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Re: Advice on speaker selection in a tile room
#126083 01/30/06 11:25 PM
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M3s right?
I like them. Honestly, I ve never heard anyone say "they suck" or "they're bright" or whatever. The WORST I've ever heard someone say about M3s was akin to, "They're pretty good for the money."
In other words, I think you're gonna like em quite a bit.

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#126084 01/31/06 12:50 AM
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Yeah, I'm probably going for the M3's. The M2's are a perfect size for the space, but I think from what I have read in reviews and heard here that the M3's may be a little more laid back is sound. The M2's may be just a little to "live" for this room. I'd love to hear otherwise, but I think that's the overall impression. I guess QS-4s are still an option, but I think directs may be a better fit given the amount of music these will be used for.

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#126085 01/31/06 12:52 AM
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You could always try the M2s to see if ya would like them. Axiom does have a trade up policy if need be.


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Wid, Given the discussion and discounting space considerations, which would you recommend?

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#126087 01/31/06 02:07 AM
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I think I would give the M2s a go. The Athenas aren't exactly a laid back speaker either. I think they would match up quite nice.


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Scott, some of the Onkyos(e.g. 703)also provide for setting separate crossover frequencies for separate speaker groups.


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interesting John, i don't think i realized that. I've looked a little closer at the Onkyo's recently as i was looking at upgrading some of the features of my "pro" (since i currently run an older model Yamaha). It is quite frustrating trying to find a decently priced model from any of the major manufacturers that has component-vid upconversion, a phono input AND preouts. Most receivers seem to have 1/3 or 2/3 unless you are willing to spend around $1K or more. Spending that much certainly puts the Onkyo in the running and the separate crossovers would be a nice feature to have. My apologies for the hijack.




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#126090 01/31/06 05:27 PM
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John, Don't apologize. It's interesting. :-). My Yamaha HTR-5790 was under a grand. It has an input labeled "Phono", pre-outs for front/center/sub/2-surrounds, and uconversion to component vid from S-video and composite. You might want to take a look at the HTR-5890. It appears to have the same feature set. Don't get caught up in the diff between HTR and RXV. They are the same product packaged diffently. From Yamaha's site:

"There are many similarities between these two product lines. The RX-V line and the HTR line are produced in the same Yamaha factory using the same high quality parts throughout. The RX-V and equivalent HTR models have the same warranty periods, the same manufacturer's suggested retail price, the same features, and the same remote control units". The real difference is the channel they are sold through and cosmetics. The 5890 is $699 at Best Buy and I'd bet you can find it cheaper on the web. I've been extremely happy with my 5790.

BTW, I ordered the M2's last night. We'll see how they work out.

Mike

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#126091 01/31/06 05:51 PM
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hey Mike,
(i think you have me mixed up with all the other John's posting in this thread, I typically go by Scott, but have been called a number of other things, most of which aren't repeatable on this forum ).

Good call, and i think i had looked at that model...but had forgotten one other stipulation in my other post - it has to be black (it had looked to me like the 5890 was only available in silver. Prices look good, only problem is you've got $USD listed and, while our dollar is getting closer all the time, that's still a little more than I had been hoping to spend. I think the 5990 is listed as $1K on Bestbuy's & Futile Shop's websites. The Pioneer 1015 looked like the answer for only $500 on boxing day sales, but no phono.


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