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Help me choose...QS8 or 4
#160437 03/02/07 04:20 PM
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Hiya,,

I have a room, 11.5 X 18.5, and am trying to decide which would be better for my and my wallet. Here are the particulars:

Receiver - 100 watts

Proposed placement:
Listening position distance from back wall - 3' to 4'
Listening position distance from side walls - 2' to 3'
Hieght from listening position - 4'

Is the 5hz difference betwteen the 2 even noticeable? My receiver is only 100 watts, so I can't see how i would gain over the QS4 by going with the 8's.

Any thoughts? Thanks


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
vassillios #160438 03/02/07 07:48 PM
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My room is smaller. I was certain the 4's would be fine. I bought the 8's for two reasons. 1)The difference in price (currently $112)was not huge. 2) I may move them to a bigger room later. So, I went for the 8's. Many people do the same when they opt for 80's instead of 60's. I stuck w/ 60's since there was a greater price difference.

Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
vassillios #160439 03/02/07 10:33 PM
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larlane has answered the question but i will add that i concur.
The difference between the two will depend on your room size and budget.


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
chesseroo #160440 03/03/07 10:28 AM
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And let's not forget the most important factor....WAF.


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
jakewash #160441 03/03/07 12:09 PM
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Forgive me, but what is WAF?


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
vassillios #160442 03/03/07 12:28 PM
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Wife Acceptance (or Approval) Factor


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
vassillios #160443 03/03/07 01:18 PM
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My take... I've got the QS8's. Regarding your question about hearing the 5 hz difference in range... I seriously doubt it. If you were watching War of the Worlds at 100 db's and were able to switch between the two models on the fly (in a 5.1 or a 7.1 setup), my guess is you wouldn't be able to tell them apart sonically. Since you're concerned about the load on your wallet, I'm sure you would be happy with the QS4's.

The WAF shouldn't be a big deal... the 8's are only slightly larger. I chose them only because of the small price difference (actually smaller when I bought them) and because they matched the M80's in power handling.


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
larlane #160444 03/03/07 01:26 PM
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Yep, I pretty much think that sums it up!!!


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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
ratpack #160445 03/03/07 10:39 PM
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Thanks all...not worried about the WAF...mentioned it to her today that I'm thinking about getting these (4 QS8's)...seeing as how my birthday is this month, she said said she would contribute some $$ towards them !!! This is a big deal considering the fact that i just dropped $2500 on a new 50" HDTV and denon receiver (of course i did sell my all grain brewing system to finance this stuff)....and she doesn't see the need for all this stuff...although she did admit the new tv is nice.

I can't wait to tell her that i also need a pair of m60's and a vp150



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Re: Help me choose...QS8 or 4
vassillios #160446 03/04/07 12:52 AM
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Quote:

(of course i did sell my all grain brewing system to finance this stuff)




Hmm.
Ya make some Moonshine on the side?


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