QS4 orQS8 for a 12X10 Room?
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Please help? Will a QS8 be that much better than the QS4 given the size of this room? Or will I be just fine with the QS4. Any help is appreciated.
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Re: QS4 orQS8 for a 12X10 Room?
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IMHO, you'll be just fine with the QS4s. I'm happy with mine, and my room is slightly bigger than yours.
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In a 12x13 room, I have the QS4's. The front speakers are the original Paradigm 7se's (great bass extension), all run thru an HK520 without a subwoofer. All speakers blend quite well and the surround effects (especially DVD's with a good soundfield, like Blade II, or the DTS LOTR:FOTR) are GREAT! As Alan frequently points out, you NEED the QS8 only if you want high volume in a big room. 12x10 is small. If you don't like them, you can always trade up.
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Thanks for the info. I will get the QS4.
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Remember this too, if you are moving anytime soon, you might want the QS8 to save upgrading later.
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Re: QS4 orQS8 for a 12X10 Room?
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if you have the money, go with the better speaker. I had the QS4's and loved them until I got the QS8's. They were clearly much better, and they are more efficient. I would go with the QS8's if it won't affect your pocketbook that much. If you're on a tight budget, though, the QS4's will be just fine.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I am on a tight budget. Now that I have read more about the QS8 and QS4 and realized that I need to buy special stands for those speakers, I might have to go with the m2i temporarily as surround because I can use my old speaker stand for it.
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Just wall mount them. The stands place the speakers too low anyway.
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I can't wall mount them because there is a window on one side. The only other option is to mount them on the wall behind me, which is where my couch is backed up against. I don't know if that is a good idea. What do you guys think about the m2i as surround?
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run a long 2 by 4 across the window, and use it to mount the speakers!
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