Status Acoustics Titus 8T Floorstanding Speaker System Review

[Irvrobinson]

Wow. Cool. Monkish54 & GranteedEV are both college students who own $2K speakers (Phil2) in addition to other speakers like EMP, Pioneer, electronics, HDTVs! Kids these days are big time spenders!

When I was a freshman, I had a $20 Panasonic boom box. When I was a sophomore, I stepped up big time with $200/pr of Pioneer speakers.

When I was in college I was similar to M & G, but I spent my money on cars and women. The former turned out to be a better investment than the latter. The cars took me places and had an "off" switch. My problems with women were more related to the "on" position. While giving the car a meal with a gas pump virtually guaranteed a performance, there was far less certainty with women. Perhaps I would have been smarter to invest in cars and audio equipment.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I didn't mean that it would be huge purchase for a billionaire, but that a 50K speaker is not inexpensive even for ultra hifi.

No matter how much cash you have, 50K is not a low price for a speaker. That was my point.

Agree.

Especially if they would rather give $50K to charity.

 

[gene]

My Upgrade Path to Audio Nirvana

6th Grade: Criterion 1001
10th Grade: Cerwin Vega D2
12th Grade: JBL LX44
College Graduation: Pinnacle Aerogel Tower
First Job: RBH 1266 SE/R
First Home: RBH T2p
2nd Home: RBH T30-LSE
Final Speaker: Status 8T

I'm out!

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Final Speaker: Status 8T

I'm out!

R ----------------- I ----------------- G ----------------- H ----------------- T .

........Until 10 years later when RBH comes out with the Status 16T.

 

[Soccerkid830]

Freshman College: Sony HTiB

Sophomore College: Technics A-30's -> Sony SSF6000's, Bic DV62's, C5000, 2 Dayton Sub-120's

Junior College Year: Onkyo HT-RC160, Wharfedale EVO-40's, KEF Q900s, KEF Q600C, Mirage OMD-5's
then...
Denon 3312, Onkyo 809, RBH T2P's, and two Rythmik FV15HP's.

Senior College Year: EMP E5ti's, EMP E-41B's


Halfway through senior year now... Sold a large portion of it to other college kids. Still have the Denon, Onkyo, KEF's, Wharfedale's, Rythmik's, RBH's, and both EMP sets. Gave the RC160 to my mom.

I can't imagine I'll be buying anything else for a while now. Maybe an amp or something, but definitely no speakers for a while.

 

[Steve81]

When I was in college I was similar to M & G, but I spent my money on cars and women.

When I was a younger man (not that I'm terribly old), I blew more money in one night on women and booze than the retail value of my entire AV setup. I have no regrets

 

[Irvrobinson]

When I was a younger man (not that I'm terribly old), I blew more money in one night on women and booze than the retail value of my entire AV setup. I have no regrets

Then you were more successful than I was.

 

[its phillip]

I've also sat and read reviews on rechargeable batteries as another example. All this in spite of the fact that if a cashier at my grocery store asked me if I wanted to donate $20 to the food bank, I'd not have a problem saying yes without needing an hour to think about it.

I like Sanyo Eneloops

Whenever they ask me to donate at the grocery store, movie theater, or fast food joint, I ask if they are matching donations. If they are, then I'll donate. If they don't, then I don't either >_>

 

[lesser evil]

Freshman College: Sony HTiB

Sophomore College: Technics A-30's -> Sony SSF6000's, Bic DV62's, C5000, 2 Dayton Sub-120's

Junior College Year: Onkyo HT-RC160, Wharfedale EVO-40's, KEF Q900s, KEF Q600C, Mirage OMD-5's
then...
Denon 3312, Onkyo 809, RBH T2P's, and two Rythmik FV15HP's.

Senior College Year: EMP E5ti's, EMP E-41B's

Halfway through senior year now... Sold a large portion of it to other college kids. Still have the Denon, Onkyo, KEF's, Wharfedale's, Rythmik's, RBH's, and both EMP sets. Gave the RC160 to my mom.

I can't imagine I'll be buying anything else for a while now. Maybe an amp or something, but definitely no speakers for a while.[/QUOTE]

... and we'll have fun! fun! fun! till my daddy takes the T-Bird away.

 

[allargon]

Your college system is nicer than mine. I pull a six figure salary, and my 5.1 system is barely over $1K total.

These speakers look nice, but are way out of my budget. Even the "satellites" as bookshelves would cost $20k. Wow!

 

[fmw]

This is the law of diminishing returns gone wild.

 

[Adam]

This is the law of diminishing returns gone wild.

The TV show idea that never quite made it.

"Hey, we could show more and more expensive stuff and then talk about how it starts to show less and less improvement. You know, take surveys, create measurements and graphs, that sort of thing."

"Sure, sure. Or we could just get college girls drunk and video tape them."

 

[Alex2507]

we could just get college girls drunk and video tape them."

I think you're onto something there ... especially the part about getting them drunk. I always thought that part would take care of itself but I definitely am liking your idea of actively affecting their sobriety much better. There's a deep twist in you, Old Adam.

 

[haraldo]

I thought this was a thread about speakers?

 

[Alex2507]

I thought this was a thread about speakers?

Alright already ... you don't like women ... we get it!

 

[Adam]

I thought this was a thread about speakers?

I thought it was about stuff that we daydream about but can never have...

 

[fmw]

I thought it was about stuff that we daydream about but can never have...

Come up with 50K and I'll find some college girls that want to be inebriated and photographed.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I thought it was about stuff that we daydream about but can never have...

When Gene gets his 16T, he'll sell his mint 8T system for $10K. Then you can buy it.

 

[Adam]

When Gene gets his 16T, he'll sell his mint 8T system for $10K. Then you can buy it.

That's all you, man. Still too rich for my blood.

Now, if I could get pictures of used yet mint college girls for 80% off...

 

[monkish54]

Come up with 50K and I'll find some college girls that want to be inebriated and photographed.

Come up with 5k and I'll get inebriated and let you photograph me. (Fur suit optional). I may not be a girl, but at 1/10th of the cost I'm all you got. As they say, “you cant put a price on good p***y".... Well in this case you can, but the price is 50 large ones--and that only gets you two large ones.