New speaker

[NINaudio]

I don't mind the look, tho I can see why some would be put off by it. They are definitely not subtle.

U
G
L
Y

They ain't got no alibi!

They ugly!

 

[ryanosaur]

To be fair, a cool dye job on a nice veneer doesn't exactly change the fact that my boxes aren't scoring style points on their own... Very utilitarian to be certain.
But yes... I rate those JBL Studio 5s to be only slightly higher than the Emo Airmotivs: Man Cave worthy to be certain.

 

[snakeeyes]

U
G
L
Y

They ain't got no alibi!

They ugly!

I think their 600 series looks more appealing but only sound matters. Not looks.

 

[lovinthehd]

U
G
L
Y

They ain't got no alibi!

They ugly!

Is that a notch above fugly? They are a bit strange but they grow on ya! In black I just don't particularly notice them from my seat, they just look like black towers....like most. How did @Danzilla31 describe them? Like a muscle car or was that you @Pogre ?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Call me vain, but I'm put off by the look of the 590's. Wouldn't care if they were behind an acoustically transparent screen, but wouldn't want them hanging out in plain sight in my living room.

I wouldn’t equate that to vanity at all. Just poor taste!!!! Lol

I happen to like them myself. That’s not to say I don’t like other designs better but I appreciate them for what they are.

 

[Danzilla31]

U
G
L
Y

They ain't got no alibi!

They ugly!

I don't know I feel mine look badass out in the theater room




But then again once the lights go off you can't see em anyway.

At least.... That's what she said!

But regardless I could give 2 sh@$! How they look really there's a lot of pretty speakers out there I've tried that can nowhere near give me the sound these babies do. And kick ass sound is what I'm looking for

But I feel ya there looks are not for everyone

 

[Danzilla31]

Is that a notch above fugly? They are a bit strange but they grow on ya! In black I just don't particularly notice them from my seat, they just look like black towers....like most. How did @Danzilla31 describe them? Like a muscle car or was that you @Pogre ?

Yep that was me I said like a muscle car getting ready to tear off the starting line

Or like a bad ass stallion about ready to explode out the gate!

I do feel they got a badass muscle look that makes them look like they mean business but that's just me

 

[NINaudio]

Yep that was me I said like a muscle car getting ready to tear off the starting line

Or like a bad ass stallion about ready to explode out the gate!

I do feel they got a badass muscle look that makes them look like they mean business but that's just me

Maybe that explains it. I'm not much into muscle cars, prefer the svelte look of sports cars or GT's. I just let my subwoofer give all the badass looks to the setup. LOL

 

[Danzilla31]

Maybe that explains it. I'm not much into muscle cars, prefer the svelte look of sports cars or GT's. I just let my subwoofer give all the badass looks to the setup. LOL

Now your talking!

 

[Danzilla31]

Maybe that explains it. I'm not much into muscle cars, prefer the svelte look of sports cars or GT's. I just let my subwoofer give all the badass looks to the setup. LOL

Hey what towers are those if I may ask?

 

[John Parks]

Hey what towers are those if I may ask?

Hmm, they appear to be... Boston Acoustics Lynnfield VR 950
Psst - I looked at his signature...

 

[NINaudio]

Hey what towers are those if I may ask?

It's all listed in my sig.

 

[Danzilla31]

It's all listed in my sig.

I'm always too lazy too look at the sigs Lol. I'm too lazy too put anything in mine... At least I think I didn't

 

[Pogre]

I'm always too lazy too look at the sigs Lol. I'm too lazy too put anything in mine... At least I think I didn't

If only I had mod powers right now...

 

[NINaudio]

I'm always too lazy too look at the sigs Lol. I'm too lazy too put anything in mine... At least I think I didn't

Yeah, that's lazy. I don't even hide mine like Pogre does!

 

[Russdawg1]

So this thread is 50+ posts long and I’m too lazy to read through the rest. Did anyone make the W893 recommendation?

I wouldn’t be worried about output with a 9” in wall. And it’ll sound great since it’s Revel. Plus they leave a lot of room for discounts in their pricing.

Ah well. Good luck William!

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

So this thread is 50+ posts long and I’m too lazy to read through the rest. Did anyone make the W893 recommendation?

I wouldn’t be worried about output with a 9” in wall. And it’ll sound great since it’s Revel. Plus they leave a lot of room for discounts in their pricing.

Ah well. Good luck William!

Thanks russdawg. I definitely like revel speakers,and since my whole bed layer is JBL I think they’d fit right in, and sound great, but i think in my room they would make better surrounds. My current mains are 14’ away, and 3’ out into the room. I’m afraid the little revels would not have enough output and impact from the new distance at roughly 16.5’ away. My thoughts were with five, 6.5’s and thx certification, I could maintain the effortless and dynamic sound.
Still spinning stuff around...open to other ideas!

 

[panteragstk]

I never thought I'd go IW, but the theater in this house has some space limitations that made it necessary. Plus, the look is clean.

Only issue is we did a rush job on the install so the bass they're supposedly capable of isn't really there, but that's on me. It'll get fixed once this virus mess is somewhat under control. Going to re-do the drywall in the room.

I will say though, these speakers sound fantastic for IW and my subs more than fix the bass issue.

I'm also a tower guy and if I get a bigger theater some day that's what will go in it.

 

[Russdawg1]

Thanks russdawg. I definitely like revel speakers,and since my whole bed layer is JBL I think they’d fit right in, and sound great, but i think in my room they would make better surrounds. My current mains are 14’ away, and 3’ out into the room. I’m afraid the little revels would not have enough output and impact from the new distance at roughly 16.5’ away. My thoughts were with five, 6.5’s and thx certification, I could maintain the effortless and dynamic sound.
Still spinning stuff around...open to other ideas!

The Kef THX stuff is good too. I’m not sure what the margin on that stuff is/if it’s possible to get a discount on it. I’m going to ask around.

I don’t give much merit to thx certification anymore. It’s just a bought certificate at this point lol. Look at the THX Klipsch in ceilings. Not much power handling and their efficiency ratings are 3-6dB overstated so they don’t really have much of an edge.

Good luck on your search!

 

[Pogre]

The Kef THX stuff is good too. I’m not sure what the margin on that stuff is/if it’s possible to get a discount on it. I’m going to ask around.

I don’t give much merit to thx certification anymore. It’s just a bought certificate at this point lol. Look at the THX Klipsch in ceilings. Not much power handling and their efficiency ratings are 3-6dB overstated so they don’t really have much of an edge.

Good luck on your search!

I think the THX Ultra 2 cert is a higher standard.