprice (hdmi, rca, fiber optic, remote). When I ordered the sub I got the feet for it, and after seeing threads of people using spikes I wound up running with the rubber feet and found some that worked with the towers and rear stands and I filled the stands with sand also. I want to thank all that helped me out on this project for the links and brands to look into.

 

[Mark of Cenla]

Were those in your signature yesterday? How long have you had them? What else other than the Sonys have you compared them to in your home?

I have had the Polks since 2004. They were in my son's system. He was at college, and when he is at home, he almost never uses his stereo. So I started using them in my system. In this system I have used Boston Acoustics A40's and CS26's, Sony SS-B1000's and SS-CS5's, JBL Control 1 Monitors, Pioneer SP-BS22LR's, and Polk RTi4's. All of these are still in my home. The BA CS26's are in my man cave / office system, and the Sony SS-CS5's are in my son's system. The rest are in storage. I will use the Pioneers or the JBL's in my classroom system when school starts back up in August. None of these are the greatest value, but I like them. Peace and goodwill.

 

[KenM10759]

Seems you got the right size sub! My son has the PB2000 in his 16x25x8.5 foot room and it can easily knock thinks off the walls if he turns it up too much.