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Re: VP160 quick review
jakewash #363604 01/13/12 02:30 AM
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Thanks for the informative review.


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GTZ #363665 01/13/12 05:59 PM
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So just how much better is it than the 150? I'm pretty sure I'd like to upgrade too, but the question is if I can afford it.

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INANE #363683 01/13/12 08:04 PM
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I'd be interested to hear your comments when pairing the 160 with M22's, as I have an M22/VP150 setup.


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Nachosgrande #363693 01/13/12 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted By: Nachosgrande
I'd be interested to hear your comments when pairing the 160 with M22's, as I have an M22/VP150 setup.


I too would be interested, since I have the same setup.

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Nick B #363695 01/13/12 10:26 PM
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I've got M22's currently with an in-cabinet VP160 on order.

I wonder how long of a wait before the in-cabinet version is in production. I think I read that it's Jan 25 for the standard version.

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CatBrat #363713 01/14/12 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted By: CatBrat
I've got M22's currently with an in-cabinet VP160 on order.


Cat, i bet that will be a very good combination. especially for movies and TV viewing.

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How much better than the VP150? Good question, the VP150 is a good center for what it was originally designed for but the VP160 is a FULL range center with good off axis response. I could say it is like comparing the M22 to the M60 or M80, the M22 is a great speaker but it isn't up to the same level as the floorstanders, the 160 is worth the $100 more to buy, but this is also just my opinion, YMMV.


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jakewash #363739 01/14/12 03:59 PM
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thanks for the review Jason. i'm looking foward to hearing one and seeing how it compares to to twin M22's.

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jakewash #363760 01/14/12 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted By: jakewash
How much better than the VP150? Good question, the VP150 is a good center for what it was originally designed for but the VP160 is a FULL range center with good off axis response. I could say it is like comparing the M22 to the M60 or M80, the M22 is a great speaker but it isn't up to the same level as the floorstanders, the 160 is worth the $100 more to buy, but this is also just my opinion, YMMV.


Quite frankly, I have always thought with the introduction of Blu-Ray and lossless audio, full-range center channel models like the VP180 and 160 were pretty much mandatory and long overdue. I am still quite surprised, though, that many major speaker companies who sell very expensive L/R speakers still only offer relatively small center channels similar to the VP150 with max. five and a half inch woofers and of course, they are generally considerably more expensive.

I had a "Totem Rainmaker" center channel($1000)that I sold at a tremendous loss, and it was probably the most disappointing center channel that I ever owned. It was still a "small" center channel speaker with a small cabinet and all the limitations such a speaker has to endure, regardless of the companies advertising.

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