I just ordered my VP150 and QS8 after much hehawing for a while. I thought to give myself an early Xmas present...belated bday present. I was lucky enough to demo a pair at one of the last local dealers. And it blended well enough with my mains. YAY!!!
ps: Look JohnK I bought more Axioms...its was all your influence.
Congrats! Like I always say, if you he-haw too much, you make an ass out of yourself.
Is that groaning I hear?
What finish did you order?
Peter:Don't I make an ass out myself with or without hehawing on here? thats doesn't make a diff.
Bigwill: Warm Cherrywood finish with Eggshell white grills.
OH!...that should look nice.
Highly commendable, Sat. You shall be richly rewarded both now and in heaven.
I didn't even know you could order custom ones. Is there detailed information on this somewhere? Sounds interesting. I'll review the website literature in the meanwhile.
-Nick
Hopefully it will blend in nicely with my Maggies.
Saturn
http://www.spacelofts.com/x1/
Off Topic:
Why are you using nVidias DVD player with an Ati card?
I have used both extensively and have always found that the ATI Player was much nicer. But to each his own.
What do you mean as nicer? To work with or as in picture quality? I did not have the latest version of the ATi DVd player. My card is a Saphhire OEM card. I had a version of NVidea 2.55 from a GForce card. But people on avsforum.com did multiple extensive tests and the nvidea actually fared better in picture quality than the ATI software. The best PQ was WinDVD with all those FDDSHOW filter etc..then came the 2.55 version of nvidea.
Hey Saturn,
Congrats on the new purchases!! I wish I had had your money to spend my friend. I thought you were going to try and get the Maggie center speaker. Enjoy! Let me know how well they blend together for sound.
They blend pretty well. You just need a receiver with an auto EQ to match all the speakers. I sold the Rotel got the Pioneer 43TX which has MCACC. I demoed a VP150 and QS4 from Number One sound to try it out. It was spectacular and matched well(after calibration). The center Maggies is $1600 and doesnt have the extension that the VP150 has. And with that money thats the price of a pair of custom QS8 and VP150. It was more recycled money anyways. I sold the Bryston 2B and 3B and the Rotel RSX 1065.
I didn't know the 43TX came with MCACC. I thought MCACC only started with 45TX and up. But that's great news. Did you buy new or used and what did you dish out if you don't mind me asking? I'm leaning towards Elite as well.
Ops I mean 53TX. Got it new. Spent a fortune. But I made some from the sale of the Rotel+PMC DB1+TB2 center+stands=Pioneer 53TX+QS8+VP150+cash. So I dished out $1700 on the 53tx but you should be able to get it for about $1200+. I had to pay retail because I traded back the center channel to the store and they gave me full price for the 4 month old center channel.
The 53TX replaced the 45TX right? I thought it was retailing for $2400. Anyways, great deal!! Have fun!!
My order came today... but someone buggered up my order and instead of a VP150 what came is a VP100....
I didn't even bother to pick it up from the store since I will just wait till the VP150 comes in.
Bah humbug... oh well... might as well...good enough reason to my see my parents and the rest of the family for Christmas. It would have been very difficult for my fiancee to pry me off the couch if the speakers were here.
How do they look? How about a pic?
I'm gonna take a pic and put it online when the VP150 comes in. Hopefully in a 2-3 weeks. The QS8 does look sweet.
Saturn - I just happened upon this thread again - did you ever get any pics posted? I'm leaning towards the Warm Cherry finish but I'd like to see some good pics of them before I buy. From what I've managed to find, Whatfurrer also has this finish (found 2 pics of his speakers from a distance). If either of you (or anyone else for that matter) would be so kind as to post some close-up shots of rthese it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Pete
There were some close up pics awhile back. I also recommend getting a sample from Axiom. They ship them very fast (like, instantaneously), and $10 is quite reasonable.
yes, if you have doubts on the color, then ordr samples.. they are $10 bucks a sample, and when you ordr the speakers, they will forward that cost toward your order. so really, your not out any money at all..
bigjohn
Yeah I should get the samples. I'm not looking forward to the 6 week wait for the custom finish. I was going to just get Boston Cherry but I ended up overanalyzing things. I'd still like to see pics if anyone's got 'em.
Pete
i ended up going with the classic oak custom finish..
here are some pics of those!
good luck in your choices. the flash was doing funny things to these pics.. in normal light, the speakers are almost identical to the color of the entertainment center,
bigjohn
I still chuckle thinking about your wife holding up a pair of your dirty underwear for the camera in the second picture down, Bigjohn. What was it again - a column or something?
hyahaha, no dangling underwear here..
no, it is actually the bottom of the pull cord on the ceiling fan. i hadent realized it got in the pic til i had already posted it..
now i think someone had asked if she was holding a diaper in that picture on the back wall.. now in that pic, she is leaning against a column.
ya'll are gonna start thinking we are a bunch of freaks down here in texas..
bigjohn
Fear my charcoal smoke
Fear my Denon AVR-3805
And yes the stand is temporary (so is the TV til about May 2005)
These two are just a shot of one of the m60's unpacked, nothing setup, just all my old stuff, they're better shots for the color though.
- D
Those speakers are downright sexy...don't let the gorilla port boys and cone fondlers on here anywhere near them!
How's my love life these days? Any port in the storm.
Remind me to wear locking titanium underpants if I ever visit.
Hehe. I have to admit it does look like a large set of mens tighty-whiteys to me too.
BigJohn since I live in SF feel free to call me out if I ever claim Texans are freaks. I love this city, but we got the freakiest of the deakiest here. I guess that is why I feel so normal!
jr
Ye are a scurvy scallywag. Avast. On second thought, ever play "hide the pickle".
only once. I found it to be too acidic and gave it up on the spot.
OK fellas.. we are heading in the wrong direction here?!?!
bigjohn
No hide the pickle - but i did have a fraternity brother bake a canteloupe before defiling it in a most foul way...he also complained that it was mighty acidic.
I'll drop it. But I once had a coworker (male) who said while he had never, let's say, sucked one he held one in his mouth for about 15 minutes. Construction humor.
In reply to:
Saturn - I just happened upon this thread again - did you ever get any pics posted? I'm leaning towards the Warm Cherry finish but I'd like to see some good pics of them before I buy. From what I've managed to find, Whatfurrer also has this finish (found 2 pics of his speakers from a distance). If either of you (or anyone else for that matter) would be so kind as to post some close-up shots of rthese it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Pete
Yeah heres the pic. But even though I did get it I can't seem to place it anywhere without my fiancee yelling "What's that ugly monstrocity in the middle of the floor." I might need to sell it at cheap and get a different color to match the rest of my furniture.
Let me know if your interested and I am willing to let go of the QS8 and VP150 for cheap. I will end up buying the same pair in White to match the rest of the furniture.
This is how it looks:
This is the new place and it doesnt leave much room to place a centre channel without ruining the looks:
WOW DO THOSE LOOK AMAZING! What a great color combo, Saturn. Your system and your loft are top notch.
-Kevin
Those do look great. I don't think I could deal with the white grilles in my situation, though.
Pete
Perfect choice, Saturn. Awesome look you have going there.
Thanks guys. Now what am I going to do with a center channel.
upgradeitus bit me again over the weekend. I hate it...upgradeitus I mean
http://www.usheraudio.com/speaker-cp6371.html
Those speakers look like their moving roughly 60mph.